alveg
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A recent formation from á allan veg (“in every way”). Compare English always for an etymologically similar, albeit independently created, word.[1]
Adverb
[edit]alveg
- entirely, completely
- Synonyms: til fullnustu, til hlítar, að fullu, fullkomlega, fyllilega
Derived terms
[edit]- ekki alveg (“not quite”)
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “alveg”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
[edit]- “alveg” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)