glöggur

See also: gløggur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse glǫggr, gløggr, from Proto-Germanic *glawwaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklœkːʏr/
    Rhymes: -œkːʏr

Adjective

glöggur (comparative gleggri or glöggari, superlative gleggstur or glöggastur)

  1. perceptive, perspicacious, acute
  2. clear

Inflection

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • glöggt er gestsaugað (a guest may be perspicacious to things overlooked by locals)
  • mannglöggur (good at recognizing people)
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