dæll

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dæll, from Proto-Germanic *dēlijaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aitl

Adjective

dæll (comparative dælli, superlative dælastur)

1. friendly

   Synonym: vingjarnlegur

2. easy
   • Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)

     Vits er þörf

     þeim er víða ratar.

     Dælt er heima hvað.

     Að augabragði verður

     sá er ekki kann

     og með snotrum situr.

     Wits must he have

     who wanders wide,

     But all is easy at home;

     At the witless man

     the wise shall wink

     When among such men he sits.

Declension

positive forms of dæll

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	dæll	dæl	dælt
	accusative	dælan	dæla
	dative	dælum	dælli	dælu
	genitive	dæls	dællar	dæls
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	dælir	dælar	dæl
	accusative	dæla
	dative	dælum
	genitive	dælla
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	dæli	dæla	dæla
	acc/dat/gen	dæla	dælu
	plural (all-case)	dælu

comparative forms of dæll

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	dælli	dælli	dælla
	plural (all-case)	dælli

superlative forms of dæll

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	dælastur	dælust	dælast
	accusative	dælastan	dælasta
	dative	dælustum	dælastri	dælustu
	genitive	dælasts	dælastrar	dælasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	dælastir	dælastar	dælust
	accusative	dælasta
	dative	dælustum
	genitive	dælastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	dælasti	dælasta	dælasta
	acc/dat/gen	dælasta	dælustu
	plural (all-case)	dælustu

Derived terms

• gera sér dælt við (“to be over-familiar with someone”)