andskoti

== Icelandic == === Etymology === An Old Norse term meaning "opponent", from and- +‎ skoti, literally “he who shoots against you”. By extension, everybody's opponent is Satan. This meaning is attested in some old poems, including one claimed to be from 1180. === Noun === andskoti m (genitive singular andskota, nominative plural andskotar) (obsolete) opponent, enemy (archaic) devil, Satan Synonyms: kölski, djöfull ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== andskotinn (interjection) andskoti (adverb) ansi (“quite”) === Adverb === andskoti damn, bloody (curse word used for emphasis, often positive) Þetta er andskoti flott! ― That's darn well impressive! ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:andskoti === References === === Further reading === “andskoti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)