hyski
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hyski (“household, family”) (also hýski), from hús (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪscɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɪscɪ
Noun
hyski n (genitive singular hyskis, no plural)
- rabble, beggars, white trash, low people
- (dated) household, family
Usage notes
- Once used to refer collectively to parents, children and their servants—an old term for a family—almost synonymous to the contemporary term fjölskylda (“family”).
Declension
declension of hyski
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hyski | hyskið |
| accusative | hyski | hyskið |
| dative | hyski | hyskinu |
| genitive | hyskis | hyskisins |
Synonyms
- (rabble): illþýði, ómerkilegt fólk
- (household, family): fjölskylda, heimilisfólk
Derived terms
Derived terms
- aðskotahyski
- alþýðuhyski
- embættishyski
- fasistahyski
- forréttindahyski
- galdrahyski
- geithyski
- glæpahyski
- hirðhyski
- lygahyski
- sjúklingahyski
- tepruhyski
- tröllahyski
- þjófahyski
Related terms
- hús
- hjú
Further reading
- A deliberation on the word "hyski" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")