allt gott

Icelandic

Etymology

As a response to hvað segirðu (“how are you?”, literally “what do you say?”), signifying [ég segi] allt gott (literally “[I say] everything good”).

Phrase

allt gott

  1. good!, I'm fine! (positive response to “how are you?”)
    Hvað segirðu? – Allt gott.
    How are you? – Good!
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