óþökk

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Icelandic

Etymology

From ó- (“in-, un-”, negative prefix) +‎ þökk (“thanks”).

Noun

óþökk f (genitive singular óþakkar, no plural)

used in set phrases
Stelpan fór á ballið í óþökk foreldra sinna.
The girl went to the ball despite her parents' wishes.

Usage notes

Mainly used in dative case in the phrase gera eitthvað í óþökk einhvers (“to do something against somebody's wishes”).

Derived terms

gera eitthvað í óþökk einhvers (“to do something against somebody's wishes”)
í óþökk einhvers (“against somebody's wishes”)
kunna einhverjum óþökk fyrir eitthvað

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