framhjáhald

Icelandic

Etymology

From halda fram hjá (“to cheat on”).

Noun

framhjáhald n

1. the action of having an affair; to cheat on one's romantic partner; adultery

Related terms

• frilla, ástkona, ástmaður, hjákona, viðhald

Further reading

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