Skyndilegum

Skyndilegum is the dative plural form of the Icelandic adjective skyndilegur, which translates roughly as "sudden," "abrupt," or "unexpected." In Icelandic, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in case, number, and gender, and the dative plural form of many adjectives is commonly skyndilegum before plural nouns in the dative case. For example, skyndilegum atburðum means "sudden events" in the dative plural.

The main sense of skyndilegur centers on abruptness or immediacy, rather than gradual change. It is used in both everyday and formal contexts to characterize happenings, changes, or reactions that occur quickly or without warning. As a modifying adjective, skyndilegur can appear before nouns in various cases and numbers, with the specific ending adapting to the noun it accompanies.

Etymology and related forms: skyndilegur derives from the verb skunda, meaning "to hurry" or "to hasten," combined with the adjectival suffix -ilegur, giving a sense of speed or abruptness. The adverb form skyndilega means "suddenly" and is related in meaning but syntactically distinct from the adjective.

In summary, skyndilegum is a grammatical form used to describe plural, dative nouns with the sense of suddenness in Icelandic, reflecting the language’s inflectional system rather than constituting a separate lexical item.