Derived fromannar(“other”) +vís, the latter being an obsolete term meaning "way" (cognate withSwedishvis), literal meaning "in a different way".
Cognate withEnglishotherwise.
öðruvísi
- differently
öðruvísi (indeclinable)
- different
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989)Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies,→ISBN(Available atMálið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “öðruvísi”, inBeygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019)Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið