andskoti
Icelandic
Etymology
An Old Norse term meaning "opponent", from and- + skoti, literally “he who shoots against you”.
By extension, everybody's opponent is Satan. This meaning is attested in some old poems, including one claimed to be from 1180.[1]
Noun
andskoti m (genitive singular andskota, nominative plural andskotar)
- (obsolete) opponent, enemy
- (archaic) devil, Satan
- Synonyms: kölski, djöfull
Declension
declension of andskoti
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | andskoti | andskotinn | andskotar | andskotarnir |
| accusative | andskota | andskotann | andskota | andskotana |
| dative | andskota | andskotanum | andskotum | andskotunum |
| genitive | andskota | andskotans | andskota | andskotanna |
Derived terms
- andskotinn (interjection)
- andskoti (adverb)
- ansi (“quite”)
Adverb
andskoti
- damn, bloody (curse word used for emphasis, often positive)
- Þetta er andskoti flott! ― That's darn well impressive!
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:andskoti
Further reading
- andskoti in Icelandic dictionaries at ISLEX
References
- Að kenna kölska. Helgi Skúli Kjartansson. Són, 2009, p. 141.