calm
→
cheerful
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Semantic evolution | |
Language | Swedish | |
Lexeme | rolig | |
Meaning 1 | calm | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | funny | en rolig historia a funny story |
Reference | SAO | |
Comment | The meaning 'quiet' has been preserved fro this word in Danish and Norwegian. Cf. Also the Swed. orolig 'restless, anxious' |