óskaplega

Icelandic

Etymology

ó- (“un-”) +‎ skap (“shape, state, mood”) +‎ -lega (“-ly, adverbial suffix”). Compare English unshapely, though the English cognate maintains a much more literal interpretation.

Adverb

óskaplega

1. extremely, to a great degree

Further reading

• “óskaplega” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)