soddan
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Danish sådan (“such”).
Adverb
[edit]soddan
- (informal) used for emphasis, such a
- (archaic) of that sort, things like that
- Synonyms: þess háttar, þannig lagað
- Soddan vil ég síður sjá. ― I would rather not see things of that sort.
Usage notes
[edit]This term is considered somewhat old-fashioned or grandmotherly, nonetheless it is widely used among younger speakers.