Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

tilfeldig ‎(neuter singular tilfeldig, definite singular and plural tilfeldige)

1. accidental, casual, occasional, incidental, random
2. (as an adverb) by coincidence

Synonyms

• vilkårlig

Derived terms

• tilfeldighet
• tilfeldigvis

References

• “tilfeldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German zufällig, compare with tilfelle ‎(“instance, case, occurrence, incident”).

Alternative forms

• tilfelleleg
• tilfellelig

Adjective

tilfeldig ‎(neuter singular tilfeldig, definite singular and plural tilfeldige)

1. accidental, casual, occasional, incidental, random
2. (as an adverb) by coincidence

Derived terms

• tilfeldigvis

References

• “tilfeldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.