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Icelandic
Etymology
The origin of this and related words (skrýtilegur, skrýtilyrði, skrýtla) is uncertain. The original stem vowel is uncertain, as the phonetic merger of í and ý predates their earliest attestation in Icelandic. If the ý is original, it may be related to Norwegian skryten (“scrawny”), dialectal Swedish skryten, skruten.
Pronunciation
Adjective
skrýtinn (comparative skrýtnari, superlative skrýtnastur)
- weird
Þetta eru skrýtnir tímar.- These are strange times.
Mér var alltaf strítt fyrir að vera skrýtni krakkinn.- I was always teased for being the weird kid.
- funny
Declension
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
Derived terms