kind

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kind f (genitive singular kindar, nominative plural kindur or kindir)

kindar (genitive singular)
kindur (nominative plural)
kindir (nominative plural)
kind (indefinite nominative singular)
kindin (definite nominative singular)
kindur (indefinite nominative plural)
kindurnar (definite nominative plural)
kind (accusative indefinite singular)
kindina (accusative definite singular)
kindur (accusative indefinite plural)
kindurnar (accusative definite plural)
kind (dative indefinite singular)
kindinni (dative definite singular)
kindum (dative indefinite plural)
kindunum (dative definite plural)
kindar (genitive indefinite singular)
kindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kinda (genitive indefinite plural)
kindanna (definite genitive plural)
kind (indefinite nominative singular)
kindin (definite nominative singular)
kindir (indefinite nominative plural)
kindirnar (definite nominative plural)
kind (accusative indefinite singular)
kindina (accusative definite singular)
kindir (accusative indefinite plural)
kindirnar (accusative definite plural)
kind (dative indefinite singular)
kindinni (dative definite singular)
kindum (dative indefinite plural)
kindunum (dative definite plural)
kindar (genitive indefinite singular)
kindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kinda (genitive indefinite plural)
kindanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kind, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, cognate with Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”). The sense of “sheep” is derived from the compound sauðkind, literally “sheep-kind”.


panda

panda f (genitive singular pöndu, nominative plural pöndur)

pöndu (genitive singular)
pöndur (nominative plural)
panda (indefinite nominative singular)
pandan (definite nominative singular)
pöndur (indefinite nominative plural)
pöndurnar (definite nominative plural)
pöndu (accusative indefinite singular)
pönduna (accusative definite singular)
pöndur (accusative indefinite plural)
pöndurnar (accusative definite plural)
pöndu (dative indefinite singular)
pöndunni (dative definite singular)
pöndum (dative indefinite plural)
pöndunum (dative definite plural)
pöndu (genitive indefinite singular)
pöndunnar (definite genitive singular)
panda (genitive indefinite plural)
pandna (genitive indefinite plural)
pandanna (definite genitive plural)
pandnanna (definite genitive plural)


lamb

lamb n (genitive singular lambs, nominative plural lömb)

lambs (genitive singular)
lömb (nominative plural)
lamb (indefinite nominative singular)
lambið (definite nominative singular)
lömb (indefinite nominative plural)
lömbin (definite nominative plural)
lamb (accusative indefinite singular)
lambið (accusative definite singular)
lömb (accusative indefinite plural)
lömbin (accusative definite plural)
lambi (dative indefinite singular)
lambinu (dative definite singular)
lömbum (dative indefinite plural)
lömbunum (dative definite plural)
lambs (genitive indefinite singular)
lambsins (definite genitive singular)
lamba (genitive indefinite plural)
lambanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.


björn

björn m (genitive singular bjarnar, nominative plural birnir)

bjarnar (genitive singular)
birnir (nominative plural)
björn (indefinite nominative singular)
björninn (definite nominative singular)
birnir (indefinite nominative plural)
birnirnir (definite nominative plural)
björn (accusative indefinite singular)
björninn (accusative definite singular)
birni (accusative indefinite plural)
birnina (accusative definite plural)
birni (dative indefinite singular)
birninum (dative definite singular)
björnum (dative indefinite plural)
björnunum (dative definite plural)
bjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
bjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
bjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
bjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô.


geit

geit f (genitive singular geitar, nominative plural geitur)

geitar (genitive singular)
geitur (nominative plural)
geit (indefinite nominative singular)
geitin (definite nominative singular)
geitur (indefinite nominative plural)
geiturnar (definite nominative plural)
geit (accusative indefinite singular)
geitina (accusative definite singular)
geitur (accusative indefinite plural)
geiturnar (accusative definite plural)
geit (dative indefinite singular)
geitinni (dative definite singular)
geitum (dative indefinite plural)
geitunum (dative definite plural)
geitar (genitive indefinite singular)
geitarinnar (definite genitive singular)
geita (genitive indefinite plural)
geitanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.


köttur

köttur m (genitive singular kattar, nominative plural kettir)

kattar (genitive singular)
kettir (nominative plural)
köttur (indefinite nominative singular)
kötturinn (definite nominative singular)
kettir (indefinite nominative plural)
kettirnir (definite nominative plural)
kött (accusative indefinite singular)
köttinn (accusative definite singular)
ketti (accusative indefinite plural)
kettina (accusative definite plural)
ketti (dative indefinite singular)
kettinum (dative definite singular)
köttum (dative indefinite plural)
köttunum (dative definite plural)
kattar (genitive indefinite singular)
kattarins (definite genitive singular)
katta (genitive indefinite plural)
kattanna (definite genitive plural)

ganga um einhvers staðar eins og grár köttur

be a frequent visitor somewhere, be always hanging around the place

vera eins og grár köttur einhvers staðar

fara í kringum eins og köttur í kringum heitan graut

ekki upp í nös á ketti

insufficient, not enough to fill a cat's nostril


hundur

hundur m (genitive singular hunds, nominative plural hundar)

hunds (genitive singular)
hundar (nominative plural)
hundur (indefinite nominative singular)
hundurinn (definite nominative singular)
hundar (indefinite nominative plural)
hundarnir (definite nominative plural)
hund (accusative indefinite singular)
hundinn (accusative definite singular)
hunda (accusative indefinite plural)
hundana (accusative definite plural)
hundi (dative indefinite singular)
hundinum (dative definite singular)
hundum (dative indefinite plural)
hundunum (dative definite plural)
hunds (genitive indefinite singular)
hundsins (definite genitive singular)
hunda (genitive indefinite plural)
hundanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Hundurinn dinglaði rófunni.

Hundurinn lagði niður rófuna.

Að siga hundi á einhvern.

rakki

dog; especially one that is not purebred


hestur

hestur m (genitive singular hests, nominative plural hestar)

hests (genitive singular)
hestar (nominative plural)
hestur (indefinite nominative singular)
hesturinn (definite nominative singular)
hestar (indefinite nominative plural)
hestarnir (definite nominative plural)
hest (accusative indefinite singular)
hestinn (accusative definite singular)
hesta (accusative indefinite plural)
hestana (accusative definite plural)
hesti (dative indefinite singular)
hestinum (dative definite singular)
hestum (dative indefinite plural)
hestunum (dative definite plural)
hests (genitive indefinite singular)
hestsins (definite genitive singular)
hesta (genitive indefinite plural)
hestanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, *hanhistaz.

(gymnastics) a horse, a pommel horse, a vaulting horse


rotta

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, nominative plural rottur)

rottu (genitive singular)
rottur (nominative plural)
rotta (indefinite nominative singular)
rottan (definite nominative singular)
rottur (indefinite nominative plural)
rotturnar (definite nominative plural)
rottu (accusative indefinite singular)
rottuna (accusative definite singular)
rottur (accusative indefinite plural)
rotturnar (accusative definite plural)
rottu (dative indefinite singular)
rottunni (dative definite singular)
rottum (dative indefinite plural)
rottunum (dative definite plural)
rottu (genitive indefinite singular)
rottunnar (definite genitive singular)
rotta (genitive indefinite plural)
rottna (genitive indefinite plural)
rottanna (definite genitive plural)
rottnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.

(colloquial, derogatory) someone deceitful or scheming


beisli

beisli n (genitive singular beislis, nominative plural beisli)

beislis (genitive singular)
beisli (nominative plural)
beisli (indefinite nominative singular)
beislið (definite nominative singular)
beisli (indefinite nominative plural)
beislin (definite nominative plural)
beisli (accusative indefinite singular)
beislið (accusative definite singular)
beisli (accusative indefinite plural)
beislin (accusative definite plural)
beisli (dative indefinite singular)
beislinu (dative definite singular)
beislum (dative indefinite plural)
beislunum (dative definite plural)
beislis (genitive indefinite singular)
beislisins (definite genitive singular)
beisla (genitive indefinite plural)
beislanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse beizl from Proto-Germanic *baitīslą.


bjór

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

bjórs (genitive singular)
bjórar (nominative plural)
bjór (indefinite nominative singular)
bjórinn (definite nominative singular)
bjórar (indefinite nominative plural)
bjórarnir (definite nominative plural)
bjór (accusative indefinite singular)
bjórinn (accusative definite singular)
bjóra (accusative indefinite plural)
bjórana (accusative definite plural)
bjór (dative indefinite singular)
bjórnum (dative definite singular)
bjórum (dative indefinite plural)
bjórunum (dative definite plural)
bjórs (genitive indefinite singular)
bjórsins (definite genitive singular)
bjóra (genitive indefinite plural)
bjóranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


hryssa

hryssa f (genitive singular hryssu, nominative plural hryssur)

hryssu (genitive singular)
hryssur (nominative plural)
hryssa (indefinite nominative singular)
hryssan (definite nominative singular)
hryssur (indefinite nominative plural)
hryssurnar (definite nominative plural)
hryssu (accusative indefinite singular)
hryssuna (accusative definite singular)
hryssur (accusative indefinite plural)
hryssurnar (accusative definite plural)
hryssu (dative indefinite singular)
hryssunni (dative definite singular)
hryssum (dative indefinite plural)
hryssunum (dative definite plural)
hryssu (genitive indefinite singular)
hryssunnar (definite genitive singular)
hryssa (genitive indefinite plural)
hryssna (genitive indefinite plural)
hryssanna (definite genitive plural)
hryssnanna (definite genitive plural)


hnakkur

hnakkur m (genitive singular hnakks, nominative plural hnakkar)

hnakks (genitive singular)
hnakkar (nominative plural)
hnakkur (indefinite nominative singular)
hnakkurinn (definite nominative singular)
hnakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
hnakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
hnakk (accusative indefinite singular)
hnakkinn (accusative definite singular)
hnakka (accusative indefinite plural)
hnakkana (accusative definite plural)
hnakki (dative indefinite singular)
hnakk (dative indefinite singular)
hnakkinum (dative definite singular)
hnakknum (dative definite singular)
hnökkum (dative indefinite plural)
hnökkunum (dative definite plural)
hnakks (genitive indefinite singular)
hnakksins (definite genitive singular)
hnakka (genitive indefinite plural)
hnakkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”). Cognates include the English knacker.


hvalur

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, nominative plural hvalir)

hvals (genitive singular)
hvalir (nominative plural)
hvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
hvalurinn (definite nominative singular)
hvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
hvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
hval (accusative indefinite singular)
hvalinn (accusative definite singular)
hvali (accusative indefinite plural)
hvalina (accusative definite plural)
hval (dative indefinite singular)
hvalnum (dative definite singular)
hvölum (dative indefinite plural)
hvölunum (dative definite plural)
hvals (genitive indefinite singular)
hvalsins (definite genitive singular)
hvala (genitive indefinite plural)
hvalanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).


taumur

taumur m (genitive singular taums, nominative plural taumar)

taums (genitive singular)
taumar (nominative plural)
taumur (indefinite nominative singular)
taumurinn (definite nominative singular)
taumar (indefinite nominative plural)
taumarnir (definite nominative plural)
taum (accusative indefinite singular)
tauminn (accusative definite singular)
tauma (accusative indefinite plural)
taumana (accusative definite plural)
taumi (dative indefinite singular)
taumnum (dative definite singular)
taumum (dative indefinite plural)
taumunum (dative definite plural)
taums (genitive indefinite singular)
taumsins (definite genitive singular)
tauma (genitive indefinite plural)
taumanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse taumr, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.


úlfur

úlfur m (genitive singular úlfs, nominative plural úlfar)

úlfs (genitive singular)
úlfar (nominative plural)
úlfur (indefinite nominative singular)
úlfurinn (definite nominative singular)
úlfar (indefinite nominative plural)
úlfarnir (definite nominative plural)
úlf (accusative indefinite singular)
úlfinn (accusative definite singular)
úlfa (accusative indefinite plural)
úlfana (accusative definite plural)
úlfi (dative indefinite singular)
úlfinum (dative definite singular)
úlfum (dative indefinite plural)
úlfunum (dative definite plural)
úlfs (genitive indefinite singular)
úlfsins (definite genitive singular)
úlfa (genitive indefinite plural)
úlfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


veður

veður m (genitive singular veðurs or veðrar, nominative plural veðrar)

veðurs (genitive singular)
veðrar (genitive singular)
veðrar (nominative plural)
veður (indefinite nominative singular)
veðurinn (definite nominative singular)
veðrar (indefinite nominative plural)
veðrarnir (definite nominative plural)
veður (accusative indefinite singular)
veðurinn (accusative definite singular)
veðra (accusative indefinite plural)
veðrana (accusative definite plural)
veðri (dative indefinite singular)
veðrinum (dative definite singular)
veðrum (dative indefinite plural)
veðrunum (dative definite plural)
veðurs (genitive indefinite singular)
veðrar (genitive indefinite singular)
veðursins (definite genitive singular)
veðrarins (definite genitive singular)
veðra (genitive indefinite plural)
veðranna (definite genitive plural)


veður

Compare Faroese veður, veðrur, of the same meaning. Perhaps ultimately.

one of several (normally four) spikes at the ends of a hiking pole


mús

mús f (genitive singular músar, nominative plural mýs)

músar (genitive singular)
mýs (nominative plural)
mús (indefinite nominative singular)
músin (definite nominative singular)
mýs (indefinite nominative plural)
mýsnar (definite nominative plural)
mús (accusative indefinite singular)
músina (accusative definite singular)
mýs (accusative indefinite plural)
mýsnar (accusative definite plural)
mús (dative indefinite singular)
músinni (dative definite singular)
músum (dative indefinite plural)
músunum (dative definite plural)
músar (genitive indefinite singular)
músarinnar (definite genitive singular)
músa (genitive indefinite plural)
músanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mús from the Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Réttu mér músina.


kisa

kisa f (genitive singular kisu, nominative plural kisur)

kisu (genitive singular)
kisur (nominative plural)
kisa (indefinite nominative singular)
kisan (definite nominative singular)
kisur (indefinite nominative plural)
kisurnar (definite nominative plural)
kisu (accusative indefinite singular)
kisuna (accusative definite singular)
kisur (accusative indefinite plural)
kisurnar (accusative definite plural)
kisu (dative indefinite singular)
kisunni (dative definite singular)
kisum (dative indefinite plural)
kisunum (dative definite plural)
kisu (genitive indefinite singular)
kisunnar (definite genitive singular)
kisa (genitive indefinite plural)
kisanna (definite genitive plural)

Possibly from the sound made when people try to get a cat to come to them, "kss-kss". Compare the (probably unrelated) Russian ки́са (kísa, “kitty-cat”) and Finnish kissa (“cat”).

kisi

kitty-cat; often but not necessarily male

(informal) kitty-cat, kitty (often but not necessarily female)


kýr

kýr f (genitive singular kýr, nominative plural kýr)

kýr (genitive singular)
kýr (nominative plural)
kýr (indefinite nominative singular)
kýrin (definite nominative singular)
kýr (indefinite nominative plural)
kýrnar (definite nominative plural)
kú (accusative indefinite singular)
kúna (accusative definite singular)
kýr (accusative indefinite plural)
kýrnar (accusative definite plural)
kú (dative indefinite singular)
kúnni (dative definite singular)
kúm (dative indefinite plural)
kúnum (dative definite plural)
kýr (genitive indefinite singular)
kýrinnar (definite genitive singular)
kúa (genitive indefinite plural)
kúnna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Þetta er stór kýr.

Kýrnar mjólka á sumrin.


kanína

kanína f (genitive singular kanínu, nominative plural kanínur)

kanínu (genitive singular)
kanínur (nominative plural)
kanína (indefinite nominative singular)
kanínan (definite nominative singular)
kanínur (indefinite nominative plural)
kanínurnar (definite nominative plural)
kanínu (accusative indefinite singular)
kanínuna (accusative definite singular)
kanínur (accusative indefinite plural)
kanínurnar (accusative definite plural)
kanínu (dative indefinite singular)
kanínunni (dative definite singular)
kanínum (dative indefinite plural)
kanínunum (dative definite plural)
kanínu (genitive indefinite singular)
kanínunnar (definite genitive singular)
kanína (genitive indefinite plural)
kanínanna (definite genitive plural)

Via Middle Low German kanīn, konīn from Old French connil, connin, from Latin cunīculus (“rabbit”). Compare also Norwegian kanin, Swedish kanin, German Kaninchen, and Dutch konijn.


tík

tík f (genitive singular tíkar or tíkur, nominative plural tíkur)

tíkar (genitive singular)
tíkur (genitive singular)
tíkur (nominative plural)
tík (indefinite nominative singular)
tíkin (definite nominative singular)
tíkur (indefinite nominative plural)
tíkurnar (definite nominative plural)
tík (accusative indefinite singular)
tíkina (accusative definite singular)
tíkur (accusative indefinite plural)
tíkurnar (accusative definite plural)
tík (dative indefinite singular)
tíkinni (dative definite singular)
tíkum (dative indefinite plural)
tíkunum (dative definite plural)
tíkar (genitive indefinite singular)
tíkur (genitive indefinite singular)
tíkarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tíkurinnar (definite genitive singular)
tíka (genitive indefinite plural)
tíkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tīkō, shared with Old English and Middle Low German tike. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to lead, pull”).


kálfur

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kálfur m (genitive singular kálfs, nominative plural kálfar)

kálfs (genitive singular)
kálfar (nominative plural)
kálfur (indefinite nominative singular)
kálfurinn (definite nominative singular)
kálfar (indefinite nominative plural)
kálfarnir (definite nominative plural)
kálf (accusative indefinite singular)
kálfinn (accusative definite singular)
kálfa (accusative indefinite plural)
kálfana (accusative definite plural)
kálfi (dative indefinite singular)
kálfinum (dative definite singular)
kálfum (dative indefinite plural)
kálfunum (dative definite plural)
kálfs (genitive indefinite singular)
kálfsins (definite genitive singular)
kálfa (genitive indefinite plural)
kálfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Faroese kálvur, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.


hross

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hross n (genitive singular hross, nominative plural hross)

hross (genitive singular)
hross (nominative plural)
hross (indefinite nominative singular)
hrossið (definite nominative singular)
hross (indefinite nominative plural)
hrossin (definite nominative plural)
hross (accusative indefinite singular)
hrossið (accusative definite singular)
hross (accusative indefinite plural)
hrossin (accusative definite plural)
hrossi (dative indefinite singular)
hrossinu (dative definite singular)
hrossum (dative indefinite plural)
hrossunum (dative definite plural)
hross (genitive indefinite singular)
hrossins (definite genitive singular)
hrossa (genitive indefinite plural)
hrossanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą.


svín

svín n (genitive singular svíns, nominative plural svín)

svíns (genitive singular)
svín (nominative plural)
svín (indefinite nominative singular)
svínið (definite nominative singular)
svín (indefinite nominative plural)
svínin (definite nominative plural)
svín (accusative indefinite singular)
svínið (accusative definite singular)
svín (accusative indefinite plural)
svínin (accusative definite plural)
svíni (dative indefinite singular)
svíninu (dative definite singular)
svínum (dative indefinite plural)
svínunum (dative definite plural)
svíns (genitive indefinite singular)
svínsins (definite genitive singular)
svína (genitive indefinite plural)
svínanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

svína

to ignore right-of-way and drive right in front of another car coming from the sides

pig, swine (animal of the family Suidae)


skeið

skeið n (genitive singular skeiðs, nominative plural skeið)

skeiðs (genitive singular)
skeið (nominative plural)
skeið (indefinite nominative singular)
skeiðið (definite nominative singular)
skeið (indefinite nominative plural)
skeiðin (definite nominative plural)
skeið (accusative indefinite singular)
skeiðið (accusative definite singular)
skeið (accusative indefinite plural)
skeiðin (accusative definite plural)
skeiði (dative indefinite singular)
skeiðinu (dative definite singular)
skeiðum (dative indefinite plural)
skeiðunum (dative definite plural)
skeiðs (genitive indefinite singular)
skeiðsins (definite genitive singular)
skeiða (genitive indefinite plural)
skeiðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skeið (“race; race course; piece of way; space of time”), from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (“to separate”).

der

(gaits, equestrianism) an amble, an easy gait


ljón

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ljón n (genitive singular ljóns, nominative plural ljón)

ljóns (genitive singular)
ljón (nominative plural)
ljón (indefinite nominative singular)
ljónið (definite nominative singular)
ljón (indefinite nominative plural)
ljónin (definite nominative plural)
ljón (accusative indefinite singular)
ljónið (accusative definite singular)
ljón (accusative indefinite plural)
ljónin (accusative definite plural)
ljóni (dative indefinite singular)
ljóninu (dative definite singular)
ljónum (dative indefinite plural)
ljónunum (dative definite plural)
ljóns (genitive indefinite singular)
ljónsins (definite genitive singular)
ljóna (genitive indefinite plural)
ljónanna (definite genitive plural)


api

api m (genitive singular apa, nominative plural apar)

apa (genitive singular)
apar (nominative plural)
api (indefinite nominative singular)
apinn (definite nominative singular)
apar (indefinite nominative plural)
aparnir (definite nominative plural)
apa (accusative indefinite singular)
apann (accusative definite singular)
apa (accusative indefinite plural)
apana (accusative definite plural)
apa (dative indefinite singular)
apanum (dative definite singular)
öpum (dative indefinite plural)
öpunum (dative definite plural)
apa (genitive indefinite singular)
apans (definite genitive singular)
apa (genitive indefinite plural)
apanna (definite genitive plural)


uxi

uxi m (genitive singular uxa, nominative plural uxar)

uxa (genitive singular)
uxar (nominative plural)
uxi (indefinite nominative singular)
uxinn (definite nominative singular)
uxar (indefinite nominative plural)
uxarnir (definite nominative plural)
uxa (accusative indefinite singular)
uxann (accusative definite singular)
uxa (accusative indefinite plural)
uxana (accusative definite plural)
uxa (dative indefinite singular)
uxanum (dative definite singular)
uxum (dative indefinite plural)
uxunum (dative definite plural)
uxa (genitive indefinite singular)
uxans (definite genitive singular)
uxa (genitive indefinite plural)
uxanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“bull”).


leðurblaka

leðurblaka f (genitive singular leðurblöku, nominative plural leðurblökur)

leðurblöku (genitive singular)
leðurblökur (nominative plural)
leðurblaka (indefinite nominative singular)
leðurblakan (definite nominative singular)
leðurblökur (indefinite nominative plural)
leðurblökurnar (definite nominative plural)
leðurblöku (accusative indefinite singular)
leðurblökuna (accusative definite singular)
leðurblökur (accusative indefinite plural)
leðurblökurnar (accusative definite plural)
leðurblöku (dative indefinite singular)
leðurblökunni (dative definite singular)
leðurblökum (dative indefinite plural)
leðurblökunum (dative definite plural)
leðurblöku (genitive indefinite singular)
leðurblökunnar (definite genitive singular)
leðurblaka (genitive indefinite plural)
leðurblakna (genitive indefinite plural)
leðurblakanna (definite genitive plural)
leðurblaknanna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈlɛːð̠ʏrˌplɐːkʰɐ]

Compound of leður (“leather”) + blaka (“to flap”).


íkorni

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íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, nominative plural íkornar)

íkorna (genitive singular)
íkornar (nominative plural)
íkorni (indefinite nominative singular)
íkorninn (definite nominative singular)
íkornar (indefinite nominative plural)
íkornarnir (definite nominative plural)
íkorna (accusative indefinite singular)
íkornann (accusative definite singular)
íkorna (accusative indefinite plural)
íkornana (accusative definite plural)
íkorna (dative indefinite singular)
íkornanum (dative definite singular)
íkornum (dative indefinite plural)
íkornunum (dative definite plural)
íkorna (genitive indefinite singular)
íkornans (definite genitive singular)
íkorna (genitive indefinite plural)
íkornanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.


hjörtur

hjörtur m (genitive singular hjartar, nominative plural hirtir)

hjartar (genitive singular)
hirtir (nominative plural)
hjörtur (indefinite nominative singular)
hjörturinn (definite nominative singular)
hirtir (indefinite nominative plural)
hirtirnir (definite nominative plural)
hjört (accusative indefinite singular)
hjörtinn (accusative definite singular)
hirti (accusative indefinite plural)
hirtina (accusative definite plural)
hirti (dative indefinite singular)
hirtinum (dative definite singular)
hjörtum (dative indefinite plural)
hjörtunum (dative definite plural)
hjartar (genitive indefinite singular)
hjartarins (definite genitive singular)
hjarta (genitive indefinite plural)
hjartanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz.


naut

naut n (genitive singular nauts, nominative plural naut)

nauts (genitive singular)
naut (nominative plural)
naut (indefinite nominative singular)
nautið (definite nominative singular)
naut (indefinite nominative plural)
nautin (definite nominative plural)
naut (accusative indefinite singular)
nautið (accusative definite singular)
naut (accusative indefinite plural)
nautin (accusative definite plural)
nauti (dative indefinite singular)
nautinu (dative definite singular)
nautum (dative indefinite plural)
nautunum (dative definite plural)
nauts (genitive indefinite singular)
nautsins (definite genitive singular)
nauta (genitive indefinite plural)
nautanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with English neat.


pokabjörn

pokabjörn m (genitive singular pokabjarnar, nominative plural pokabirnir)

pokabjarnar (genitive singular)
pokabirnir (nominative plural)
pokabjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
pokabjörninn (definite nominative singular)
pokabirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
pokabirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
pokabjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
pokabjörninn (accusative definite singular)
pokabirni (accusative indefinite plural)
pokabirnina (accusative definite plural)
pokabirni (dative indefinite singular)
pokabirninum (dative definite singular)
pokabjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
pokabjörnunum (dative definite plural)
pokabjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
pokabjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
pokabjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
pokabjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From poki (“bag, pouch”) + björn (“bear”).


otur

otur m (genitive singular oturs, nominative plural otrar)

oturs (genitive singular)
otrar (nominative plural)
otur (indefinite nominative singular)
oturinn (definite nominative singular)
otrar (indefinite nominative plural)
otrarnir (definite nominative plural)
otur (accusative indefinite singular)
oturinn (accusative definite singular)
otra (accusative indefinite plural)
otrana (accusative definite plural)
otri (dative indefinite singular)
otrinum (dative definite singular)
otrum (dative indefinite plural)
otrunum (dative definite plural)
oturs (genitive indefinite singular)
otursins (definite genitive singular)
otra (genitive indefinite plural)
otranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).


breiðnefur

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breiðnefur m (genitive singular breiðnefs, nominative plural breiðnefir)

breiðnefs (genitive singular)
breiðnefir (nominative plural)
breiðnefur (indefinite nominative singular)
breiðnefurinn (definite nominative singular)
breiðnefir (indefinite nominative plural)
breiðnefirnir (definite nominative plural)
breiðnef (accusative indefinite singular)
breiðnefinn (accusative definite singular)
breiðnefi (accusative indefinite plural)
breiðnefina (accusative definite plural)
breiðnef (dative indefinite singular)
breiðnefinum (dative definite singular)
breiðnefum (dative indefinite plural)
breiðnefunum (dative definite plural)
breiðnefs (genitive indefinite singular)
breiðnefsins (definite genitive singular)
breiðnefa (genitive indefinite plural)
breiðnefanna (definite genitive plural)

duck-billed platypus
duck-billed platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus#Translingual

platypus, duck-billed platypus, duckbill (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)


broddgöltur

broddgöltur m (genitive singular broddgaltar, nominative plural broddgeltir)

broddgaltar (genitive singular)
broddgeltir (nominative plural)
broddgöltur (indefinite nominative singular)
broddgölturinn (definite nominative singular)
broddgeltir (indefinite nominative plural)
broddgeltirnir (definite nominative plural)
broddgölt (accusative indefinite singular)
broddgöltinn (accusative definite singular)
broddgelti (accusative indefinite plural)
broddgeltina (accusative definite plural)
broddgelti (dative indefinite singular)
broddgeltinum (dative definite singular)
broddgöltum (dative indefinite plural)
broddgöltunum (dative definite plural)
broddgaltar (genitive indefinite singular)
broddgaltarins (definite genitive singular)
broddgalta (genitive indefinite plural)
broddgaltanna (definite genitive plural)

From broddur (“spike”) + göltur (“hog”).


högni

högni m (genitive singular högna, nominative plural högnar)

högna (genitive singular)
högnar (nominative plural)
högni (indefinite nominative singular)
högninn (definite nominative singular)
högnar (indefinite nominative plural)
högnarnir (definite nominative plural)
högna (accusative indefinite singular)
högnann (accusative definite singular)
högna (accusative indefinite plural)
högnana (accusative definite plural)
högna (dative indefinite singular)
högnanum (dative definite singular)
högnum (dative indefinite plural)
högnunum (dative definite plural)
högna (genitive indefinite singular)
högnans (definite genitive singular)
högna (genitive indefinite plural)
högnanna (definite genitive plural)


læða

læða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative læddi, supine lætt)

læddi (indicative past singular third-person)
lætt (supine)

(transitive, governs the dative) to sneak or to slip something somewhere or to someone


refur

refur m (genitive singular refs, nominative plural refir)

refs (genitive singular)
refir (nominative plural)
refur (indefinite nominative singular)
refurinn (definite nominative singular)
refir (indefinite nominative plural)
refirnir (definite nominative plural)
ref (accusative indefinite singular)
refinn (accusative definite singular)
refi (accusative indefinite plural)
refina (accusative definite plural)
ref (dative indefinite singular)
refnum (dative definite singular)
refum (dative indefinite plural)
refunum (dative definite plural)
refs (genitive indefinite singular)
refsins (definite genitive singular)
refa (genitive indefinite plural)
refanna (definite genitive plural)
refur (indefinite nominative singular)
refurinn (definite nominative singular)
refar (indefinite nominative plural)
refarnir (definite nominative plural)
ref (accusative indefinite singular)
refinn (accusative definite singular)
refa (accusative indefinite plural)
refana (accusative definite plural)
ref (dative indefinite singular)
refnum (dative definite singular)
refum (dative indefinite plural)
refunum (dative definite plural)
refs (genitive indefinite singular)
refsins (definite genitive singular)
refa (genitive indefinite plural)
refanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.

Vulpes lagopus
Vulpes lagopus#Translingual

fox (Vulpes), especially the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), which is native to Iceland


hrútur

hrútur m (genitive singular hrúts, nominative plural hrútar)

hrúts (genitive singular)
hrútar (nominative plural)
hrútur (indefinite nominative singular)
hrúturinn (definite nominative singular)
hrútar (indefinite nominative plural)
hrútarnir (definite nominative plural)
hrút (accusative indefinite singular)
hrútinn (accusative definite singular)
hrúta (accusative indefinite plural)
hrútana (accusative definite plural)
hrúti (dative indefinite singular)
hrút (dative indefinite singular)
hrútnum (dative definite singular)
hrútum (dative indefinite plural)
hrútunum (dative definite plural)
hrúts (genitive indefinite singular)
hrútsins (definite genitive singular)
hrúta (genitive indefinite plural)
hrútanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hrútr, from Proto-Germanic *hrūtaz.

„Ég fann höfud af hrúti
hrygg og gæruskinn.“
Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,

1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson Krummi krunkar úti, kallar á nafna sinn

“Krummi croaks outside,
calling his namesake:
‘I found the head of a ram,
backbone and sheepskin.’
Come now and peck with me,
Krummi, my namesake.”


hrossakjöt

hrossakjöt n (genitive singular hrossakjöts, no plural)

hrossakjöts (genitive singular)
hrossakjöt (indefinite nominative singular)
hrossakjötið (definite nominative singular)
hrossakjöt (accusative indefinite singular)
hrossakjötið (accusative definite singular)
hrossakjöti (dative indefinite singular)
hrossakjötinu (dative definite singular)
hrossakjöts (genitive indefinite singular)
hrossakjötsins (definite genitive singular)

/ˈr̥ɔsːaˌcʰœːt/


fjárhundur

fjárhundur m (genitive singular fjárhunds, nominative plural fjárhundar)

fjárhunds (genitive singular)
fjárhundar (nominative plural)
fjárhundur (indefinite nominative singular)
fjárhundurinn (definite nominative singular)
fjárhundar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjárhundarnir (definite nominative plural)
fjárhund (accusative indefinite singular)
fjárhundinn (accusative definite singular)
fjárhunda (accusative indefinite plural)
fjárhundana (accusative definite plural)
fjárhundi (dative indefinite singular)
fjárhundinum (dative definite singular)
fjárhundum (dative indefinite plural)
fjárhundunum (dative definite plural)
fjárhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
fjárhundsins (definite genitive singular)
fjárhunda (genitive indefinite plural)
fjárhundanna (definite genitive plural)

From fé (“sheep, livestock”) + hundur (“dog”).


náhvalur

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náhvalur m (genitive singular náhvals, nominative plural náhvalir)

náhvals (genitive singular)
náhvalir (nominative plural)
náhvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
náhvalurinn (definite nominative singular)
náhvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
náhvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
náhval (accusative indefinite singular)
náhvalinn (accusative definite singular)
náhvali (accusative indefinite plural)
náhvalina (accusative definite plural)
náhval (dative indefinite singular)
náhvalnum (dative definite singular)
náhvölum (dative indefinite plural)
náhvölunum (dative definite plural)
náhvals (genitive indefinite singular)
náhvalsins (definite genitive singular)
náhvala (genitive indefinite plural)
náhvalanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse náhvalr, probably from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”) (whence Icelandic hvalur).

Monodon monoceros
Monodon monoceros#Translingual


reyður

reyður f (genitive singular reyðar, nominative plural reyðar)

reyðar (genitive singular)
reyðar (nominative plural)
reyður (indefinite nominative singular)
reyðurin (definite nominative singular)
reyðar (indefinite nominative plural)
reyðarnar (definite nominative plural)
reyði (accusative indefinite singular)
reyðina (accusative definite singular)
reyðar (accusative indefinite plural)
reyðarnar (accusative definite plural)
reyði (dative indefinite singular)
reyðinni (dative definite singular)
reyðum (dative indefinite plural)
reyðunum (dative definite plural)
reyðar (genitive indefinite singular)
reyðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
reyða (genitive indefinite plural)
reyðanna (definite genitive plural)

Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus alpinus#Translingual


ísbjörn

ísbjörn m (genitive singular ísbjarnar, nominative plural ísbirnir)

ísbjarnar (genitive singular)
ísbirnir (nominative plural)
ísbjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
ísbjörninn (definite nominative singular)
ísbirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
ísbirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
ísbjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
ísbjörninn (accusative definite singular)
ísbirni (accusative indefinite plural)
ísbirnina (accusative definite plural)
ísbirni (dative indefinite singular)
ísbirninum (dative definite singular)
ísbjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
ísbjörnunum (dative definite plural)
ísbjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
ísbjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
ísbjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
ísbjarnanna (definite genitive plural)


fyl

fyl n (genitive singular fyls, nominative plural fyl)

fyls (genitive singular)
fyl (nominative plural)
fyl (indefinite nominative singular)
fylið (definite nominative singular)
fyl (indefinite nominative plural)
fylin (definite nominative plural)
fyl (accusative indefinite singular)
fylið (accusative definite singular)
fyl (accusative indefinite plural)
fylin (accusative definite plural)
fyli (dative indefinite singular)
fylinu (dative definite singular)
fyljum (dative indefinite plural)
fyljunum (dative definite plural)
fyls (genitive indefinite singular)
fylsins (definite genitive singular)
fylja (genitive indefinite plural)
fyljanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fyl, from Proto-Germanic *fulją.

með fyli: with foal, i.e. pregnant (describing a mare)


spendýr

spendýr n (genitive singular spendýrs, nominative plural spendýr)

spendýrs (genitive singular)
spendýr (nominative plural)
spendýr (indefinite nominative singular)
spendýrið (definite nominative singular)
spendýr (indefinite nominative plural)
spendýrin (definite nominative plural)
spendýr (accusative indefinite singular)
spendýrið (accusative definite singular)
spendýr (accusative indefinite plural)
spendýrin (accusative definite plural)
spendýri (dative indefinite singular)
spendýrinu (dative definite singular)
spendýrum (dative indefinite plural)
spendýrunum (dative definite plural)
spendýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
spendýrsins (definite genitive singular)
spendýra (genitive indefinite plural)
spendýranna (definite genitive plural)


kengúra

kengúra f (genitive singular kengúru, nominative plural kengúrur)

kengúru (genitive singular)
kengúrur (nominative plural)
kengúra (indefinite nominative singular)
kengúran (definite nominative singular)
kengúrur (indefinite nominative plural)
kengúrurnar (definite nominative plural)
kengúru (accusative indefinite singular)
kengúruna (accusative definite singular)
kengúrur (accusative indefinite plural)
kengúrurnar (accusative definite plural)
kengúru (dative indefinite singular)
kengúrunni (dative definite singular)
kengúrum (dative indefinite plural)
kengúrunum (dative definite plural)
kengúru (genitive indefinite singular)
kengúrunnar (definite genitive singular)
kengúra (genitive indefinite plural)
kengúranna (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).


pokadýr

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pokadýr n (genitive singular pokadýrs, nominative plural pokadýr)

pokadýrs (genitive singular)
pokadýr (nominative plural)
pokadýr (indefinite nominative singular)
pokadýrið (definite nominative singular)
pokadýr (indefinite nominative plural)
pokadýrin (definite nominative plural)
pokadýr (accusative indefinite singular)
pokadýrið (accusative definite singular)
pokadýr (accusative indefinite plural)
pokadýrin (accusative definite plural)
pokadýri (dative indefinite singular)
pokadýrinu (dative definite singular)
pokadýrum (dative indefinite plural)
pokadýrunum (dative definite plural)
pokadýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
pokadýrsins (definite genitive singular)
pokadýra (genitive indefinite plural)
pokadýranna (definite genitive plural)

From poki (“bag, pouch”) + dýr (“animal”).


fíll

fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)

fíls (genitive singular)
fílar (nominative plural)
fíll (indefinite nominative singular)
fíllinn (definite nominative singular)
fílar (indefinite nominative plural)
fílarnir (definite nominative plural)
fíl (accusative indefinite singular)
fílinn (accusative definite singular)
fíla (accusative indefinite plural)
fílana (accusative definite plural)
fíl (dative indefinite singular)
fílnum (dative definite singular)
fílum (dative indefinite plural)
fílunum (dative definite plural)
fíls (genitive indefinite singular)
fílsins (definite genitive singular)
fíla (genitive indefinite plural)
fílanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).

Af hverju eru fílar með svona langt nef?


tarfur

tarfur m (genitive singular tarfs, nominative plural tarfar)

tarfs (genitive singular)
tarfar (nominative plural)
tarfur (indefinite nominative singular)
tarfurinn (definite nominative singular)
tarfar (indefinite nominative plural)
tarfarnir (definite nominative plural)
tarf (accusative indefinite singular)
tarfinn (accusative definite singular)
tarfa (accusative indefinite plural)
tarfana (accusative definite plural)
tarfi (dative indefinite singular)
tarfinum (dative definite singular)
törfum (dative indefinite plural)
törfunum (dative definite plural)
tarfs (genitive indefinite singular)
tarfsins (definite genitive singular)
tarfa (genitive indefinite plural)
tarfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (compare Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Norse þjórr → Icelandic þjór).


mjónefur

mjónefur m (genitive singular mjónefs, nominative plural mjónefir)

mjónefs (genitive singular)
mjónefir (nominative plural)
mjónefur (indefinite nominative singular)
mjónefurinn (definite nominative singular)
mjónefir (indefinite nominative plural)
mjónefirnir (definite nominative plural)
mjónef (accusative indefinite singular)
mjónefinn (accusative definite singular)
mjónefi (accusative indefinite plural)
mjónefina (accusative definite plural)
mjónef (dative indefinite singular)
mjónefinum (dative definite singular)
mjónefjum (dative indefinite plural)
mjónefjunum (dative definite plural)
mjónefs (genitive indefinite singular)
mjónefsins (definite genitive singular)
mjónefja (genitive indefinite plural)
mjónefjanna (definite genitive plural)

From mjór (“thin, slender”) + -nefur, from nef (“nose”).


nagdýr

nagdýr n (genitive singular nagdýrs, nominative plural nagdýr)

nagdýrs (genitive singular)
nagdýr (nominative plural)
nagdýr (indefinite nominative singular)
nagdýrið (definite nominative singular)
nagdýr (indefinite nominative plural)
nagdýrin (definite nominative plural)
nagdýr (accusative indefinite singular)
nagdýrið (accusative definite singular)
nagdýr (accusative indefinite plural)
nagdýrin (accusative definite plural)
nagdýri (dative indefinite singular)
nagdýrinu (dative definite singular)
nagdýrum (dative indefinite plural)
nagdýrunum (dative definite plural)
nagdýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
nagdýrsins (definite genitive singular)
nagdýra (genitive indefinite plural)
nagdýranna (definite genitive plural)


þvottabjörn

þvottabjörn m (genitive singular þvottabjarnar, nominative plural þvottabirnir)

þvottabjarnar (genitive singular)
þvottabirnir (nominative plural)
þvottabjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
þvottabjörninn (definite nominative singular)
þvottabirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
þvottabirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
þvottabjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
þvottabjörninn (accusative definite singular)
þvottabirni (accusative indefinite plural)
þvottabirnina (accusative definite plural)
þvottabirni (dative indefinite singular)
þvottabirninum (dative definite singular)
þvottabjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
þvottabjörnunum (dative definite plural)
þvottabjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
þvottabjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
þvottabjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
þvottabjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From þvottur (“washing”) + björn (“bear”).
Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vaskebjørn, Danish vaskebjørn, Swedish tvättbjörn, and German Waschbär.


rostungur

rostungur m (genitive singular rostungs, nominative plural rostungar)

rostungs (genitive singular)
rostungar (nominative plural)
rostungur (indefinite nominative singular)
rostungurinn (definite nominative singular)
rostungar (indefinite nominative plural)
rostungarnir (definite nominative plural)
rostung (accusative indefinite singular)
rostunginn (accusative definite singular)
rostunga (accusative indefinite plural)
rostungana (accusative definite plural)
rostungi (dative indefinite singular)
rostungnum (dative definite singular)
rostungum (dative indefinite plural)
rostungunum (dative definite plural)
rostungs (genitive indefinite singular)
rostungsins (definite genitive singular)
rostunga (genitive indefinite plural)
rostunganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rostungr (“walrus”), from Proto-Germanic *rustaz. Also see the genus Rosmarus.


selur

selur m (genitive singular sels, nominative plural selir)

sels (genitive singular)
selir (nominative plural)
selur (indefinite nominative singular)
selurinn (definite nominative singular)
selir (indefinite nominative plural)
selirnir (definite nominative plural)
sel (accusative indefinite singular)
selinn (accusative definite singular)
seli (accusative indefinite plural)
selina (accusative definite plural)
seli (dative indefinite singular)
selinum (dative definite singular)
selum (dative indefinite plural)
selunum (dative definite plural)
sels (genitive indefinite singular)
selsins (definite genitive singular)
sela (genitive indefinite plural)
selanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz. Cognate with English seal.

skötuselur

Alaska blackfish, angler, anglerfish, blackfish, bullmouth, devilfish, devilray, frogfish, goosefish, grassfish, horned ray, monk, monkfish


steypireyður

steypireyður f (genitive singular steypireyðar, nominative plural steypireyðar)

steypireyðar (genitive singular)
steypireyðar (nominative plural)


búrhvalur

búrhvalur m (genitive singular búrhvals, nominative plural búrhvalir)

búrhvals (genitive singular)
búrhvalir (nominative plural)
búrhvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
búrhvalurinn (definite nominative singular)
búrhvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
búrhvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
búrhval (accusative indefinite singular)
búrhvalinn (accusative definite singular)
búrhvali (accusative indefinite plural)
búrhvalina (accusative definite plural)
búrhval (dative indefinite singular)
búrhvalnum (dative definite singular)
búrhvölum (dative indefinite plural)
búrhvölunum (dative definite plural)
búrhvals (genitive indefinite singular)
búrhvalsins (definite genitive singular)
búrhvala (genitive indefinite plural)
búrhvalanna (definite genitive plural)

Physeter catodon
Physeter catodon#Translingual

Physeter macrocephalus
Physeter macrocephalus#Translingual

a sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)


hrefna

hrefna f (genitive singular hrefnu, nominative plural hrefnur)

hrefnu (genitive singular)
hrefnur (nominative plural)
hrefna (indefinite nominative singular)
hrefnan (definite nominative singular)
hrefnur (indefinite nominative plural)
hrefnurnar (definite nominative plural)
hrefnu (accusative indefinite singular)
hrefnuna (accusative definite singular)
hrefnur (accusative indefinite plural)
hrefnurnar (accusative definite plural)
hrefnu (dative indefinite singular)
hrefnunni (dative definite singular)
hrefnum (dative indefinite plural)
hrefnunum (dative definite plural)
hrefnu (genitive indefinite singular)
hrefnunnar (definite genitive singular)
hrefna (genitive indefinite plural)
hrefnanna (definite genitive plural)


langreyður

langreyður f (genitive singular langreyðar, nominative plural langreyðar)

langreyðar (genitive singular)
langreyðar (nominative plural)
langreyður (indefinite nominative singular)
langreyðurin (definite nominative singular)
langreyðar (indefinite nominative plural)
langreyðarnar (definite nominative plural)
langreyði (accusative indefinite singular)
langreyðina (accusative definite singular)
langreyðar (accusative indefinite plural)
langreyðarnar (accusative definite plural)
langreyði (dative indefinite singular)
langreyðinni (dative definite singular)
langreyðum (dative indefinite plural)
langreyðunum (dative definite plural)
langreyðar (genitive indefinite singular)
langreyðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
langreyða (genitive indefinite plural)
langreyðanna (definite genitive plural)

From langur (“long”) + reyður (“rorqual”).

Balaenoptera physalus
Balaenoptera physalus#Translingual


kópur

kópur m (genitive singular kóps, nominative plural kópar)

kóps (genitive singular)
kópar (nominative plural)
kópur (indefinite nominative singular)
kópurinn (definite nominative singular)
kópar (indefinite nominative plural)
kóparnir (definite nominative plural)
kóp (accusative indefinite singular)
kópinn (accusative definite singular)
kópa (accusative indefinite plural)
kópana (accusative definite plural)
kóp (dative indefinite singular)
kópnum (dative definite singular)
kópum (dative indefinite plural)
kópunum (dative definite plural)
kóps (genitive indefinite singular)
kópsins (definite genitive singular)
kópa (genitive indefinite plural)
kópanna (definite genitive plural)


moldvarpa

moldvarpa f (genitive singular moldvörpu, nominative plural moldvörpur)

moldvörpu (genitive singular)
moldvörpur (nominative plural)
moldvarpa (indefinite nominative singular)
moldvarpan (definite nominative singular)
moldvörpur (indefinite nominative plural)
moldvörpurnar (definite nominative plural)
moldvörpu (accusative indefinite singular)
moldvörpuna (accusative definite singular)
moldvörpur (accusative indefinite plural)
moldvörpurnar (accusative definite plural)
moldvörpu (dative indefinite singular)
moldvörpunni (dative definite singular)
moldvörpum (dative indefinite plural)
moldvörpunum (dative definite plural)
moldvörpu (genitive indefinite singular)
moldvörpunnar (definite genitive singular)
moldvarpa (genitive indefinite plural)
moldvarpanna (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *muldawarpiz. Cognate with Danish muldvarp, English mouldwarp, German Maulwurf. Compare mold (“earth, humus”) and varpa (“to throw”).


hvolpur

hvolpur m (genitive singular hvolps, nominative plural hvolpar)

hvolps (genitive singular)
hvolpar (nominative plural)
hvolpur (indefinite nominative singular)
hvolpurinn (definite nominative singular)
hvolpar (indefinite nominative plural)
hvolparnir (definite nominative plural)
hvolp (accusative indefinite singular)
hvolpinn (accusative definite singular)
hvolpa (accusative indefinite plural)
hvolpana (accusative definite plural)
hvolpi (dative indefinite singular)
hvolpinum (dative definite singular)
hvolpnum (dative definite singular)
hvolpum (dative indefinite plural)
hvolpunum (dative definite plural)
hvolps (genitive indefinite singular)
hvolpsins (definite genitive singular)
hvolpa (genitive indefinite plural)
hvolpanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- (“to whine, shout”); or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klē- (“to call, yell, make a noise, sound”).


kiðlingur

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kiðlingur m (genitive singular kiðlings, nominative plural kiðlingar)

kiðlings (genitive singular)
kiðlingar (nominative plural)
kiðlingur (indefinite nominative singular)
kiðlingurinn (definite nominative singular)
kiðlingar (indefinite nominative plural)
kiðlingarnir (definite nominative plural)
kiðling (accusative indefinite singular)
kiðlinginn (accusative definite singular)
kiðlinga (accusative indefinite plural)
kiðlingana (accusative definite plural)
kiðlingi (dative indefinite singular)
kiðlingnum (dative definite singular)
kiðlingum (dative indefinite plural)
kiðlingunum (dative definite plural)
kiðlings (genitive indefinite singular)
kiðlingsins (definite genitive singular)
kiðlinga (genitive indefinite plural)
kiðlinganna (definite genitive plural)


púma

púma f (genitive singular púmu, nominative plural púmur)

púmu (genitive singular)
púmur (nominative plural)
púma (indefinite nominative singular)
púman (definite nominative singular)
púmur (indefinite nominative plural)
púmurnar (definite nominative plural)
púmu (accusative indefinite singular)
púmuna (accusative definite singular)
púmur (accusative indefinite plural)
púmurnar (accusative definite plural)
púmu (dative indefinite singular)
púmunni (dative definite singular)
púmum (dative indefinite plural)
púmunum (dative definite plural)
púmu (genitive indefinite singular)
púmunnar (definite genitive singular)
púma (genitive indefinite plural)
púmna (genitive indefinite plural)
púmanna (definite genitive plural)
púmnanna (definite genitive plural)

Puma concolor
Puma concolor#Translingual


kapall

kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)

kapals (genitive singular)
kaplar (nominative plural)
kapall (indefinite nominative singular)
kapallinn (definite nominative singular)
kaplar (indefinite nominative plural)
kaplarnir (definite nominative plural)
kapal (accusative indefinite singular)
kapalinn (accusative definite singular)
kapla (accusative indefinite plural)
kaplana (accusative definite plural)
kapli (dative indefinite singular)
kaplinum (dative definite singular)
köplum (dative indefinite plural)
köplunum (dative definite plural)
kapals (genitive indefinite singular)
kapalsins (definite genitive singular)
kapla (genitive indefinite plural)
kaplanna (definite genitive plural)


sandlægja

sandlægja f (genitive singular sandlægju, nominative plural sandlægjur)

sandlægju (genitive singular)
sandlægjur (nominative plural)
sandlægja (indefinite nominative singular)
sandlægjan (definite nominative singular)
sandlægjur (indefinite nominative plural)
sandlægjurnar (definite nominative plural)
sandlægju (accusative indefinite singular)
sandlægjuna (accusative definite singular)
sandlægjur (accusative indefinite plural)
sandlægjurnar (accusative definite plural)
sandlægju (dative indefinite singular)
sandlægjunni (dative definite singular)
sandlægjum (dative indefinite plural)
sandlægjunum (dative definite plural)
sandlægju (genitive indefinite singular)
sandlægjunnar (definite genitive singular)
sandlægja (genitive indefinite plural)
sandlægna (genitive indefinite plural)
sandlægjanna (definite genitive plural)
sandlægnanna (definite genitive plural)


blettatígur

blettatígur m (genitive singular blettatígurs, nominative plural blettatígrar)

blettatígurs (genitive singular)
blettatígrar (nominative plural)
blettatígur (indefinite nominative singular)
blettatígurinn (definite nominative singular)
blettatígrar (indefinite nominative plural)
blettatígrarnir (definite nominative plural)
blettatígur (accusative indefinite singular)
blettatígurinn (accusative definite singular)
blettatígra (accusative indefinite plural)
blettatígrana (accusative definite plural)
blettatígri (dative indefinite singular)
blettatígrinum (dative definite singular)
blettatígrum (dative indefinite plural)
blettatígrunum (dative definite plural)
blettatígurs (genitive indefinite singular)
blettatígursins (definite genitive singular)
blettatígra (genitive indefinite plural)
blettatígranna (definite genitive plural)

From blettur (“spot”) + tígur (“tiger”).


sýr

sýr f (genitive singular sýr, nominative plural sýr)

sýr (genitive singular)
sýr (nominative plural)
sýr (indefinite nominative singular)
sýrin (definite nominative singular)
sýr (indefinite nominative plural)
sýrnar (definite nominative plural)
sú (accusative indefinite singular)
súna (accusative definite singular)
sýr (accusative indefinite plural)
sýrnar (accusative definite plural)
sú (dative indefinite singular)
súnni (dative definite singular)
súm (dative indefinite plural)
súnum (dative definite plural)
sýr (genitive indefinite singular)
sýrinnar (definite genitive singular)
súa (genitive indefinite plural)
súnna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.


bavíani

bavíani m (genitive singular bavíana, nominative plural bavíanar)

bavíana (genitive singular)
bavíanar (nominative plural)
bavíani (indefinite nominative singular)
bavíaninn (definite nominative singular)
bavíanar (indefinite nominative plural)
bavíanarnir (definite nominative plural)
bavíana (accusative indefinite singular)
bavíanann (accusative definite singular)
bavíana (accusative indefinite plural)
bavíanana (accusative definite plural)
bavíana (dative indefinite singular)
bavíananum (dative definite singular)
bavíönum (dative indefinite plural)
bavíönunum (dative definite plural)
bavíana (genitive indefinite singular)
bavíanans (definite genitive singular)
bavíana (genitive indefinite plural)
bavíananna (definite genitive plural)


göltur

göltur m (genitive singular galtar, nominative plural geltir)

galtar (genitive singular)
geltir (nominative plural)
göltur (indefinite nominative singular)
gölturinn (definite nominative singular)
geltir (indefinite nominative plural)
geltirnir (definite nominative plural)
gölt (accusative indefinite singular)
göltinn (accusative definite singular)
gelti (accusative indefinite plural)
geltina (accusative definite plural)
gelti (dative indefinite singular)
geltinum (dative definite singular)
göltum (dative indefinite plural)
göltunum (dative definite plural)
galtar (genitive indefinite singular)
galtarins (definite genitive singular)
galta (genitive indefinite plural)
galtanna (definite genitive plural)


villigöltur

villigöltur m (genitive singular villigaltar, nominative plural villigeltir)

villigaltar (genitive singular)
villigeltir (nominative plural)
villigöltur (indefinite nominative singular)
villigölturinn (definite nominative singular)
villigeltir (indefinite nominative plural)
villigeltirnir (definite nominative plural)
villigölt (accusative indefinite singular)
villigöltinn (accusative definite singular)
villigelti (accusative indefinite plural)
villigeltina (accusative definite plural)
villigelti (dative indefinite singular)
villigeltinum (dative definite singular)
villigöltum (dative indefinite plural)
villigöltunum (dative definite plural)
villigaltar (genitive indefinite singular)
villigaltarins (definite genitive singular)
villigalta (genitive indefinite plural)
villigaltanna (definite genitive plural)


nashyrningur

nashyrningur m (genitive singular nashyrnings, nominative plural nashyrningar)

nashyrnings (genitive singular)
nashyrningar (nominative plural)
nashyrningur (indefinite nominative singular)
nashyrningurinn (definite nominative singular)
nashyrningar (indefinite nominative plural)
nashyrningarnir (definite nominative plural)
nashyrning (accusative indefinite singular)
nashyrninginn (accusative definite singular)
nashyrninga (accusative indefinite plural)
nashyrningana (accusative definite plural)
nashyrningi (dative indefinite singular)
nashyrningnum (dative definite singular)
nashyrningum (dative indefinite plural)
nashyrningunum (dative definite plural)
nashyrnings (genitive indefinite singular)
nashyrningsins (definite genitive singular)
nashyrninga (genitive indefinite plural)
nashyrninganna (definite genitive plural)

From nös (“nostril”), plural nasir (“nose”) + horn (“horn”) + -ingur, a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Compare Danish næsehorn etc.

calque

1967 (text composed in the late 18th century), Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana, vol. XXIX: Opuscula, page 152. https://books.google.nl/books?hl=nl&id=bCdKAAAAYAAJ&dq=Skúrni+er+dyrs+nafn+i+Eddu+enn+i+ligasogu+gamallri+enn+nashyrningur+edur+einhyrningur&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Skúrni+er+dyrs+nafn+i+Eddu+enn+i+ligasogu+gamallri+enn+nashyrningur+edur+einhyrningur
Skúrni þad er dyrs nafn i Eddu þulum, enn i einhvỏrri ligasogu gamallri nefniz skurni stort dyr sem þar syniz ej annad kunna ad vera enn nashyrningur edur einhyrningur.
Skúrni that is an animal’s name in the Edda rhymes, and in some old mendacious tale a large animal is called skurni which there seems like it can be nothing other than a rhinoceros or unicorn.


mörður

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mörður m (genitive singular marðar, nominative plural merðir)

marðar (genitive singular)
merðir (nominative plural)
mörður (indefinite nominative singular)
mörðurinn (definite nominative singular)
merðir (indefinite nominative plural)
merðirnir (definite nominative plural)
mörð (accusative indefinite singular)
mörðinn (accusative definite singular)
merði (accusative indefinite plural)
merðina (accusative definite plural)
merði (dative indefinite singular)
merðinum (dative definite singular)
mörðum (dative indefinite plural)
mörðunum (dative definite plural)
marðar (genitive indefinite singular)
marðarins (definite genitive singular)
marða (genitive indefinite plural)
marðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.


sauðkind

sauðkind f (genitive singular sauðkindar, nominative plural sauðkindur)

sauðkindar (genitive singular)
sauðkindur (nominative plural)
sauðkind (indefinite nominative singular)
sauðkindin (definite nominative singular)
sauðkindur (indefinite nominative plural)
sauðkindurnar (definite nominative plural)
sauðkind (accusative indefinite singular)
sauðkindina (accusative definite singular)
sauðkindur (accusative indefinite plural)
sauðkindurnar (accusative definite plural)
sauðkind (dative indefinite singular)
sauðkindinni (dative definite singular)
sauðkindum (dative indefinite plural)
sauðkindunum (dative definite plural)
sauðkindar (genitive indefinite singular)
sauðkindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sauðkinda (genitive indefinite plural)
sauðkindanna (definite genitive plural)


sauður

sauður m (genitive singular sauðar or sauðs, nominative plural sauðir)

sauðar (genitive singular)
sauðs (genitive singular)
sauðir (nominative plural)
sauður (indefinite nominative singular)
sauðurinn (definite nominative singular)
sauðir (indefinite nominative plural)
sauðirnir (definite nominative plural)
sauð (accusative indefinite singular)
sauðinn (accusative definite singular)
sauði (accusative indefinite plural)
sauðina (accusative definite plural)
sauð (dative indefinite singular)
sauðnum (dative definite singular)
sauðum (dative indefinite plural)
sauðunum (dative definite plural)
sauðs (genitive indefinite singular)
sauðar (genitive indefinite singular)
sauðsins (definite genitive singular)
sauðarins (definite genitive singular)
sauða (genitive indefinite plural)
sauðanna (definite genitive plural)


flóðhestur

flóðhestur m (genitive singular flóðhests, nominative plural flóðhestar)

flóðhests (genitive singular)
flóðhestar (nominative plural)
flóðhestur (indefinite nominative singular)
flóðhesturinn (definite nominative singular)
flóðhestar (indefinite nominative plural)
flóðhestarnir (definite nominative plural)
flóðhest (accusative indefinite singular)
flóðhestinn (accusative definite singular)
flóðhesta (accusative indefinite plural)
flóðhestana (accusative definite plural)
flóðhesti (dative indefinite singular)
flóðhestinum (dative definite singular)
flóðhestum (dative indefinite plural)
flóðhestunum (dative definite plural)
flóðhests (genitive indefinite singular)
flóðhestsins (definite genitive singular)
flóðhesta (genitive indefinite plural)
flóðhestanna (definite genitive plural)

From flóð (“flood”) and hestur (“a horse”). Same as Swedish flodhäst.


hvítabjörn

hvítabjörn m (genitive singular hvítabjarnar, nominative plural hvítabirnir)

hvítabjarnar (genitive singular)
hvítabirnir (nominative plural)
hvítabjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
hvítabjörninn (definite nominative singular)
hvítabirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
hvítabirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
hvítabjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
hvítabjörninn (accusative definite singular)
hvítabirni (accusative indefinite plural)
hvítabirnina (accusative definite plural)
hvítabirni (dative indefinite singular)
hvítabirninum (dative definite singular)
hvítabjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
hvítabjörnunum (dative definite plural)
hvítabjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
hvítabjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
hvítabjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
hvítabjarnanna (definite genitive plural)


nefdýr

nefdýr n (genitive singular nefdýrs, nominative plural nefdýr)

nefdýrs (genitive singular)
nefdýr (nominative plural)
nefdýr (indefinite nominative singular)
nefdýrið (definite nominative singular)
nefdýr (indefinite nominative plural)
nefdýrin (definite nominative plural)
nefdýr (accusative indefinite singular)
nefdýrið (accusative definite singular)
nefdýr (accusative indefinite plural)
nefdýrin (accusative definite plural)
nefdýri (dative indefinite singular)
nefdýrinu (dative definite singular)
nefdýrum (dative indefinite plural)
nefdýrunum (dative definite plural)
nefdýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
nefdýrsins (definite genitive singular)
nefdýra (genitive indefinite plural)
nefdýranna (definite genitive plural)


héri

héri m (genitive singular héra, nominative plural hérar)

héra (genitive singular)
hérar (nominative plural)
héri (indefinite nominative singular)
hérinn (definite nominative singular)
hérar (indefinite nominative plural)
hérarnir (definite nominative plural)
héra (accusative indefinite singular)
hérann (accusative definite singular)
héra (accusative indefinite plural)
hérana (accusative definite plural)
héra (dative indefinite singular)
héranum (dative definite singular)
hérum (dative indefinite plural)
hérunum (dative definite plural)
héra (genitive indefinite singular)
hérans (definite genitive singular)
héra (genitive indefinite plural)
héranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse *héri, from Proto-Germanic *hezô, a variant of Proto-Germanic *hasô. Kroonen (2011) states that the Icelandic é in this word arose from the breaking of a short e into ja, the result of which underwent an r-umlaut to je, eventually merging with é /jɛː/ in Icelandic.


rolla

rolla f (genitive singular rollu, nominative plural rollur)

rollu (genitive singular)
rollur (nominative plural)
rolla (indefinite nominative singular)
rollan (definite nominative singular)
rollur (indefinite nominative plural)
rollurnar (definite nominative plural)
rollu (accusative indefinite singular)
rolluna (accusative definite singular)
rollur (accusative indefinite plural)
rollurnar (accusative definite plural)
rollu (dative indefinite singular)
rollunni (dative definite singular)
rollum (dative indefinite plural)
rollunum (dative definite plural)
rollu (genitive indefinite singular)
rollunnar (definite genitive singular)
rolla (genitive indefinite plural)
rollna (genitive indefinite plural)
rollanna (definite genitive plural)
rollnanna (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: hrútur


geldingur

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, nominative plural geldingar)

geldings (genitive singular)
geldingar (nominative plural)
geldingur (indefinite nominative singular)
geldingurinn (definite nominative singular)
geldingar (indefinite nominative plural)
geldingarnir (definite nominative plural)
gelding (accusative indefinite singular)
geldinginn (accusative definite singular)
geldinga (accusative indefinite plural)
geldingana (accusative definite plural)
geldingi (dative indefinite singular)
geldingnum (dative definite singular)
geldingum (dative indefinite plural)
geldingunum (dative definite plural)
geldings (genitive indefinite singular)
geldingsins (definite genitive singular)
geldinga (genitive indefinite plural)
geldinganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse geldingr, from gelda (“to castrate”).

castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)


besti vinur mannsins

besti vinur mannsins m (genitive singular besta vinar mannsins, nominative plural bestu vinir mannsins)

besta vinar mannsins (genitive singular)
bestu vinir mannsins (nominative plural)

From besti, the weak nominative singular masculine form of bestur (“best”), the superlative of góður (“good”) + vinur (“friend”) + mannsins (“of the man”), the genitive singular with a definite article of maður (“man”). Literally meaning "the best friend of man" or "man's best friend".

a man's best friend, a sobriquet for a dog


skógarbjörn

skógarbjörn m (genitive singular skógarbjarnar, nominative plural skógarbirnir)

skógarbjarnar (genitive singular)
skógarbirnir (nominative plural)
skógarbjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
skógarbjörninn (definite nominative singular)
skógarbirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
skógarbirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
skógarbjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
skógarbjörninn (accusative definite singular)
skógarbirni (accusative indefinite plural)
skógarbirnina (accusative definite plural)
skógarbirni (dative indefinite singular)
skógarbirninum (dative definite singular)
skógarbjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
skógarbjörnunum (dative definite plural)
skógarbjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
skógarbjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
skógarbjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
skógarbjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From skógur (“forest, woods”) + björn (“bear”).


tófa

tófa f (genitive singular tófu, nominative plural tófur)

tófu (genitive singular)
tófur (nominative plural)
tófa (indefinite nominative singular)
tófan (definite nominative singular)
tófur (indefinite nominative plural)
tófurnar (definite nominative plural)
tófu (accusative indefinite singular)
tófuna (accusative definite singular)
tófur (accusative indefinite plural)
tófurnar (accusative definite plural)
tófu (dative indefinite singular)
tófunni (dative definite singular)
tófum (dative indefinite plural)
tófunum (dative definite plural)
tófu (genitive indefinite singular)
tófunnar (definite genitive singular)
tófna (genitive indefinite plural)
tófnanna (definite genitive plural)

Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
eða líka einhver var að hóa
undarlega digrum karlaróm;
útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
eru kannske að smala fé á laun.

(Can we date this quote?), “Á Sprengisandi”, Grímur Thomsen (music):

Hush, hush, hush, hush,
a vixen dashed in the hillock,
wanting to quench her thirst with blood.
Or - is it someone calling,
strangely, with a harsh voice?
Outlawed men, in the vast waste land
are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.


höfrungur

höfrungur m (genitive singular höfrungs, nominative plural höfrungar)

höfrungs (genitive singular)
höfrungar (nominative plural)
höfrungur (indefinite nominative singular)
höfrungurinn (definite nominative singular)
höfrungar (indefinite nominative plural)
höfrungarnir (definite nominative plural)
höfrung (accusative indefinite singular)
höfrunginn (accusative definite singular)
höfrunga (accusative indefinite plural)
höfrungana (accusative definite plural)
höfrungi (dative indefinite singular)
höfrungnum (dative definite singular)
höfrungum (dative indefinite plural)
höfrungunum (dative definite plural)
höfrungs (genitive indefinite singular)
höfrungsins (definite genitive singular)
höfrunga (genitive indefinite plural)
höfrunganna (definite genitive plural)

Earliest attested in 16th century. No cognates in related languages, Faroese has already adopted dolfin. Asgeir Blöndal Magnusson estimates correlation with -hafur (Old English hæfer, Latin caper) comparing the leaps of the dolphin to those of the goat. Doubtful.
Perhaps simply from haf ("sea") and ungur, that is, Hefring, a Norwegian mountain butting into the sea; and Hefring, daughter of Ægir the sea spirit.

Delphinus delphis
Delphinus delphis#Translingual

dolphin; specifically the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)


greifingi

greifingi m (genitive singular greifingja, nominative plural greifingjar)

greifingja (genitive singular)
greifingjar (nominative plural)
greifingi (indefinite nominative singular)
greifinginn (definite nominative singular)
greifingjar (indefinite nominative plural)
greifingjarnir (definite nominative plural)
greifingja (accusative indefinite singular)
greifingjann (accusative definite singular)
greifingja (accusative indefinite plural)
greifingjana (accusative definite plural)
greifingja (dative indefinite singular)
greifingjanum (dative definite singular)
greifingjum (dative indefinite plural)
greifingjunum (dative definite plural)
greifingja (genitive indefinite singular)
greifingjans (definite genitive singular)
greifingja (genitive indefinite plural)
greifingjanna (definite genitive plural)


geitaostur

geitaostur m (genitive singular geitaosts, nominative plural geitaostar)

geitaosts (genitive singular)
geitaostar (nominative plural)
geitaost (indefinite nominative singular)
geitaostinn (definite nominative singular)
geitaostar (indefinite nominative plural)
geitaostarnir (definite nominative plural)
geitaost (accusative indefinite singular)
geitaostinn (accusative definite singular)
geitaosta (accusative indefinite plural)
geitaostana (accusative definite plural)
geitaosti (dative indefinite singular)
geitaostinum (dative definite singular)
geitaostum (dative indefinite plural)
geitaostunum (dative definite plural)
geitaosts (genitive indefinite singular)
geitaostsins (definite genitive singular)
geitaosta (genitive indefinite plural)
geitaostanna (definite genitive plural)


kið

kið n (genitive singular kiðs, nominative plural kið)

kiðs (genitive singular)
kið (nominative plural)
kið (indefinite nominative singular)
kiðið (definite nominative singular)
kið (indefinite nominative plural)
kiðin (definite nominative plural)
kið (accusative indefinite singular)
kiðið (accusative definite singular)
kið (accusative indefinite plural)
kiðin (accusative definite plural)
kiði (dative indefinite singular)
kiðinu (dative definite singular)
kiðum (dative indefinite plural)
kiðunum (dative definite plural)
kiðs (genitive indefinite singular)
kiðsins (definite genitive singular)
kiða (genitive indefinite plural)
kiðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic *kidją (“kid”).


grís

grís m (genitive singular gríss, nominative plural grísir)

gríss (genitive singular)
grísir (nominative plural)
grís (indefinite nominative singular)
grísinn (definite nominative singular)
grísir (indefinite nominative plural)
grísirnir (definite nominative plural)
grís (accusative indefinite singular)
grísinn (accusative definite singular)
grísi (accusative indefinite plural)
grísina (accusative definite plural)
grís (dative indefinite singular)
grísnum (dative definite singular)
grísum (dative indefinite plural)
grísunum (dative definite plural)
gríss (genitive indefinite singular)
gríssins (definite genitive singular)
grísa (genitive indefinite plural)
grísanna (definite genitive plural)


beltisdýr

beltisdýr n (genitive singular beltisdýrs, nominative plural beltisdýr)

beltisdýrs (genitive singular)
beltisdýr (nominative plural)
beltisdýr (indefinite nominative singular)
beltisdýrið (definite nominative singular)
beltisdýr (indefinite nominative plural)
beltisdýrin (definite nominative plural)
beltisdýr (accusative indefinite singular)
beltisdýrið (accusative definite singular)
beltisdýr (accusative indefinite plural)
beltisdýrin (accusative definite plural)
beltisdýri (dative indefinite singular)
beltisdýrinu (dative definite singular)
beltisdýrum (dative indefinite plural)
beltisdýrunum (dative definite plural)
beltisdýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
beltisdýrsins (definite genitive singular)
beltisdýra (genitive indefinite plural)
beltisdýranna (definite genitive plural)

From belti (“belt; a continuous track, caterpillar tread”) + dýr (“animal”).


söðull

head

söðull m (genitive singular söðuls, nominative plural söðlar)

söðuls (genitive singular)
söðlar (nominative plural)
söðull (indefinite nominative singular)
söðullinn (definite nominative singular)
söðlar (indefinite nominative plural)
söðlarnir (definite nominative plural)
söðul (accusative indefinite singular)
söðulinn (accusative definite singular)
söðla (accusative indefinite plural)
söðlana (accusative definite plural)
söðli (dative indefinite singular)
söðlinum (dative definite singular)
söðlum (dative indefinite plural)
söðlunum (dative definite plural)
söðuls (genitive indefinite singular)
söðulsins (definite genitive singular)
söðla (genitive indefinite plural)
söðlanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.

a saddle, in modern times especially a woman's sidesaddle


gylta

gylta f (genitive singular gyltu, nominative plural gyltur)

gyltu (genitive singular)
gyltur (nominative plural)
gylta (indefinite nominative singular)
gyltan (definite nominative singular)
gyltur (indefinite nominative plural)
gylturnar (definite nominative plural)
gyltu (accusative indefinite singular)
gyltuna (accusative definite singular)
gyltur (accusative indefinite plural)
gylturnar (accusative definite plural)
gyltu (dative indefinite singular)
gyltunni (dative definite singular)
gyltum (dative indefinite plural)
gyltunum (dative definite plural)
gyltu (genitive indefinite singular)
gyltunnar (definite genitive singular)
gylta (genitive indefinite plural)
gyltna (genitive indefinite plural)
gyltanna (definite genitive plural)
gyltnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gylta. Akin to göltur (“boar”). Compare Swedish gylta.


simpansi

simpansi m (genitive singular simpansa, nominative plural simpansar)

simpansa (genitive singular)
simpansar (nominative plural)
simpansi (indefinite nominative singular)
simpansinn (definite nominative singular)
simpansar (indefinite nominative plural)
simpansarnir (definite nominative plural)
simpansa (accusative indefinite singular)
simpansann (accusative definite singular)
simpansa (accusative indefinite plural)
simpansana (accusative definite plural)
simpansa (dative indefinite singular)
simpansanum (dative definite singular)
simpönsum (dative indefinite plural)
simpönsunum (dative definite plural)
simpansa (genitive indefinite singular)
simpansans (definite genitive singular)
simpansa (genitive indefinite plural)
simpansanna (definite genitive plural)


hreysiköttur

hreysiköttur m (genitive singular hreysikattar, nominative plural hreysikettir)

hreysikattar (genitive singular)
hreysikettir (nominative plural)
hreysiköttur (indefinite nominative singular)
hreysikötturinn (definite nominative singular)
hreysikettir (indefinite nominative plural)
hreysikettirnir (definite nominative plural)
hreysikött (accusative indefinite singular)
hreysiköttinn (accusative definite singular)
hreysiketti (accusative indefinite plural)
hreysikettina (accusative definite plural)
hreysiketti (dative indefinite singular)
hreysikettinum (dative definite singular)
hreysiköttum (dative indefinite plural)
hreysiköttunum (dative definite plural)
hreysikattar (genitive indefinite singular)
hreysikattarins (definite genitive singular)
hreysikatta (genitive indefinite plural)
hreysikattanna (definite genitive plural)

From hreysi (“hovel, shanty”) + köttur (“cat”).

af

Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea#Translingual


gíraffi

head

gíraffi m (genitive singular gíraffa, nominative plural gíraffar)

gíraffa (genitive singular)
gíraffar (nominative plural)
gíraffi (indefinite nominative singular)
gíraffinn (definite nominative singular)
gíraffar (indefinite nominative plural)
gíraffarnir (definite nominative plural)
gíraffa (accusative indefinite singular)
gíraffann (accusative definite singular)
gíraffa (accusative indefinite plural)
gíraffana (accusative definite plural)
gíraffa (dative indefinite singular)
gíraffanum (dative definite singular)
gíröffum (dative indefinite plural)
gíröffunum (dative definite plural)
gíraffa (genitive indefinite singular)
gíraffans (definite genitive singular)
gíraffa (genitive indefinite plural)
gíraffanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).


gaupa

gaupa f (genitive singular gaupu, nominative plural gaupur)

gaupu (genitive singular)
gaupur (nominative plural)
gaupa (indefinite nominative singular)
gaupan (definite nominative singular)
gaupur (indefinite nominative plural)
gaupurnar (definite nominative plural)
gaupu (accusative indefinite singular)
gaupuna (accusative definite singular)
gaupur (accusative indefinite plural)
gaupurnar (accusative definite plural)
gaupu (dative indefinite singular)
gaupunni (dative definite singular)
gaupum (dative indefinite plural)
gaupunum (dative definite plural)
gaupu (genitive indefinite singular)
gaupunnar (definite genitive singular)
gaupa (genitive indefinite plural)
gaupna (genitive indefinite plural)
gaupanna (definite genitive plural)
gaupnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gaupa. Cognate with Faroese geypa (“lynx”) and Norwegian gaupe (“lynx”).


skíði

skíði n (genitive singular skíðis, nominative plural skíði)

skíðis (genitive singular)
skíði (nominative plural)
skíði (indefinite nominative singular)
skíðið (definite nominative singular)
skíði (indefinite nominative plural)
skíðin (definite nominative plural)
skíði (accusative indefinite singular)
skíðið (accusative definite singular)
skíði (accusative indefinite plural)
skíðin (accusative definite plural)
skíði (dative indefinite singular)
skíðinu (dative definite singular)
skíðum (dative indefinite plural)
skíðunum (dative definite plural)
skíðis (genitive indefinite singular)
skíðisins (definite genitive singular)
skíða (genitive indefinite plural)
skíðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skíð, from Proto-Germanic *skīdą.


múrmeldýr

múrmeldýr n (genitive singular múrmeldýrs, nominative plural múrmeldýr)

múrmeldýrs (genitive singular)
múrmeldýr (nominative plural)
múrmeldýr (indefinite nominative singular)
múrmeldýrið (definite nominative singular)
múrmeldýr (indefinite nominative plural)
múrmeldýrin (definite nominative plural)
múrmeldýr (accusative indefinite singular)
múrmeldýrið (accusative definite singular)
múrmeldýr (accusative indefinite plural)
múrmeldýrin (accusative definite plural)
múrmeldýri (dative indefinite singular)
múrmeldýrinu (dative definite singular)
múrmeldýrum (dative indefinite plural)
múrmeldýrunum (dative definite plural)
múrmeldýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
múrmeldýrsins (definite genitive singular)
múrmeldýra (genitive indefinite plural)
múrmeldýranna (definite genitive plural)

From Danish murmeldyr, from German Murmeltier.


læmingi

læmingi m (genitive singular læmingja, nominative plural læmingjar)

læmingja (genitive singular)
læmingjar (nominative plural)
læmingi (indefinite nominative singular)
læminginn (definite nominative singular)
læmingjar (indefinite nominative plural)
læmingjarnir (definite nominative plural)
læmingja (accusative indefinite singular)
læmingjann (accusative definite singular)
læmingja (accusative indefinite plural)
læmingjana (accusative definite plural)
læmingja (dative indefinite singular)
læmingjanum (dative definite singular)
læmingjum (dative indefinite plural)
læmingjunum (dative definite plural)
læmingja (genitive indefinite singular)
læmingjans (definite genitive singular)
læmingja (genitive indefinite plural)
læmingjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lómundr, læmingi, læmingr (“lemming”), perhaps from Sami luomek.

Lemmus lemmus
Lemmus lemmus#Translingual


útselur

útselur m (genitive singular útsels, nominative plural útselir)

útsels (genitive singular)
útselir (nominative plural)
útselur (indefinite nominative singular)
útselurinn (definite nominative singular)
útselir (indefinite nominative plural)
útselirnir (definite nominative plural)
útsel (accusative indefinite singular)
útselinn (accusative definite singular)
útseli (accusative indefinite plural)
útselina (accusative definite plural)
útsel (dative indefinite singular)
útselnum (dative definite singular)
útselum (dative indefinite plural)
útselunum (dative definite plural)
útsels (genitive indefinite singular)
útselsins (definite genitive singular)
útsela (genitive indefinite plural)
útselanna (definite genitive plural)

Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus#Translingual

a gray seal, a grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)


vöðuselur

vöðuselur m (genitive singular vöðusels, nominative plural vöðuselir)

vöðusels (genitive singular)
vöðuselir (nominative plural)


selkópur

selkópur m (genitive singular selkóps, nominative plural selkópar)

selkóps (genitive singular)
selkópar (nominative plural)
selkópur (indefinite nominative singular)
selkópurinn (definite nominative singular)
selkópar (indefinite nominative plural)
selkóparnir (definite nominative plural)
selkóp (accusative indefinite singular)
selkópinn (accusative definite singular)
selkópa (accusative indefinite plural)
selkópana (accusative definite plural)
selkóp (dative indefinite singular)
selkópnum (dative definite singular)
selkópum (dative indefinite plural)
selkópunum (dative definite plural)
selkóps (genitive indefinite singular)
selkópsins (definite genitive singular)
selkópa (genitive indefinite plural)
selkópanna (definite genitive plural)

From selur (“a seal”) and kópur (“a seal pup”).


blöðruselur

blöðruselur m (genitive singular blöðrusels, nominative plural blöðruselir)

blöðrusels (genitive singular)
blöðruselir (nominative plural)
blöðruselur (indefinite nominative singular)
blöðruselurinn (definite nominative singular)
blöðruselir (indefinite nominative plural)
blöðruselirnir (definite nominative plural)
blöðrusel (accusative indefinite singular)
blöðruselinn (accusative definite singular)
blöðruseli (accusative indefinite plural)
blöðruselina (accusative definite plural)
blöðrusel (dative indefinite singular)
blöðruselnum (dative definite singular)
blöðruselum (dative indefinite plural)
blöðruselunum (dative definite plural)
blöðrusels (genitive indefinite singular)
blöðruselsins (definite genitive singular)
blöðrusela (genitive indefinite plural)
blöðruselanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈplœðrʏˌsɛːlʏr/

From blaðra (“bladder”) + selur (“seal”).


birna

birna f (genitive singular birnu, nominative plural birnur)

birnu (genitive singular)
birnur (nominative plural)
birna (indefinite nominative singular)
birnan (definite nominative singular)
birnur (indefinite nominative plural)
birnurnar (definite nominative plural)
birnu (accusative indefinite singular)
birnuna (accusative definite singular)
birnur (accusative indefinite plural)
birnurnar (accusative definite plural)
birnu (dative indefinite singular)
birnunni (dative definite singular)
birnum (dative indefinite plural)
birnunum (dative definite plural)
birnu (genitive indefinite singular)
birnunnar (definite genitive singular)
birna (genitive indefinite plural)
birnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse birna, from Proto-Germanic *bernijǭ, from *berô.

Þaðan hélt hann til Betel. Og er hann gekk upp veginn, gengu smásveinar út úr borginni, hæddu hann og kölluðu til hans: „Kom hingað, skalli! Kom hingað, skalli!“ Sneri hann sér þá við, og er hann sá þá, formælti hann þeim í nafni Drottins. Þá komu tvær birnur út úr skóginum og rifu í sundur fjörutíu og tvo af drengjunum.

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.


fjós

fjós n (genitive singular fjóss, nominative plural fjós)

fjóss (genitive singular)
fjós (nominative plural)
fjós (indefinite nominative singular)
fjósið (definite nominative singular)
fjós (indefinite nominative plural)
fjósin (definite nominative plural)
fjós (accusative indefinite singular)
fjósið (accusative definite singular)
fjós (accusative indefinite plural)
fjósin (accusative definite plural)
fjósi (dative indefinite singular)
fjósinu (dative definite singular)
fjósum (dative indefinite plural)
fjósunum (dative definite plural)
fjóss (genitive indefinite singular)
fjóssins (definite genitive singular)
fjósa (genitive indefinite plural)
fjósanna (definite genitive plural)


mórauður

is-decl-adj-strong

positive (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-base

positive (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-weak

positive (weak declension)

is-decl-adj-base

positive (weak declension)

comparative

is-decl-adj-strong

superlative (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-base

superlative (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-weak

superlative (weak declension)

is-decl-adj-base

superlative (weak declension)

mórauður (masculine nominative singular)
mórauð (feminine nominative singular)
mórautt (neuter nominative singular)
mórauðan (accusative masculine singular)
mórauða (accusative feminine singular)
mórautt (accusative neuter singular)
mórauðum (dative masculine singular)
mórauðri (dative feminine singular)
mórauðu (dative neuter singular)
mórauðs (genitive masculine singular)
mórauðrar (feminine genitive singular)
mórauðs (genitive neuter singular)
mórauðir (masculine nominative plural)
mórauðar (feminine nominative plural)
mórauð (neuter nominative plural)
mórauða (accusative masculine plural)
mórauðar (accusative feminine plural)
mórauð (accusative neuter plural)
mórauðum (dative masculine plural)
mórauðum (dative feminine plural)
mórauðum (dative neuter plural)
mórauðra (genitive masculine plural)
mórauðra (feminine genitive plural)
mórauðra (genitive neuter plural)
mórauði (masculine nominative singular)
mórauða (feminine nominative singular)
mórauða (neuter nominative singular)
mórauða (accusative masculine singular)
mórauðu (accusative feminine singular)
mórauða (accusative neuter singular)
mórauða (dative masculine singular)
mórauðu (dative feminine singular)
mórauða (dative neuter singular)
mórauða (genitive masculine singular)
mórauðu (feminine genitive singular)
mórauða (genitive neuter singular)
mórauðu (masculine nominative plural)
mórauðu (feminine nominative plural)
mórauðu (neuter nominative plural)
mórauðu (accusative masculine plural)
mórauðu (accusative feminine plural)
mórauðu (accusative neuter plural)
mórauðu (dative masculine plural)
mórauðu (dative feminine plural)
mórauðu (dative neuter plural)
mórauðu (genitive masculine plural)
mórauðu (feminine genitive plural)
mórauðu (genitive neuter plural)
mórauðari (comparative masculine nominative singular)
mórauðari (comparative feminine nominative singular)
mórauðara (comparative neuter nominative singular)
mórauðari (accusative comparative masculine singular)
mórauðari (accusative comparative feminine singular)
mórauðara (accusative comparative neuter singular)
mórauðari (comparative dative masculine singular)
mórauðari (comparative dative feminine singular)
mórauðara (comparative dative neuter singular)
mórauðari (comparative genitive masculine singular)
mórauðari (comparative feminine genitive singular)
mórauðara (comparative genitive neuter singular)
mórauðari (comparative masculine nominative plural)
mórauðari (comparative feminine nominative plural)
mórauðari (comparative neuter nominative plural)
mórauðari (accusative comparative masculine plural)
mórauðari (accusative comparative feminine plural)
mórauðari (accusative comparative neuter plural)
mórauðari (comparative dative masculine plural)
mórauðari (comparative dative feminine plural)
mórauðari (comparative dative neuter plural)
mórauðari (comparative genitive masculine plural)
mórauðari (comparative feminine genitive plural)
mórauðari (comparative genitive neuter plural)
mórauðastur (masculine nominative singular superlative)
mórauðust (feminine nominative singular superlative)
mórauðast (neuter nominative singular superlative)
mórauðastan (accusative masculine singular superlative)
mórauðasta (accusative feminine singular superlative)
mórauðast (accusative neuter singular superlative)
mórauðustum (dative masculine singular superlative)
mórauðastri (dative feminine singular superlative)
mórauðustu (dative neuter singular superlative)
mórauðasts (genitive masculine singular superlative)
mórauðastrar (feminine genitive singular superlative)
mórauðasts (genitive neuter singular superlative)
mórauðastir (masculine nominative plural superlative)
mórauðastar (feminine nominative plural superlative)
mórauðust (neuter nominative plural superlative)
mórauðasta (accusative masculine plural superlative)
mórauðastar (accusative feminine plural superlative)
mórauðust (accusative neuter plural superlative)
mórauðustum (dative masculine plural superlative)
mórauðustum (dative feminine plural superlative)
mórauðustum (dative neuter plural superlative)
mórauðastra (genitive masculine plural superlative)
mórauðastra (feminine genitive plural superlative)
mórauðastra (genitive neuter plural superlative)
mórauðasti (masculine nominative singular superlative)
mórauðasta (feminine nominative singular superlative)
mórauðasta (neuter nominative singular superlative)
mórauðasta (accusative masculine singular superlative)
mórauðustu (accusative feminine singular superlative)
mórauðasta (accusative neuter singular superlative)
mórauðasta (dative masculine singular superlative)
mórauðustu (dative feminine singular superlative)
mórauðasta (dative neuter singular superlative)
mórauðasta (genitive masculine singular superlative)
mórauðustu (feminine genitive singular superlative)
mórauðasta (genitive neuter singular superlative)
mórauðustu (masculine nominative plural superlative)
mórauðustu (feminine nominative plural superlative)
mórauðustu (neuter nominative plural superlative)
mórauðustu (accusative masculine plural superlative)
mórauðustu (accusative feminine plural superlative)
mórauðustu (accusative neuter plural superlative)
mórauðustu (dative masculine plural superlative)
mórauðustu (dative feminine plural superlative)
mórauðustu (dative neuter plural superlative)
mórauðustu (genitive masculine plural superlative)
mórauðustu (feminine genitive plural superlative)
mórauðustu (genitive neuter plural superlative)

From mór (“peat”) + rauður (“red”). Compare Faroese morreyður.

reddish brown, peat-coloured (especially of sheep, wool and dogs)


smalahundur

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smalahundur m (genitive singular smalahunds, nominative plural smalahundar)

smalahunds (genitive singular)
smalahundar (nominative plural)
smalahundur (indefinite nominative singular)
smalahundurinn (definite nominative singular)
smalahundar (indefinite nominative plural)
smalahundarnir (definite nominative plural)
smalahund (accusative indefinite singular)
smalahundinn (accusative definite singular)
smalahunda (accusative indefinite plural)
smalahundana (accusative definite plural)
smalahundi (dative indefinite singular)
smalahundinum (dative definite singular)
smalahundum (dative indefinite plural)
smalahundunum (dative definite plural)
smalahunds (genitive indefinite singular)
smalahundsins (definite genitive singular)
smalahunda (genitive indefinite plural)
smalahundanna (definite genitive plural)


húnn

húnn m (genitive singular húns, nominative plural húnar)

húns (genitive singular)
húnar (nominative plural)
húnn (indefinite nominative singular)
húnninn (definite nominative singular)
húnar (indefinite nominative plural)
húnarnir (definite nominative plural)
hún (accusative indefinite singular)
húninn (accusative definite singular)
húna (accusative indefinite plural)
húnana (accusative definite plural)
húni (dative indefinite singular)
húninum (dative definite singular)
húnum (dative indefinite plural)
húnunum (dative definite plural)
húns (genitive indefinite singular)
húnsins (definite genitive singular)
húna (genitive indefinite plural)
húnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse húnn (“knob at the top of a mast-head”), from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz, *hūna(n)- (“top of a stick”).


gimbur

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gimbur f (genitive singular gimbrar, nominative plural gimbrar)

gimbrar (genitive singular)
gimbrar (nominative plural)
gimbur (indefinite nominative singular)
gimbrin (definite nominative singular)
gimbrar (indefinite nominative plural)
gimbrarnar (definite nominative plural)
gimbur (accusative indefinite singular)
gimbrina (accusative definite singular)
gimbrar (accusative indefinite plural)
gimbrarnar (accusative definite plural)
gimbur (dative indefinite singular)
gimbrinni (dative definite singular)
gimbrum (dative indefinite plural)
gimbrunum (dative definite plural)
gimbrar (genitive indefinite singular)
gimbrarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gimbra (genitive indefinite plural)
gimbranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gimbr, gymbr, from Proto-Germanic *gimrī, cognate with Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira) & Latin hiems.