djöfulli
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from the curse word djöfull (“devil”) by imitating the endings of the related adverbial curse words andskoti, fjandi, etc.[1] (Djöfulli can not be naturally derived from djöfull by itself).
Appears in the mid-20th century.[1]
Adverb
[edit]djöfulli
- darn, damn (a fairly mild curse word, most often used positively)
- Þetta er djöfulli fínt kaffi! ― That's some damn good coffee!
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- djöfull (interjection)
- djöfullinn (interjection)
- djöfullinn sjálfur (interjection)
- djöfulsins (adjective)
- déskotans