indæll

Icelandic

Etymology

Originally from the 16th century, originating from the word eindæll (“very nice, very friendly”), from ein- which intensifies the meaning of dæll (“nice, friendly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪntaitl/

Adjective

indæll (comparative indælli, superlative indælastur)

  1. sweet, delightful, nice, lovely

Inflection

References

  1. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Page 421 of the Íslensk orðsifjabók (“Book of Icelandic Etymology”). Publisher: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi (“Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies”), third print March 2008 →ISBN
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