hundur

is-noun

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.


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.


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”).


refur

is-noun

refur m (genitive singular refs, nominative plural refir or (obsolete except in set phrases) refar)

refs (genitive singular)
refir (nominative plural)
refar (nominative obsolete phrase plural)
refur (indefinite nominative singular)
refurinn (definite nominative singular)
refir (indefinite nominative plural)
refar (indefinite nominative plural)
refirnir (definite nominative plural)
refarnir (definite nominative plural)
ref (accusative indefinite singular)
refinn (accusative definite singular)
refi (accusative indefinite plural)
refa (accusative indefinite plural)
refina (accusative definite 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)

is-ndecl

m,,ir:ar􂀿obsolete except in set phrases􂁀.dat-/-

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


fjárhundur

is-noun

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”).


hvolpur

is-noun

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)
hvolpnum (dative definite singular)
hvolpinum (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, of uncertain origin.


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)
besti vinur mannsins (indefinite nominative singular)
besti vinurinn mannsins (definite nominative singular)
bestu vinir mannsins (indefinite nominative plural)
bestu vinirnir mannsins (definite nominative plural)
besta vin mannsins (accusative indefinite singular)
besta vininn mannsins (accusative definite singular)
bestu vini mannsins (accusative indefinite plural)
bestu vinina mannsins (accusative definite plural)
besta vini mannsins (dative indefinite singular)
besta vin mannsins (dative indefinite singular)
besta vininum mannsins (dative definite singular)
bestu vinum mannsins (dative indefinite plural)
bestu vinunum mannsins (dative definite plural)
besta vinar mannsins (genitive indefinite singular)
besta vinarins mannsins (definite genitive singular)
bestu vina mannsins (genitive indefinite plural)
bestu vinanna mannsins (definite genitive plural)

Literally, “the best friend of man”, or more loosely translated as “man's best friend”.

lit

man's best friend (a sobriquet for a dog)


tófa

is-noun

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)
tófa (genitive indefinite plural)
tófna (genitive indefinite plural)
tófanna (definite genitive 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.


yrðlingur

yrðlingur m (genitive singular yrðlings, nominative plural yrðlingar)

yrðlings (genitive singular)
yrðlingar (nominative plural)
yrðlingur (indefinite nominative singular)
yrðlingurinn (definite nominative singular)
yrðlingar (indefinite nominative plural)
yrðlingarnir (definite nominative plural)
yrðling (accusative indefinite singular)
yrðlinginn (accusative definite singular)
yrðlinga (accusative indefinite plural)
yrðlingana (accusative definite plural)
yrðlingi (dative indefinite singular)
yrðlingnum (dative definite singular)
yrðlingum (dative indefinite plural)
yrðlingunum (dative definite plural)
yrðlings (genitive indefinite singular)
yrðlingsins (definite genitive singular)
yrðlinga (genitive indefinite plural)
yrðlinganna (definite genitive plural)


mórauður

is-adj

mórauður (comparative mórauðari, superlative mórauðastur)

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

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

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


íslenskur spísshundur

is-noun

íslenskur spísshundur m (genitive singular íslensks spísshunds, nominative plural íslenskir spísshundar)

íslensks spísshunds (genitive singular)
íslenskir spísshundar (nominative plural)
íslenskur spísshundur (indefinite nominative singular)
íslenski spísshundurinn (definite nominative singular)
íslenskir spísshundar (indefinite nominative plural)
íslensku spísshundarnir (definite nominative plural)
íslenskan spísshund (accusative indefinite singular)
íslenska spísshundinn (accusative definite singular)
íslenska spísshunda (accusative indefinite plural)
íslensku spísshundana (accusative definite plural)
íslenskum spísshundi (dative indefinite singular)
íslenska spísshundinum (dative definite singular)
íslenskum spísshundum (dative indefinite plural)
íslensku spísshundunum (dative definite plural)
íslensks spísshunds (genitive indefinite singular)
íslenska spísshundsins (definite genitive singular)
íslenskra spísshunda (genitive indefinite plural)
íslensku spísshundanna (definite genitive plural)


íslenskur fjárhundur

íslenskur fjárhundur m (genitive singular íslensks fjárhunds, nominative plural íslenskir fjárhundar)

íslensks fjárhunds (genitive singular)
íslenskir fjárhundar (nominative plural)
íslenskur fjárhundur (indefinite nominative singular)
íslenski fjárhundurinn (definite nominative singular)
íslenskir fjárhundar (indefinite nominative plural)
íslensku fjárhundarnir (definite nominative plural)
íslenskan fjárhund (accusative indefinite singular)
íslenska fjárhundinn (accusative definite singular)
íslenska fjárhunda (accusative indefinite plural)
íslensku fjárhundana (accusative definite plural)
íslenskum fjárhundi (dative indefinite singular)
íslenska fjárhundinum (dative definite singular)
íslenskum fjárhundum (dative indefinite plural)
íslensku fjárhundunum (dative definite plural)
íslensks fjárhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
íslenska fjárhundsins (definite genitive singular)
íslenskra fjárhunda (genitive indefinite plural)
íslensku fjárhundanna (definite genitive plural)


smalahundur

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)


vargur

vargur m (genitive singular vargs, nominative plural vargar)

vargs (genitive singular)
vargar (nominative plural)
vargur (indefinite nominative singular)
vargurinn (definite nominative singular)
vargar (indefinite nominative plural)
vargarnir (definite nominative plural)
varg (accusative indefinite singular)
varginn (accusative definite singular)
varga (accusative indefinite plural)
vargana (accusative definite plural)
vargi (dative indefinite singular)
varginum (dative definite singular)
vargnum (dative definite singular)
vörgum (dative indefinite plural)
vörgunum (dative definite plural)
vargs (genitive indefinite singular)
vargsins (definite genitive singular)
varga (genitive indefinite plural)
varganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz.


jarðúlfur

jarðúlfur m (genitive singular jarðúlfs, nominative plural jarðúlfar)

jarðúlfs (genitive singular)
jarðúlfar (nominative plural)
jarðúlfur (indefinite nominative singular)
jarðúlfurinn (definite nominative singular)
jarðúlfar (indefinite nominative plural)
jarðúlfarnir (definite nominative plural)
jarðúlf (accusative indefinite singular)
jarðúlfinn (accusative definite singular)
jarðúlfa (accusative indefinite plural)
jarðúlfana (accusative definite plural)
jarðúlfi (dative indefinite singular)
jarðúlfinum (dative definite singular)
jarðúlfum (dative indefinite plural)
jarðúlfunum (dative definite plural)
jarðúlfs (genitive indefinite singular)
jarðúlfsins (definite genitive singular)
jarðúlfa (genitive indefinite plural)
jarðúlfanna (definite genitive plural)


heimskautarefur

heimskautarefur m (genitive singular heimskautarefs, nominative plural heimskautarefir)

heimskautarefs (genitive singular)
heimskautarefir (nominative plural)
heimskautarefur (indefinite nominative singular)
heimskautarefurinn (definite nominative singular)
heimskautarefir (indefinite nominative plural)
heimskautarefirnir (definite nominative plural)
heimskautaref (accusative indefinite singular)
heimskautarefinn (accusative definite singular)
heimskautarefi (accusative indefinite plural)
heimskautarefina (accusative definite plural)
heimskautaref (dative indefinite singular)
heimskautarefnum (dative definite singular)
heimskautarefum (dative indefinite plural)
heimskautarefunum (dative definite plural)
heimskautarefs (genitive indefinite singular)
heimskautarefsins (definite genitive singular)
heimskautarefa (genitive indefinite plural)
heimskautarefanna (definite genitive plural)

From heimskaut (“pole”) + refur (“fox”).


blóðhundur

blóðhundur m (genitive singular blóðhunds, nominative plural blóðhundar)

blóðhunds (genitive singular)
blóðhundar (nominative plural)
blóðhundur (indefinite nominative singular)
blóðhundurinn (definite nominative singular)
blóðhundar (indefinite nominative plural)
blóðhundarnir (definite nominative plural)
blóðhund (accusative indefinite singular)
blóðhundinn (accusative definite singular)
blóðhunda (accusative indefinite plural)
blóðhundana (accusative definite plural)
blóðhundi (dative indefinite singular)
blóðhundinum (dative definite singular)
blóðhundum (dative indefinite plural)
blóðhundunum (dative definite plural)
blóðhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
blóðhundsins (definite genitive singular)
blóðhunda (genitive indefinite plural)
blóðhundanna (definite genitive plural)


melrakki

melrakki m (genitive singular melrakka, nominative plural melrakkar)

melrakka (genitive singular)
melrakkar (nominative plural)
melrakki (indefinite nominative singular)
melrakkinn (definite nominative singular)
melrakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
melrakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
melrakka (accusative indefinite singular)
melrakkann (accusative definite singular)
melrakka (accusative indefinite plural)
melrakkana (accusative definite plural)
melrakka (dative indefinite singular)
melrakkanum (dative definite singular)
melrökkum (dative indefinite plural)
melrökkunum (dative definite plural)
melrakka (genitive indefinite singular)
melrakkans (definite genitive singular)
melrakka (genitive indefinite plural)
melrakkanna (definite genitive plural)

From melur (“gravel plain”) + rakki (“dog”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk melrakke.

Melrakkinn (Vulpes lagopus) er eina upprunalega landspendýrið á Íslandi.

2022, “Melrakkasetur Íslands”, in Arctic Fox Centre:

The arctic fox is the only native land mammal in Iceland.

tek inn sem lamb ór stekk eða melrakki ór gildru

1950, Icelandic Canadian Club:, Icelandic Canadian - Vol. 8, No. 3 - Spring 1950:

taken like a lamb from a fold or a fox from a trap