framhjáhald

Icelandic

Etymology

From halda fram hjá (“to cheat on”).

Noun

framhjáhald n (genitive singular framhjáhalds, no plural)

1. the action of having an affair; to cheat on one's romantic partner; adultery

Declension

Declension of framhjáhald (sg-only neuter, based on hald)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	framhjáhald	framhjáhaldið
accusative	framhjáhald	framhjáhaldið
dative	framhjáhaldi	framhjáhaldinu
genitive	framhjáhalds	framhjáhaldsins

Related terms

• frilla, ástkona, ástmaður, hjákona, viðhald

Further reading

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