hugleysi

Icelandic

Etymology

From hugur +‎ -leysi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʏɣ.leiːsɪ]

Noun

hugleysi n (genitive singular hugleysis, no plural)

1. cowardice

   Synonyms: ragmennska, kjarkleysi, (archaic) bleyði

Declension

Declension of hugleysi (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hugleysi	hugleysið
accusative	hugleysi	hugleysið
dative	hugleysi	hugleysinu
genitive	hugleysis	hugleysisins

Derived terms

• hugleysingi (“coward”)

Related terms

• huglaus (“cowardly”)