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Icelandic
Etymology
A minced oath, with bé (“B”) being the first letter of bölvaður (“cursed!”) and the latter half being derived from the (now uncommon) curse word ansvítans.
Ansvítans is an adjective derived from ansvíti (a contraction of andskoti (“devil”) and helvíti (“hell”)) that imitates the ending of andskotans.
Adjective
bévítans (indeclinable)
- damned, darned (a mild curse word)
- Synonyms: árans, ansans, déskotans
- Bévítans gigtin er að fara með mig. ― That damn arthritis is just killing me right now.
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