uforsonlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From u- +‎ forsonlig, first part from Old Norse ú-, ó-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-, a prefix use of the particle *ne (“not”). Last part from the verb forsone (“reconcile”), from Middle Low German vorsōnen or German versöhnen (“reconcile”), from Middle High German versüenen, versuonen, from Old High German firsuonen.

Adjective

uforsonlig (neuter singular uforsonlig, definite singular and plural uforsonlige)

implacable, irreconcilable

References

“uforsonlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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