andskoti
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An Old Norse term meaning "opponent", from and- + skoti, literally “he who shoots against you”.
By extension, everybody's opponent is Satan. This meaning is attested in some old poems, including one claimed to be from 1180.[1]
Noun
[edit]andskoti m (genitive singular andskota, nominative plural andskotar)
Declension
[edit]Declension of andskoti (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | andskoti | andskotinn | andskotar | andskotarnir |
| accusative | andskota | andskotann | andskota | andskotana |
| dative | andskota | andskotanum | andskotum | andskotunum |
| genitive | andskota | andskotans | andskota | andskotanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- andskotinn (interjection)
- andskoti (adverb)
- ansi (“quite”)
Adverb
[edit]andskoti
- damn, bloody (curse word used for emphasis, often positive)
- Þetta er andskoti flott! ― That's darn well impressive!
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “andskoti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)