This is the 556th most frequent Icelandic word.
auk
" Auk" in Icelandic means "in addition to" or "as well as."
Here, 'auk' is a preposition meaning 'along with' or 'beside' in English. The sentence conveys that I lived alongside my brother.
Ég bjó auk bróður míns meðan ég var í námi.
I lived with my brother while I was studying.
In this case, 'auk' introduces additional information, functioning as a preposition to indicate another aspect or element related to the subject.
Auk þessarar áttar leiða göturnar upp á fjallið.
In addition to this path, the streets lead up to the mountain.
In this sentence, 'auk þess' is used as a conjunctive phrase meaning 'in addition'. It connects two thoughts by adding supplementary information, functioning as an adverbial phrase.