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)

  1. (obsolete) opponent, enemy
  2. (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

Adverb

andskoti

  1. damn, bloody (curse word used for emphasis, often positive)
    Þetta er andskoti flott! ― That's darn well impressive!

Synonyms

Further reading
  • andskoti in Icelandic dictionaries at ISLEX

References
  1. Að kenna kölska. Helgi Skúli Kjartansson. Són, 2009, p. 141.
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