inniliggjandi

Inniliggjandi is an Icelandic term used in formal writing to describe material that accompanies or is attached to a document. It functions primarily as an adjective meaning “enclosed” or “attached,” and is commonly used to refer to items that come with a letter, report, or official filing, such as documents or papers that accompany the main text.

In usage, inniliggjandi is typically paired with the noun it modifies, for example inniliggjandi gögn (enclosed documents) or inniliggjandi skjöl (enclosed papers). The word can appear in various formal contexts, notably in administrative, legal, and governmental documents, to indicate that certain material is part of the submission rather than separate. While most often seen as an adjective, inniliggjandi can occasionally function as a substantive in certain forms of expression.

Etymologically, inniliggjandi combines inn- “inside” with liggjandi, the present participle of liggja “to lie,” conveying the sense of items lying inside or being included with the main document. It is related to other Icelandic terms for attachments or appendices, such as viðhengi or hengi, which refer to enclosures or appendices more generally.

See also: viðhengi, hengi, gögn.