ósköp

Icelandic

Noun

ósköp n pl (plurale tantum)

1. something awful, something horrible
2. used for emphasis

   heil ósköp ― a large amount

   Mikil ósköp. ― Oh, yes indeed.

Declension

declension of ósköp

n-s	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ósköp	ósköpin
accusative	ósköp	ósköpin
dative	ósköpum	ósköpunum
genitive	óskapa	óskapanna

Adverb

ósköp

1. very

   Synonyms: mikið, mjög

   Það var ósköp gaman í gær. ― I enjoyed myself very much yesterday.

Further reading

• “ósköp” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)