aldeilis
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish aldeles, partly from al- + -deles, derived from del (compare Danish særdeles, Icelandic sérdeilis), and partly from Medieval Danish alleledis, derived from led (“way”) (compare Icelandic leið and svoleiðis), which became conflated with the former, perhaps by metathesis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaltei(ː)lɪs/
Adverb
aldeilis
- (dated) completely, totally
- Synonyms: alveg, algjörlega, gjörsamlega
- (chiefly in the negative) at all
- Synonym: alls
- an intensifier used as a sentence adverb to indicate an abundance or great degree
- Synonym: heldur betur
- Þú varst aldeilis lengi!
- You took your time!
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “aldeilis”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- “aldeles” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog