ömurlegur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Unknown. Old Norse ǫmurligr (“repulsive, hideous”). Related to Norwegian Nynorsk omurlaus (“carefree”). May be related to apur (“hard, bitter”) which is reconstructed as Proto-Germanic *ampraz. ömur- would need to come from Proto-Germanic *amuraz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈœːmʏrˌlɛɣʏr/ === Adjective === ömurlegur (comparative ömurlegri, superlative ömurlegastur) pitiful, miserable (hard to look at, evoking pity) Synonyms: aumkunarverður, aumur, ámátlegur, dapurlegur, ræfilslegur, vansæll, vesaldarlegur, vesæll dreary, dismal (characterized by, pervaded with sadness) Synonyms: leiðinlegur, snautlegur, tómlegur (more generally) awful, dire, hopeless Synonyms: agalegur, ferlegur, gasalegur, glataður, hrikalegur, lélegur, voðalegur, vonlaus ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ömurlega (“miserably”, adverb) ömurlegheit n pl (“misery”) ==== Related terms ==== ömurleiki m (“misery”) ömurð f (“misery”) === References === === Further reading === Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “ömurlegur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies “ömurlegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)