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indæll

indæll

Icelandic

Adjective

indæll ‎(comparative indælli, superlative indælastur)

  1. sweet, delightful, nice, lovely

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 978-9979-654-01-8)

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]

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