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Veðrið er svo kalt að ég er gjörsamlega dofinn.

Veðrið er svo kalt að ég er gjörsamlega dofinn.
The weather is so cold that I am completely numb.
From Lesson 272:Result clauses (svo... að)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Veðrið er svo kalt að ég er gjörsamlega dofinn.

How does the svo ... að structure connect the two parts of this sentence?
The word svo (so) intensifies the adjective kalt (cold), and að (that) acts as a bridge to introduce the consequence. The entire second clause (ég er gjörsamlega dofinn) is the direct result of the weather being so cold.
Why do the adjectives kalt and dofinn have different gender endings if they both follow the verb er?
They describe different subjects in their respective clauses! kalt describes Veðrið, which is a neuter noun, so it takes the neuter form. dofinn describes ég (I). Because it ends in -inn, we know the speaker identifies as male. A female speaker would say ég er gjörsamlega dofin.
How is the long adverb gjörsamlega put together?
You can break it down into the root gjör- (an older form related to gera, meaning to do or make), the suffix -samur (meaning having a certain quality), and -lega (the standard adverb ending, just like "-ly" in English). Put together, it means "completely" or "absolutely."
Why does the adverb gjörsamlega come after the verb er in the second clause?
In Icelandic, adverbs that intensify or modify an adjective go right before the adjective itself. Since this is a simple clause, that naturally places gjörsamlega directly after the verb er.

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