kurteis

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French corteis.[1]

Adjective

kurteis (comparative kurteisari, superlative kurteisastur)

  1. polite
    Morðinginn var afar kurteis og baðst velvirðingar á því að hafa brotið vasann og drepið hundinn.
    The killer was most polite and apologized for breaking the vase and killing the dog.

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References

  1. “kurteis” in: Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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