jedúddamía

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain, but probably either from Jesús og María (“Jesus and Mary”), or alternatively from Latin Jesu domine (“Lord Jesus”), which is also a likely origin of the form je minn eini (see there).

Pronunciation edit

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Interjection edit

jedúddamía

(euphemistic) oh my! (expresses surprise)

Synonyms edit

je minn eini