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skemmtilegur.

funny, amusing

12 characters4 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈscɛm̥tɪˌlɛːɣʏr]

  1. funny, amusing

    Systir hans þykir skemmtileg.

  2. entertaining, diverting

  3. interesting

Where this word comes from

Derived from Old Norse skemtiligr (“amusing, interesting, pleasant”), compare Old Norse óskemtiligr (“dull, uninteresting”), skemtiliga (“amusingly, pleasantly”), skemta (“to amuse, to entertain”), skemtan or skemtun (“entertainment”) and skemtanligr (“amusing, pleasant”). By surface analysis, skemmta + -legur.

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