þægileg

þægileg is the feminine singular form of the Icelandic adjective þægilegur, meaning pleasant, comfortable, or convenient. It is used to describe feminine nouns or feminine predicative constructions, and can refer to physical comfort as well as situational ease. For example, you might say veðrið er þægilegt (the weather is pleasant) or stóllinn er þægilegur (the chair is comfortable), with the feminine form appearing when the noun being described is feminine in gender.

In Icelandic, adjectives agree with the gender, number, and definiteness of the nouns they describe. The base form þægilegur changes its ending to fit the noun. The masculine singular form is þægilegur, the feminine singular form is þægileg, and the neuter singular form is þægilegt. In plural, the forms vary by gender, typically appearing as þægilegir for masculine, þægilegar for feminine, and a neuter plural form depending on definiteness and syntax. The word is commonly used in everyday Icelandic to convey ease, comfort, or convenience in both tangible objects and abstract experiences.

Etymology-wise, þægilegur is a native Icelandic word with roots in Old Norse, and it is cognate with related North Germanic terms describing ease or comfort. The noun family related to the adjective, such as þægindi (comforts) and the neuter form þægilegt, expands the sense of ease across different grammatical contexts.

See also: þægindi, þægilegur, Icelandic adjective inflection.