utvanlig
Utvanlig is a term that appears in Scandinavian language contexts to convey the sense of not being ordinary or not typical. In contemporary standard usage, the form utvanlig is generally considered nonstandard or dialectal. The more common spellings are uvanlig in Norwegian and van- in Swedish; the Swedish equivalent is ovanlig. In modern Norwegian and Swedish, these standard forms are preferred in both everyday and formal writing.
Etymology and forms: The word is built from the root vanlig, meaning common or usual, with a
Usage and notes: Utvanlig is rarely used in present-day formal Norwegian or Swedish. In most contexts, writers
- Norwegian: Det var en uvanlig hendelse. (That was an unusual event.)
- Swedish: Det var en ovanlig händelse. (That was an unusual event.)
See also: uncommon, unusual, odd, extraordinary.
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