Ráðskast
Ráðskast is an Icelandic verb meaning to meddle in other people’s affairs or to interfere in matters not one’s own. It conveys a sense of intrusiveness or nuisance, typically with a negative connotation. The action can be directed at people or at situations and objects, and it is commonly heard in informal speech.
Ráðskast is used to describe unwanted involvement or interference. It can be used with different prepositional
- ráðskast við (someone) to interfere with or bother someone
- ráðskast með (something) to tinker with or mess around with something
- ráðskast í (mál) to pry into or meddle in matters
The term is generally pejorative and can imply a lack of respect for boundaries. It is more
- Hann er alltaf að ráðskast við aðra. (He is always meddling in other people’s affairs.)
- Ekki ráðskast með tölurnar í reiknivélunni. (Don’t mess with the numbers in the calculator.)
- Hún tók upp mál sem hún þekkti lítið til og byrjaði að ráðskast í því. (She started
The exact historical origin of ráðskast is not commonly detailed in general references. It is a productive,
Meddling in others’ affairs; intrusiveness; phrases with ráðskast with or in Icelandic contexts.