að vísu

From að (“concerning”) +‎ vísu (“sure”, dative singular neuter strong of vís). Compare to be sure (“admittedly”).

• IPA^(key): /að ˈviːsʏ/

að vísu

1. admittedly, as a matter of fact, actually, certainly, to be sure, mind you signals a following contrary clause, which is usually introduced with en (“but”), stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement.

   Synonyms: reyndar, raunar

   Ég hef reynt að vísu að láta hann sofa í sínu eigin rúmi, en hann vaknar yfirleitt eftir nokkrar mínútur.

   I have actually tried to let him sleep in his own bed, but he usually wakes up after a few minutes.

   Hann fékk að vísu sveppasýkingu en það kom klútunum ekkert við. Ég skipti bara um bossakrem og þá hvarf það.

   He did get a fungal infection, mind you, but it had nothing to do with the nappies. I just changed his nappy cream and it disappeared.

• “að vísu” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)