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kasmekktur

kasmekktur

Icelandic

Adjective

kasmekktur m, kasmekkt f, n

  1. probably signifying a thick heap of clouds, reminding of a horse's mane
    • Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") by Halldór Laxness
      Hann var kasmekktur á Bláfjöll, með brunagaddi og hægu skafroki, fé á innistöðu.
      He was thick clouded at Bláfjöll, with a very strong frost and drifting winds, and livestock in the house.

References

  1. Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað er þetta 'kas' þegar konur eru kasólettar? (“What does the kas in kasólettur mean?”)