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Icelandic
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Etymology
Ásgeir Blöndal suggest that this is derived from a demonstrative (e.g. "that thing") related to -si (an Old Norse demonstrative adverb or suffix, used for example in þessi) and sá (“that thing”).
Sei does not exist in other contexts in Icelandic.
Interjection
sei sei
- indicates mild surprise; oh wow; oh dear
- Synonyms: je minn, ja hér, ja hérna, jii, já, þú segir það
- Sei sei, mikil ósköp. ― Oh my.
- indicates mild disapproval; tsk tsk; hmph
- Synonyms: fuss, svei, iss
- Sei sei, segja margir íbúar Amsterdam við vaxandi fjölda ferðamanna. ― "Hmph!" is what many people living in Amsterdam have to say about the increasing number of tourists.
- indicates mild emphasis; indeed
- Synonyms: svei mér þá, sannarlega
- Hinn bernski undirtónn er vissulega til staðar í öllum myndunum, sei sei jú. ― The child-like undertone is certainly visible in all of his films, oh yes indeed.
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