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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈan(t).skɔːtɪ]

Noun

andskoti m (genitive singular andskota, nominative plural andskotar)

1. (obsolete) opponent, enemy
2. (archaic) devil, Satan

   Synonyms: kölski, djöfull

Declension

Declension of andskoti (masculine)

	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

1. 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 the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)