Icelandic

Noun

hyski n ‎(genitive singular hyskis, no plural)

1. rabble, beggars, white trash and low people
2. (dated) a household, a family

Derived terms

• aðskotahyski n
• alþýðuhyski n
• embættishyski n
• fasistahyski n
• forréttindahyski n
• galdrahyski n
• geithyski n
• glæpahyski n
• hirðhyski n
• lygahyski n
• sjúklingahyski n
• tepruhyski n
• tröllahyski n
• þjófahyski n

Synonyms

• (rabble): illþýði, ómerkilegt fólk
• (household, family): fjölskylda, heimilisfólk

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 ‎(“a family”).

Related terms

• hús
• hjú

External links

• A deliberation on the word "hyski" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")