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.

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

• andskotinn (interjection)
• andskoti (adverb)
• ansi (“quite”)

Adverb

andskoti

1. damn, bloody (curse word used for emphasis, often positive)

   Þetta er andskoti flott! ― That's darn well impressive!

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:andskoti

Further reading

• “andskoti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)