gamaldags
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Literally “of the old day”, from gamall (“old”) + dagur (“day”) (genitive dags). Compare Swedish gammaldags.
Adjective edit
gamaldags (indeclinable)
- old-fashioned
- Synonym: úreltur
- Hann er svo gamaldags.
- He is so old-fashioned.
- Hann notar mörg gamaldags orð.
- He uses many old-fashioned words.
Further reading edit
- “gamaldags” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)