ásamt

Ásamt is an Icelandic preposition meaning "together with" or "along with." It is used to indicate accompaniment or inclusion, signaling that something occurs in conjunction with something else.

Grammar and usage: Ásamt is placed before the noun phrase it governs, and in standard Icelandic the following phrase is inflected to reflect the sentence’s grammar, typically in the dative case. It is common in both formal and informal contexts. Example: Hún kom ásamt mér, meaning “She came with me.” Ásamt can also express addition, as in ásamt öllu hinu, meaning “along with all the rest.”

Etymology and cognates: Ásamt originates from Old Norse ásamt. It is cognate with the Scandinavian words Danish samt and Norwegian samt, which carry the same meaning "together." The Icelandic form with the prefix á is a distinctive development that sets ásamt apart from the simpler samt used in the other languages.

See also: samt, a related word in Danish and Norwegian.