viðhald

Icelandic

Etymology

From halda við (“to maintain; to have as a lover”).

Noun

viðhald n

1. maintenance
2. someone that a married person is having an affair with; a lover; a mistress

   Synonyms: ástkona, ástmaður, frilla, hjákona

Related terms

• viðhalda (“to maintain”)
• framhjáhald, elskhugi