hægt

Icelandic

Etymology

From hægur (“easy, slow”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aixt

Adjective

hægt (indeclinable, predicate-only)

1. doable, possible

Usage notes

• This adjective is impersonal and predicative and found only in the nominative neuter singular.

Derived terms

• hægara sagt en gert

Adverb

hægt (comparative hægar or hægara, superlative hægast)

1. slowly

Derived terms

• hægt og bítandi
• hafa hægt um sig
• fara hægt í sakirnar

Further reading

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