nýlega
nýlega is an Icelandic adverb meaning recently or lately. It is used to indicate that an action or event occurred in the near past and is common in everyday speech as well as in journalism and formal writing. As an adverb, nýlega is invariable and does not change with gender, number, or case. It can appear before the main verb or after an auxiliary verb, depending on emphasis and sentence structure.
Origin and form: The word is derived from the adjective nýr, meaning new, and has established a
Usage notes: In narrative and reporting, nýlega signals a shift to information that is new or recently
See also: nýr (the adjective from which nýlega is derived), íslensk mál (Icelandic language), time adverbs.