kasmekktur
Icelandic
Etymology
Coined by the Icelandic author Halldór Laxness from the epic novel Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") when describing weather conditions. From kas- from kös ("a heap") + mekktur ("with a mane"), from the noun makki ("mane").[1]
Adjective
kasmekktur m (feminine kasmekkt, neuter kasmekkt)
- probably signifying a thick heap of clouds, reminding of a horse's mane
- Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") by Halldór Laxness
- Hann var kasmekktur á Bláfjöll, með brunagaddi og hægu skafroki, fé á innistöðu.
- He was thick clouded at Bláfjöll, with a very strong frost and drifting winds, and livestock in the house.
- Hann var kasmekktur á Bláfjöll, með brunagaddi og hægu skafroki, fé á innistöðu.
- Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") by Halldór Laxness
References
- ^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað er þetta 'kas' þegar konur eru kasólettar? (“What does the kas in kasólettur mean?”)