alveg

Icelandic

Etymology

First attested in the 1900s, formed from á allan veg (“in every way”) or similar. Compare English always, Norwegian Nynorsk allveg, Low German allwege, although they are apparently independent formations.

Adverb

alveg

  1. entirely, completely
    Synonyms: til fulls, til fullnustu, til hlítar, að fullu, fullkomlega, fyllilega, öldungis
    ekki alveg ― not quite, not at all
    Ég kem alveg! (emphatic) ― I'm coming!
    Hættu nú alveg (emphatic, exasperated) ― Stop already!

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “alveg”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “alveg” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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