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takk fyrir

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See also: takk fyri

Icelandic

Etymology

From takk (“thanks”) +‎ fyrir (“for”), literally meaning “thanks for ...”. Cognate with Icelandic þökk fyrir and Faroese takk fyri, tøkk fyri.

Interjection

thank you, thanks [with accusative]
Synonyms: takk, þökk fyrir

Usage notes

The interjection takk (“thanks”) (borrowed from Danish tak, from Old Norse þǫkk) is a cognate of þökk (“a thank, thanks”), itself inherited directly from Old Norse.
The term þökk is used as a noun, and rarely as an interjection by itself. The derived term þökk fyrir can be used as an interjection.

Synonyms

þakka þér (singular) (literally “(I) thank you”)
- þakka þér fyrir (singular) (literally “thank you for ...”)
- þakka ykkur fyrir (plural) (literally “thank you for ...”)
þakka yður (singular, formal; rare) (literally “(I) thank you ...”)
- þakka yður fyrir (singular and plural, formal; rare) (literally “thank you for ...”)

Derived terms

takk fyrir í dag (“thanks for today”)
takk fyrir í gær (“thanks for yesterday”)
takk fyrir í kvöld (“thanks for tonight”)
takk fyrir mig (“thanks for myself”) (commonly said to a host for having been received as a guest; both after dining and when departing)
takk fyrir síðast, takk fyrir seinast (“thanks for last time”)

Related terms

þakka (“to thank”)
takk kærlega (“thank you dearly; thank you very much”)
kærar þakkir (“dear thanks; thank you very much”)
þúsund þakkir (“thousand thanks”)

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