kannski

Icelandic

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Danish kanske (“perhaps”),[1] though related to it regardless. Other cognates include Faroese kanska, Norwegian Nynorsk kanskje, Norwegian Bokmål kanskje, Swedish kanske.

Adverb

kannski

  1. maybe, perhaps

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “kannski”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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