# neidlich

neidlich is a German adjective meaning “hostile”. Forms: neidlicher, am neidlichsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: neidlicher
- Superlative: am neidlichsten

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ hostile, fierce
   - Nothung! Nothung! so nenn' ich dich Schwert / neidlicher Stahl! / Zeig’ deiner Schärfe / schneidenden Zahn — Nothung! Nothung! so I name you, sword / fierce steel! / Show your sharpness' / cutting tooth

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