gjaldkeri

is-noun

gjaldkeri m (genitive singular gjaldkera, nominative plural gjaldkerar)

gjaldkera (genitive singular)
gjaldkerar (nominative plural)
gjaldkeri (indefinite nominative singular)
gjaldkerinn (definite nominative singular)
gjaldkerar (indefinite nominative plural)
gjaldkerarnir (definite nominative plural)
gjaldkera (accusative indefinite singular)
gjaldkerann (accusative definite singular)
gjaldkera (accusative indefinite plural)
gjaldkerana (accusative definite plural)
gjaldkera (dative indefinite singular)
gjaldkeranum (dative definite singular)
gjaldkerum (dative indefinite plural)
gjaldkerunum (dative definite plural)
gjaldkera (genitive indefinite singular)
gjaldkerans (definite genitive singular)
gjaldkera (genitive indefinite plural)
gjaldkeranna (definite genitive plural)

cashier, teller (bank clerk who receives and pays out money)

treasurer (official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization)


gjöf

gjöf f (genitive singular gjafar, nominative plural gjafir)

gjafar (genitive singular)
gjafir (nominative plural)
gjöf (indefinite nominative singular)
gjöfin (definite nominative singular)
gjafir (indefinite nominative plural)
gjafirnar (definite nominative plural)
gjöf (accusative indefinite singular)
gjöfina (accusative definite singular)
gjafir (accusative indefinite plural)
gjafirnar (accusative definite plural)
gjöf (dative indefinite singular)
gjöfinni (dative definite singular)
gjöfum (dative indefinite plural)
gjöfunum (dative definite plural)
gjafar (genitive indefinite singular)
gjafarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gjafa (genitive indefinite plural)
gjafanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gjǫf, from Proto-Germanic *gebō.

Hann gaf mér gjöf þegar hann heimsótti mig.

He gave me a present when he paid me a visit.


glaður

glaður m (genitive singular glaðs, nominative plural glaðar)

glaðs (genitive singular)
glaðar (nominative plural)
glaður (indefinite nominative singular)
glaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
glaðar (indefinite nominative plural)
glaðarnir (definite nominative plural)
glað (accusative indefinite singular)
glaðinn (accusative definite singular)
glaða (accusative indefinite plural)
glaðana (accusative definite plural)
glað (dative indefinite singular)
glaðnum (dative definite singular)
glöðum (dative indefinite plural)
glöðunum (dative definite plural)
glaðs (genitive indefinite singular)
glaðsins (definite genitive singular)
glaða (genitive indefinite plural)
glaðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse glaðr, from Proto-Germanic *gladaz.


gleraugu

gleraugu n pl (plural only, genitive plural gleraugna)

gleraugna (genitive plural)
gleraugu (indefinite nominative plural)
gleraugun (definite nominative plural)
gleraugu (accusative indefinite plural)
gleraugun (accusative definite plural)
gleraugum (dative indefinite plural)
gleraugunum (dative definite plural)
gleraugna (genitive indefinite plural)
gleraugnanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈklɛːr.øyːɣʏ/

(plural only) glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles


gler

gler n (genitive singular glers, nominative plural gler)

glers (genitive singular)
gler (nominative plural)
gler (indefinite nominative singular)
glerið (definite nominative singular)
gler (indefinite nominative plural)
glerin (definite nominative plural)
gler (accusative indefinite singular)
glerið (accusative definite singular)
gler (accusative indefinite plural)
glerin (accusative definite plural)
gleri (dative indefinite singular)
glerinu (dative definite singular)
glerjum (dative indefinite plural)
glerjunum (dative definite plural)
glers (genitive indefinite singular)
glersins (definite genitive singular)
glerja (genitive indefinite plural)
glerjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gler, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, glimmer, glow”).

der

(geology, physics) glass (amorphous solid material)

a flat, slippery surface covering made of ice (e.g. a frozen pond surface or frozen surface water on a road)


gluggi

is-noun

gluggi m (genitive singular glugga, nominative plural gluggar)

glugga (genitive singular)
gluggar (nominative plural)
gluggi (indefinite nominative singular)
glugginn (definite nominative singular)
gluggar (indefinite nominative plural)
gluggarnir (definite nominative plural)
glugga (accusative indefinite singular)
gluggann (accusative definite singular)
glugga (accusative indefinite plural)
gluggana (accusative definite plural)
glugga (dative indefinite singular)
glugganum (dative definite singular)
gluggum (dative indefinite plural)
gluggunum (dative definite plural)
glugga (genitive indefinite singular)
gluggans (definite genitive singular)
glugga (genitive indefinite plural)
glugganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gluggi. Compare Swedish glugg and Norwegian Bokmål glugge.


glæpur

glæpur m (genitive singular glæps, nominative plural glæpir)

glæps (genitive singular)
glæpir (nominative plural)
glæpur (indefinite nominative singular)
glæpurinn (definite nominative singular)
glæpir (indefinite nominative plural)
glæpirnir (definite nominative plural)
glæp (accusative indefinite singular)
glæpinn (accusative definite singular)
glæpi (accusative indefinite plural)
glæpina (accusative definite plural)
glæp (dative indefinite singular)
glæpnum (dative definite singular)
glæpum (dative indefinite plural)
glæpunum (dative definite plural)
glæps (genitive indefinite singular)
glæpsins (definite genitive singular)
glæpa (genitive indefinite plural)
glæpanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse glœpr, from Proto-Germanic *glopi-, related to *glappōną (“to slip off”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlobʰ-neh₂-.


gramm

gramm n (genitive singular gramms, nominative plural grömm)

gramms (genitive singular)
grömm (nominative plural)
gramm (indefinite nominative singular)
grammið (definite nominative singular)
grömm (indefinite nominative plural)
grömmin (definite nominative plural)
gramm (accusative indefinite singular)
grammið (accusative definite singular)
grömm (accusative indefinite plural)
grömmin (accusative definite plural)
grammi (dative indefinite singular)
gramminu (dative definite singular)
grömmum (dative indefinite plural)
grömmunum (dative definite plural)
gramms (genitive indefinite singular)
grammsins (definite genitive singular)
gramma (genitive indefinite plural)
grammanna (definite genitive plural)


grænmeti

grænmeti n (genitive singular grænmetis, no plural)

grænmetis (genitive singular)
grænmeti (indefinite nominative singular)
grænmetið (definite nominative singular)
grænmeti (accusative indefinite singular)
grænmetið (accusative definite singular)
grænmeti (dative indefinite singular)
grænmetinu (dative definite singular)
grænmetis (genitive indefinite singular)
grænmetisins (definite genitive singular)

From grænn (“green”) + -meti, from matur.


graðhestur

graðhestur m (genitive singular graðhests, nominative plural graðhestar)

graðhests (genitive singular)
graðhestar (nominative plural)
graðhestur (indefinite nominative singular)
graðhesturinn (definite nominative singular)
graðhestar (indefinite nominative plural)
graðhestarnir (definite nominative plural)
graðhest (accusative indefinite singular)
graðhestinn (accusative definite singular)
graðhesta (accusative indefinite plural)
graðhestana (accusative definite plural)
graðhesti (dative indefinite singular)
graðhestinum (dative definite singular)
graðhestum (dative indefinite plural)
graðhestunum (dative definite plural)
graðhests (genitive indefinite singular)
graðhestsins (definite genitive singular)
graðhesta (genitive indefinite plural)
graðhestanna (definite genitive plural)


gröftur

gröftur m (genitive singular (common) graftar or (rare, sometimes proscribed) graftrar, nominative plural (sometimes proscribed) greftir)

graftar (common genitive singular)
graftrar (genitive proscribed rare singular sometimes)
greftir (nominative plural proscribed sometimes)
gröftur (indefinite nominative singular)
gröfturinn (definite nominative singular)
greftir (indefinite nominative plural proscribed sometimes)
greftirnir (definite nominative plural proscribed sometimes)
gröft (accusative indefinite singular)
gröftinn (accusative definite singular)
grefti (accusative indefinite plural proscribed sometimes)
greftina (accusative definite plural proscribed sometimes)
greftri (common dative indefinite proscribed singular sometimes)
grefti (dative indefinite rare singular)
greftrinum (common dative definite proscribed singular sometimes)
greftinum (dative definite rare singular)
gröftum (dative indefinite plural proscribed sometimes)
gröftunum (dative definite plural proscribed sometimes)
graftar (common genitive indefinite singular)
graftrar (genitive indefinite proscribed rare singular sometimes)
graftarins (common definite genitive singular)
graftrarins (definite genitive proscribed rare singular sometimes)
grafta (common genitive indefinite plural proscribed sometimes)
graftra (genitive indefinite plural proscribed rare sometimes)
graftanna (common definite genitive plural proscribed sometimes)
graftranna (definite genitive plural proscribed rare sometimes)

From Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Cognate with the Old English græft.


guð

guð n (genitive singular guðs, nominative plural guð)

guðs (genitive singular)
guð (nominative plural)
guð (indefinite nominative singular)
guðið (definite nominative singular)
guð (indefinite nominative plural)
guðin (definite nominative plural)
guð (accusative indefinite singular)
guðið (accusative definite singular)
guð (accusative indefinite plural)
guðin (accusative definite plural)
guði (dative indefinite singular)
guðinu (dative definite singular)
guðum (dative indefinite plural)
guðunum (dative definite plural)
guðs (genitive indefinite singular)
guðsins (definite genitive singular)
guða (genitive indefinite plural)
guðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse guð, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.
The /v/ present in the pronunciation is a remnant of a 16th century sound change in Northwestern Iceland where a /v/ was inserted in words beginning with /k/ or /ɡ/ followed by /u/ or /o/. This pronunciation eventually disappeared but was preserved in the word guð (and its derivations) and subsequently spread to the rest of the country.


guð

guð m (genitive singular guðs, nominative plural guðir)

guðs (genitive singular)
guðir (nominative plural)
guð (indefinite nominative singular)
guðinn (definite nominative singular)
guðir (indefinite nominative plural)
guðirnir (definite nominative plural)
guð (accusative indefinite singular)
guðinn (accusative definite singular)
guði (accusative indefinite plural)
guðina (accusative definite plural)
guði (dative indefinite singular)
guðinum (dative definite singular)
guðum (dative indefinite plural)
guðunum (dative definite plural)
guðs (genitive indefinite singular)
guðsins (definite genitive singular)
guða (genitive indefinite plural)
guðanna (definite genitive plural)

Alternative form: Guð

Genesis 1:31 (Icelandic Bible, New International Version)

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Og Guð leit allt, sem hann hafði gjört, og sjá, það var harla gott. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn sjötti dagur.


gæði

gæði n pl (plural only, genitive plural gæða)

gæða (genitive plural)
gæði (indefinite nominative plural)
gæðin (definite nominative plural)
gæði (accusative indefinite plural)
gæðin (accusative definite plural)
gæðum (dative indefinite plural)
gæðunum (dative definite plural)
gæða (genitive indefinite plural)
gæðanna (definite genitive plural)


haf

haf n (genitive singular hafs, nominative plural höf)

hafs (genitive singular)
höf (nominative plural)
haf (indefinite nominative singular)
hafið (definite nominative singular)
höf (indefinite nominative plural)
höfin (definite nominative plural)
haf (accusative indefinite singular)
hafið (accusative definite singular)
höf (accusative indefinite plural)
höfin (accusative definite plural)
hafi (dative indefinite singular)
hafinu (dative definite singular)
höfum (dative indefinite plural)
höfunum (dative definite plural)
hafs (genitive indefinite singular)
hafsins (definite genitive singular)
hafa (genitive indefinite plural)
hafanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą.

oceans: höf: Atlantshaf · Indlandshaf · Kyrrahaf · Norður-Íshaf · Suður-Íshaf [edit]


haust

haust n (genitive singular hausts, nominative plural haust)

hausts (genitive singular)
haust (nominative plural)
haust (indefinite nominative singular)
haustið (definite nominative singular)
haust (indefinite nominative plural)
haustin (definite nominative plural)
haust (accusative indefinite singular)
haustið (accusative definite singular)
haust (accusative indefinite plural)
haustin (accusative definite plural)
hausti (dative indefinite singular)
haustinu (dative definite singular)
haustum (dative indefinite plural)
haustunum (dative definite plural)
hausts (genitive indefinite singular)
haustsins (definite genitive singular)
hausta (genitive indefinite plural)
haustanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse haust from earlier haustr (masculine), from Proto-Germanic *harbustaz, *harbistaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Compare Old English hærfest, English harvest, the Old High German Herbist; German Herbst, Danish høst and Swedish höst.

Ég útskrifaðist haustið 2007.


hádegi

hádegi n (genitive singular hádegis, nominative plural hádegi)

hádegis (genitive singular)
hádegi (nominative plural)
hádegi (indefinite nominative singular)
hádegið (definite nominative singular)
hádegi (indefinite nominative plural)
hádegin (definite nominative plural)
hádegi (accusative indefinite singular)
hádegið (accusative definite singular)
hádegi (accusative indefinite plural)
hádegin (accusative definite plural)
hádegi (dative indefinite singular)
hádeginu (dative definite singular)
hádegum (dative indefinite plural)
hádegunum (dative definite plural)
hádegis (genitive indefinite singular)
hádegisins (definite genitive singular)
hádega (genitive indefinite plural)
hádeganna (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to hár (“high”) + dagur (“day”).

forenoon; the start of the fifth of the eight eyktir


háfur

háfur m (genitive singular háfs, nominative plural háfar)

háfs (genitive singular)
háfar (nominative plural)
háfur (indefinite nominative singular)
háfurinn (definite nominative singular)
háfar (indefinite nominative plural)
háfarnir (definite nominative plural)
háf (accusative indefinite singular)
háfinn (accusative definite singular)
háfa (accusative indefinite plural)
háfana (accusative definite plural)
háfi (dative indefinite singular)
háf (dative indefinite singular)
háfnum (dative definite singular)
háfum (dative indefinite plural)
háfunum (dative definite plural)
háfs (genitive indefinite singular)
háfsins (definite genitive singular)
háfa (genitive indefinite plural)
háfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse háfr, from Proto-Germanic *hēbaz.

Squalus acanthias
Squalus acanthias#Translingual


hár

hár n (genitive singular hárs, nominative plural hár)

hárs (genitive singular)
hár (nominative plural)
hár (indefinite nominative singular)
hárið (definite nominative singular)
hár (indefinite nominative plural)
hárin (definite nominative plural)
hár (accusative indefinite singular)
hárið (accusative definite singular)
hár (accusative indefinite plural)
hárin (accusative definite plural)
hári (dative indefinite singular)
hárinu (dative definite singular)
hárum (dative indefinite plural)
hárunum (dative definite plural)
hárs (genitive indefinite singular)
hársins (definite genitive singular)
hára (genitive indefinite plural)
háranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.

Þú hefur fallegt hár.


hár

hár m (genitive singular hás, nominative plural hávar)

hás (genitive singular)
hávar (nominative plural)
hár (indefinite nominative singular)
hárinn (definite nominative singular)
hávar (indefinite nominative plural)
hávarnir (definite nominative plural)
há (accusative indefinite singular)
háinn (accusative definite singular)
háva (accusative indefinite plural)
hávana (accusative definite plural)
há (dative indefinite singular)
hánum (dative definite singular)
hávum (dative indefinite plural)
hávunum (dative definite plural)
hás (genitive indefinite singular)
hásins (definite genitive singular)
háva (genitive indefinite plural)
hávanna (definite genitive plural)

Cognate with the Faroese háur, hávur, Norwegian Bokmål hai and Swedish haj.


hár

hár m (genitive singular hás, nominative plural háir)

hás (genitive singular)
háir (nominative plural)
hár (indefinite nominative singular)
hárinn (definite nominative singular)
háir (indefinite nominative plural)
háirnir (definite nominative plural)
há (accusative indefinite singular)
háinn (accusative definite singular)
hái (accusative indefinite plural)
háina (accusative definite plural)
há (dative indefinite singular)
hánum (dative definite singular)
háum (dative indefinite plural)
háunum (dative definite plural)
hás (genitive indefinite singular)
hásins (definite genitive singular)
háa (genitive indefinite plural)
háanna (definite genitive plural)


hátíð

hátíð f (genitive singular hátíðar, nominative plural hátíðir)

hátíðar (genitive singular)
hátíðir (nominative plural)
hátíð (indefinite nominative singular)
hátíðin (definite nominative singular)
hátíðir (indefinite nominative plural)
hátíðirnar (definite nominative plural)
hátíð (accusative indefinite singular)
hátíðina (accusative definite singular)
hátíðir (accusative indefinite plural)
hátíðirnar (accusative definite plural)
hátíð (dative indefinite singular)
hátíðinni (dative definite singular)
hátíðum (dative indefinite plural)
hátíðunum (dative definite plural)
hátíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hátíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hátíða (genitive indefinite plural)
hátíðanna (definite genitive plural)


hefð

hefð f (genitive singular hefðar, nominative plural hefðir)

hefðar (genitive singular)
hefðir (nominative plural)
hefð (indefinite nominative singular)
hefðin (definite nominative singular)
hefðir (indefinite nominative plural)
hefðirnar (definite nominative plural)
hefð (accusative indefinite singular)
hefðina (accusative definite singular)
hefðir (accusative indefinite plural)
hefðirnar (accusative definite plural)
hefð (dative indefinite singular)
hefðinni (dative definite singular)
hefðum (dative indefinite plural)
hefðunum (dative definite plural)
hefðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hefðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hefða (genitive indefinite plural)
hefðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hefð, from hafa (“to have”). Cognate with Danish hævd, Faroese hevd.


heilbrigði

heilbrigði n (genitive singular heilbrigðis, no plural)

heilbrigðis (genitive singular)
heilbrigði (indefinite nominative singular)
heilbrigðið (definite nominative singular)
heilbrigði (accusative indefinite singular)
heilbrigðið (accusative definite singular)
heilbrigði (dative indefinite singular)
heilbrigðinu (dative definite singular)
heilbrigðis (genitive indefinite singular)
heilbrigðisins (definite genitive singular)


heilsa

heilsa f (genitive singular heilsu, no plural)

heilsu (genitive singular)
heilsa (indefinite nominative singular)
heilsan (definite nominative singular)
heilsu (accusative indefinite singular)
heilsuna (accusative definite singular)
heilsu (dative indefinite singular)
heilsunni (dative definite singular)
heilsu (genitive indefinite singular)
heilsunnar (definite genitive singular)

Hvernig er heilsan?


heill

heill f (genitive singular heillar, nominative plural heillir) or (in fixed expressions)
heill n pl (plural only, genitive plural heilla)

heill (canonical feminine)
heill (canonical neuter plural)
heillar (genitive singular)
heillir (nominative plural)
heilla (genitive plural)
heill (indefinite nominative singular)
heillin (definite nominative singular)
heillir (indefinite nominative plural)
heillirnar (definite nominative plural)
heill (accusative indefinite singular)
heillina (accusative definite singular)
heillir (accusative indefinite plural)
heillirnar (accusative definite plural)
heill (dative indefinite singular)
heillinni (dative definite singular)
heillum (dative indefinite plural)
heillunum (dative definite plural)
heillar (genitive indefinite singular)
heillarinnar (definite genitive singular)
heilla (genitive indefinite plural)
heillanna (definite genitive plural)
heill (indefinite nominative plural)
heillin (definite nominative plural)
heill (accusative indefinite plural)
heillin (accusative definite plural)
heillum (dative indefinite plural)
heillunum (dative definite plural)
heilla (genitive indefinite plural)
heillanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse heill (compare Faroese heilur, Norwegian Nynorsk heil Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, and Swedish hel), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (compare English whole, hale, Dutch heel, German heil), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”).

der

árna/óska einhverjum heilla

heillin (mín)

vera til heilla

vera heillum horfinn

... góðu heilli

... illu heilli


heimboð

is-noun

heimboð n (genitive singular heimboðs, nominative plural heimboð)

heimboðs (genitive singular)
heimboð (nominative plural)
heimboð (indefinite nominative singular)
heimboðið (definite nominative singular)
heimboð (indefinite nominative plural)
heimboðin (definite nominative plural)
heimboð (accusative indefinite singular)
heimboðið (accusative definite singular)
heimboð (accusative indefinite plural)
heimboðin (accusative definite plural)
heimboði (dative indefinite singular)
heimboðinu (dative definite singular)
heimboðum (dative indefinite plural)
heimboðunum (dative definite plural)
heimboðs (genitive indefinite singular)
heimboðsins (definite genitive singular)
heimboða (genitive indefinite plural)
heimboðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse heimboð (“an invitation home”), from bjóða heim (“to bid one to a feast”), compare Icelandic bjóða heim (“to invite home”).


heimferð

is-noun

heimferð f (genitive singular heimferðar, nominative plural heimferðir)

heimferðar (genitive singular)
heimferðir (nominative plural)
heimferð (indefinite nominative singular)
heimferðin (definite nominative singular)
heimferðir (indefinite nominative plural)
heimferðirnar (definite nominative plural)
heimferð (accusative indefinite singular)
heimferðina (accusative definite singular)
heimferðir (accusative indefinite plural)
heimferðirnar (accusative definite plural)
heimferð (dative indefinite singular)
heimferðinni (dative definite singular)
heimferðum (dative indefinite plural)
heimferðunum (dative definite plural)
heimferðar (genitive indefinite singular)
heimferðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
heimferða (genitive indefinite plural)
heimferðanna (definite genitive plural)

From heim (“home”) + ferð (“trip, journey”). Akin to Norwegian Nynorsk heimferd.


heimilisfang

heimilisfang n (genitive singular heimilisfangs, nominative plural heimilisföng)

heimilisfangs (genitive singular)
heimilisföng (nominative plural)
heimilisfang (indefinite nominative singular)
heimilisfangið (definite nominative singular)
heimilisföng (indefinite nominative plural)
heimilisföngin (definite nominative plural)
heimilisfang (accusative indefinite singular)
heimilisfangið (accusative definite singular)
heimilisföng (accusative indefinite plural)
heimilisföngin (accusative definite plural)
heimilisfangi (dative indefinite singular)
heimilisfanginu (dative definite singular)
heimilisföngum (dative indefinite plural)
heimilisföngunum (dative definite plural)
heimilisfangs (genitive indefinite singular)
heimilisfangsins (definite genitive singular)
heimilisfanga (genitive indefinite plural)
heimilisfanganna (definite genitive plural)


heimsókn

heimsókn f (genitive singular heimsóknar, nominative plural heimsóknir)

heimsóknar (genitive singular)
heimsóknir (nominative plural)
heimsókn (indefinite nominative singular)
heimsóknin (definite nominative singular)
heimsóknir (indefinite nominative plural)
heimsóknirnar (definite nominative plural)
heimsókn (accusative indefinite singular)
heimsóknina (accusative definite singular)
heimsóknir (accusative indefinite plural)
heimsóknirnar (accusative definite plural)
heimsókn (dative indefinite singular)
heimsókninni (dative definite singular)
heimsóknum (dative indefinite plural)
heimsóknunum (dative definite plural)
heimsóknar (genitive indefinite singular)
heimsóknarinnar (definite genitive singular)
heimsókna (genitive indefinite plural)
heimsóknanna (definite genitive plural)

From sækja heim, heimsækja (“to visit”).


herbergi

herbergi n (genitive singular herbergis, nominative plural herbergi)

herbergis (genitive singular)
herbergi (nominative plural)
herbergi (indefinite nominative singular)
herbergið (definite nominative singular)
herbergi (indefinite nominative plural)
herbergin (definite nominative plural)
herbergi (accusative indefinite singular)
herbergið (accusative definite singular)
herbergi (accusative indefinite plural)
herbergin (accusative definite plural)
herbergi (dative indefinite singular)
herberginu (dative definite singular)
herbergjum (dative indefinite plural)
herbergjunum (dative definite plural)
herbergis (genitive indefinite singular)
herbergisins (definite genitive singular)
herbergja (genitive indefinite plural)
herbergjanna (definite genitive plural)


helmingur

helmingur m (genitive singular helmings, nominative plural helmingar)

helmings (genitive singular)
helmingar (nominative plural)
helmingur (indefinite nominative singular)
helmingurinn (definite nominative singular)
helmingar (indefinite nominative plural)
helmingarnir (definite nominative plural)
helming (accusative indefinite singular)
helminginn (accusative definite singular)
helminga (accusative indefinite plural)
helmingana (accusative definite plural)
helmingi (dative indefinite singular)
helmingnum (dative definite singular)
helmingum (dative indefinite plural)
helmingunum (dative definite plural)
helmings (genitive indefinite singular)
helmingsins (definite genitive singular)
helminga (genitive indefinite plural)
helminganna (definite genitive plural)


herra

herra m (genitive singular herra, nominative plural herrar)

herra (genitive singular)
herrar (nominative plural)
herra (indefinite nominative singular)
herrann (definite nominative singular)
herrar (indefinite nominative plural)
herrarnir (definite nominative plural)
herra (accusative indefinite singular)
herrann (accusative definite singular)
herra (accusative indefinite plural)
herrana (accusative definite plural)
herra (dative indefinite singular)
herranum (dative definite singular)
herrum (dative indefinite plural)
herrunum (dative definite plural)
herra (genitive indefinite singular)
herrans (definite genitive singular)
herra (genitive indefinite plural)
herranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old Dutch hēriro, Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Cognates include Danish, Norwegian and Swedish herre, Dutch heer, German Herr. The Old High German word originally meant “grey, grey-haired”, and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

an honorific title for the highest state officials, now especially the president, but also a sýslumaður (the local official of the state in each sýsla), ambassador, etc.; Excellency

mister (general honorific for a man, especially in writing; usually abbreviated: hr.)

a general deferential form of address to a male; sir

dömur mínar og herrar

gentleman (general polite term for a male)


hestaleiga

hestaleiga f (genitive singular hestaleigu, nominative plural hestaleigur)

hestaleigu (genitive singular)
hestaleigur (nominative plural)
hestaleiga (indefinite nominative singular)
hestaleigan (definite nominative singular)
hestaleigur (indefinite nominative plural)
hestaleigurnar (definite nominative plural)
hestaleigu (accusative indefinite singular)
hestaleiguna (accusative definite singular)
hestaleigur (accusative indefinite plural)
hestaleigurnar (accusative definite plural)
hestaleigu (dative indefinite singular)
hestaleigunni (dative definite singular)
hestaleigum (dative indefinite plural)
hestaleigunum (dative definite plural)
hestaleigu (genitive indefinite singular)
hestaleigunnar (definite genitive singular)
hestaleigna (genitive indefinite plural)
hestaleiga (genitive indefinite plural)
hestaleignanna (definite genitive plural)
hestaleiganna (definite genitive plural)

From hestur (“horse”) + leiga (“lease”).


hiti

hiti m (genitive singular hita, nominative plural hitar)

hita (genitive singular)
hitar (nominative plural)
hiti (indefinite nominative singular)
hitinn (definite nominative singular)
hitar (indefinite nominative plural)
hitarnir (definite nominative plural)
hita (accusative indefinite singular)
hitann (accusative definite singular)
hita (accusative indefinite plural)
hitana (accusative definite plural)
hita (dative indefinite singular)
hitanum (dative definite singular)
hitum (dative indefinite plural)
hitunum (dative definite plural)
hita (genitive indefinite singular)
hitans (definite genitive singular)
hita (genitive indefinite plural)
hitanna (definite genitive plural)


hjálmur

hjálmur m (genitive singular hjálms, nominative plural hjálmar)

hjálms (genitive singular)
hjálmar (nominative plural)
hjálmur (indefinite nominative singular)
hjálmurinn (definite nominative singular)
hjálmar (indefinite nominative plural)
hjálmarnir (definite nominative plural)
hjálm (accusative indefinite singular)
hjálminn (accusative definite singular)
hjálma (accusative indefinite plural)
hjálmana (accusative definite plural)
hjálmi (dative indefinite singular)
hjálminum (dative definite singular)
hjálmum (dative indefinite plural)
hjálmunum (dative definite plural)
hjálms (genitive indefinite singular)
hjálmsins (definite genitive singular)
hjálma (genitive indefinite plural)
hjálmanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjalmr, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.


hjáleið

hjáleið f (genitive singular hjáleiðar, nominative plural hjáleiðir)

hjáleiðar (genitive singular)
hjáleiðir (nominative plural)
hjáleið (indefinite nominative singular)
hjáleiðin (definite nominative singular)
hjáleiðir (indefinite nominative plural)
hjáleiðirnar (definite nominative plural)
hjáleið (accusative indefinite singular)
hjáleiðina (accusative definite singular)
hjáleiðir (accusative indefinite plural)
hjáleiðirnar (accusative definite plural)
hjáleið (dative indefinite singular)
hjáleiðinni (dative definite singular)
hjáleiðum (dative indefinite plural)
hjáleiðunum (dative definite plural)
hjáleiðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hjáleiðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hjáleiða (genitive indefinite plural)
hjáleiðanna (definite genitive plural)


hjálp

hjálp f (genitive singular hjálpar, nominative plural hjálpir)

hjálpar (genitive singular)
hjálpir (nominative plural)
hjálp (indefinite nominative singular)
hjálpin (definite nominative singular)
hjálpir (indefinite nominative plural)
hjálpirnar (definite nominative plural)
hjálp (accusative indefinite singular)
hjálpina (accusative definite singular)
hjálpir (accusative indefinite plural)
hjálpirnar (accusative definite plural)
hjálp (dative indefinite singular)
hjálpinni (dative definite singular)
hjálpum (dative indefinite plural)
hjálpunum (dative definite plural)
hjálpar (genitive indefinite singular)
hjálparinnar (definite genitive singular)
hjálpa (genitive indefinite plural)
hjálpanna (definite genitive plural)


hjón

hjón n pl (plural only, genitive plural hjóna)

hjóna (genitive plural)
hjón (indefinite nominative plural)
hjónin (definite nominative plural)
hjón (accusative indefinite plural)
hjónin (accusative definite plural)
hjónum (dative indefinite plural)
hjónunum (dative definite plural)
hjóna (genitive indefinite plural)
hjónanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjún, hjón, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō (“married couple, household”). Cognate with Swedish hjon.

inh

Hversu mörg hjón búa saman á hjúkrunarheimili?

2023 May 10, Þorbjörgu Sigríði Gunnlaugsdóttur, “Fyrirspurn til heilbrigðisráðherra um hjón á hjúkrunarheimilum. [Inquiry to the Minister of Health regarding married couples in nursing homes.]”, in Althingi, archived from the original on 2024-03-23:

How many married couples live together in a nursing home?


hlé

is-noun

hlé n (genitive singular hlés, nominative plural hlé)

hlés (genitive singular)
hlé (nominative plural)
hlé (indefinite nominative singular)
hléið (definite nominative singular)
hlé (indefinite nominative plural)
hléin (definite nominative plural)
hlé (accusative indefinite singular)
hléið (accusative definite singular)
hlé (accusative indefinite plural)
hléin (accusative definite plural)
hléi (dative indefinite singular)
hléinu (dative definite singular)
hléum (dative indefinite plural)
hléunum (dative definite plural)
hlés (genitive indefinite singular)
hlésins (definite genitive singular)
hléa (genitive indefinite plural)
hléanna (definite genitive plural)

Allt í lagi. Við tökum fimm mínútna hlé.

Alright. We'll take a five minute break.

Hvenær er hléið?


hluti

hluti m (genitive singular hluta, nominative plural hlutar)

hluta (genitive singular)
hlutar (nominative plural)
hluti (indefinite nominative singular)
hlutinn (definite nominative singular)
hlutar (indefinite nominative plural)
hlutarnir (definite nominative plural)
hluta (accusative indefinite singular)
hlutann (accusative definite singular)
hluta (accusative indefinite plural)
hlutana (accusative definite plural)
hluta (dative indefinite singular)
hlutanum (dative definite singular)
hlutum (dative indefinite plural)
hlutunum (dative definite plural)
hluta (genitive indefinite singular)
hlutans (definite genitive singular)
hluta (genitive indefinite plural)
hlutanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hluti, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą, *hlutô. Cognate with Danish lod, Faroese luti, Swedish lott, Old High German hluz, Old English hlot (whence English lot).


hljómplata

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For Icelandic base lemma 'plata' (canonical)

From hljómur (“sound”) + plata (“plate; disc”).


hlutur

is-noun

hlutur m (genitive singular hlutar, nominative plural hlutir)

hlutar (genitive singular)
hlutir (nominative plural)
hlutur (indefinite nominative singular)
hluturinn (definite nominative singular)
hlutir (indefinite nominative plural)
hlutirnir (definite nominative plural)
hlut (accusative indefinite singular)
hlutinn (accusative definite singular)
hluti (accusative indefinite plural)
hlutina (accusative definite plural)
hlut (dative indefinite singular)
hlutnum (dative definite singular)
hlutum (dative indefinite plural)
hlutunum (dative definite plural)
hlutar (genitive indefinite singular)
hlutarins (definite genitive singular)
hluta (genitive indefinite plural)
hlutanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlutr, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą, cognate with English lot.


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)
hnakk (dative indefinite singular)
hnakki (dative indefinite singular)
hnakknum (dative definite singular)
hnakkinum (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.


hnot

hnot f (genitive singular hnotar, nominative plural (small ball of yarn) hnotir or hnotur or (nut) hnetur)

hnotar (genitive singular)
hnotir (nominative plural)
hnotur (nominative plural)
hnetur (nominative plural)
hnot (indefinite nominative singular)
hnotin (definite nominative singular)
hnotir (indefinite nominative plural)
hnotur (indefinite nominative plural)
hnetur (indefinite nominative plural)
hnotirnar (definite nominative plural)
hnoturnar (definite nominative plural)
hneturnar (definite nominative plural)
hnot (accusative indefinite singular)
hnotina (accusative definite singular)
hnotir (accusative indefinite plural)
hnotur (accusative indefinite plural)
hnetur (accusative indefinite plural)
hnotirnar (accusative definite plural)
hnoturnar (accusative definite plural)
hneturnar (accusative definite plural)
hnot (dative indefinite singular)
hnotinni (dative definite singular)
hnotum (dative indefinite plural)
hnotunum (dative definite plural)
hnotar (genitive indefinite singular)
hnotarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hnota (genitive indefinite plural)
hnotanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

f,,ir􂀿small ball of yarn􂁀:ur􂀿small ball of yarn􂁀:^ur􂀿nut􂁀

Borrowed from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with Faroese nøt, Norwegian Bokmål nøtt, Norwegian nòt, Danish nød, Swedish nöt, English nut, Dutch noot, German Nuss, and Latin nux.


hófur

is-noun

hófur m (genitive singular hófs, nominative plural hófar)

hófs (genitive singular)
hófar (nominative plural)
hófur (indefinite nominative singular)
hófurinn (definite nominative singular)
hófar (indefinite nominative plural)
hófarnir (definite nominative plural)
hóf (accusative indefinite singular)
hófinn (accusative definite singular)
hófa (accusative indefinite plural)
hófana (accusative definite plural)
hófi (dative indefinite singular)
hófnum (dative definite singular)
hófum (dative indefinite plural)
hófunum (dative definite plural)
hófs (genitive indefinite singular)
hófsins (definite genitive singular)
hófa (genitive indefinite plural)
hófanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Compare Danish and Swedish hov, English hoof, German Huf, Dutch hoef.


hótel

hótel n (genitive singular hótels, nominative plural hótel)

hótels (genitive singular)
hótel (nominative plural)
hótel (indefinite nominative singular)
hótelið (definite nominative singular)
hótel (indefinite nominative plural)
hótelin (definite nominative plural)
hótel (accusative indefinite singular)
hótelið (accusative definite singular)
hótel (accusative indefinite plural)
hótelin (accusative definite plural)
hóteli (dative indefinite singular)
hótelinu (dative definite singular)
hótelum (dative indefinite plural)
hótelunum (dative definite plural)
hótels (genitive indefinite singular)
hótelsins (definite genitive singular)
hótela (genitive indefinite plural)
hótelanna (definite genitive plural)


hópur

hópur m (genitive singular hóps, nominative plural hópar)

hóps (genitive singular)
hópar (nominative plural)
hópur (indefinite nominative singular)
hópurinn (definite nominative singular)
hópar (indefinite nominative plural)
hóparnir (definite nominative plural)
hóp (accusative indefinite singular)
hópinn (accusative definite singular)
hópa (accusative indefinite plural)
hópana (accusative definite plural)
hóp (dative indefinite singular)
hópi (dative indefinite singular)
hópnum (dative definite singular)
hópum (dative indefinite plural)
hópunum (dative definite plural)
hóps (genitive indefinite singular)
hópsins (definite genitive singular)
hópa (genitive indefinite plural)
hópanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hópr, an early borrowing from Middle Low German hôp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic *haup.

Hópur fólks.

Mislitur hópur.

(statistics) population, universe; (group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn)


hreinlæti

hreinlæti n (genitive singular hreinlætis, no plural)

hreinlætis (genitive singular)
hreinlæti (indefinite nominative singular)
hreinlætið (definite nominative singular)
hreinlæti (accusative indefinite singular)
hreinlætið (accusative definite singular)
hreinlæti (dative indefinite singular)
hreinlætinu (dative definite singular)
hreinlætis (genitive indefinite singular)
hreinlætisins (definite genitive singular)


hreinn

hreinn m (genitive singular hreins, nominative plural hreinar)

hreins (genitive singular)
hreinar (nominative plural)
hreinn (indefinite nominative singular)
hreinninn (definite nominative singular)
hreinar (indefinite nominative plural)
hreinarnir (definite nominative plural)
hrein (accusative indefinite singular)
hreininn (accusative definite singular)
hreina (accusative indefinite plural)
hreinana (accusative definite plural)
hreini (dative indefinite singular)
hreininum (dative definite singular)
hreinum (dative indefinite plural)
hreinunum (dative definite plural)
hreins (genitive indefinite singular)
hreinsins (definite genitive singular)
hreina (genitive indefinite plural)
hreinanna (definite genitive plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hrainaz
Old Norse hreinn
Icelandic hreinn
Inherited from Old Norse hreinn n.


hringja

is-noun

hringja f (genitive singular hringju, nominative plural hringjur)

hringju (genitive singular)
hringjur (nominative plural)
hringja (indefinite nominative singular)
hringjan (definite nominative singular)
hringjur (indefinite nominative plural)
hringjurnar (definite nominative plural)
hringju (accusative indefinite singular)
hringjuna (accusative definite singular)
hringjur (accusative indefinite plural)
hringjurnar (accusative definite plural)
hringju (dative indefinite singular)
hringjunni (dative definite singular)
hringjum (dative indefinite plural)
hringjunum (dative definite plural)
hringju (genitive indefinite singular)
hringjunnar (definite genitive singular)
hringja (genitive indefinite plural)
hringna (genitive indefinite plural)
hringjanna (definite genitive plural)
hringnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hringja, from Proto-Germanic *hringijǭ.


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)


hurð

hurð f (genitive singular hurðar, nominative plural hurðir)

hurðar (genitive singular)
hurðir (nominative plural)
hurð (indefinite nominative singular)
hurðin (definite nominative singular)
hurðir (indefinite nominative plural)
hurðirnar (definite nominative plural)
hurð (accusative indefinite singular)
hurðina (accusative definite singular)
hurðir (accusative indefinite plural)
hurðirnar (accusative definite plural)
hurð (dative indefinite singular)
hurðinni (dative definite singular)
hurðum (dative indefinite plural)
hurðunum (dative definite plural)
hurðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hurðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hurða (genitive indefinite plural)
hurðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hurð, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz.


hús

hús n (genitive singular húss, nominative plural hús)

húss (genitive singular)
hús (nominative plural)
hús (indefinite nominative singular)
húsið (definite nominative singular)
hús (indefinite nominative plural)
húsin (definite nominative plural)
hús (accusative indefinite singular)
húsið (accusative definite singular)
hús (accusative indefinite plural)
húsin (accusative definite plural)
húsi (dative indefinite singular)
húsinu (dative definite singular)
húsum (dative indefinite plural)
húsunum (dative definite plural)
húss (genitive indefinite singular)
hússins (definite genitive singular)
húsa (genitive indefinite plural)
húsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.


húsbóndi

húsbóndi m (genitive singular húsbónda, nominative plural húsbændur)

húsbónda (genitive singular)
húsbændur (nominative plural)
húsbóndi (indefinite nominative singular)
húsbóndinn (definite nominative singular)
húsbændur (indefinite nominative plural)
húsbændurnir (definite nominative plural)
húsbónda (accusative indefinite singular)
húsbóndann (accusative definite singular)
húsbændur (accusative indefinite plural)
húsbændurna (accusative definite plural)
húsbónda (dative indefinite singular)
húsbóndanum (dative definite singular)
húsbændum (dative indefinite plural)
húsbóndum (dative indefinite plural)
húsbændunum (dative definite plural)
húsbóndunum (dative definite plural)
húsbónda (genitive indefinite singular)
húsbóndans (definite genitive singular)
húsbænda (genitive indefinite plural)
húsbónda (genitive indefinite plural)
húsbændanna (definite genitive plural)
húsbóndanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse húsbóndi. Cf. Icelandic hús (“house”) and bóndi (“farmer; husband”).

Harður húsbóndi.

Ég er húsbóndinn á þessu heimili!


húsfrú

húsfrú f (genitive singular húsfrúar, nominative plural húsfrúr)

húsfrúar (genitive singular)
húsfrúr (nominative plural)
húsfrú (indefinite nominative singular)
húsfrúin (definite nominative singular)
húsfrúr (indefinite nominative plural)
húsfrúrnar (definite nominative plural)
húsfrú (accusative indefinite singular)
húsfrúna (accusative definite singular)
húsfrúr (accusative indefinite plural)
húsfrúrnar (accusative definite plural)
húsfrú (dative indefinite singular)
húsfrúnni (dative definite singular)
húsfrúm (dative indefinite plural)
húsfrúnum (dative definite plural)
húsfrúar (genitive indefinite singular)
húsfrúarinnar (definite genitive singular)
húsfrúa (genitive indefinite plural)
húsfrúnna (definite genitive plural)


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”).


húsnæði

húsnæði n (genitive singular húsnæðis, no plural)

húsnæðis (genitive singular)
húsnæði (indefinite nominative singular)
húsnæðið (definite nominative singular)
húsnæði (accusative indefinite singular)
húsnæðið (accusative definite singular)
húsnæði (dative indefinite singular)
húsnæðinu (dative definite singular)
húsnæðis (genitive indefinite singular)
húsnæðisins (definite genitive singular)


hver

hver m (genitive singular hvers, nominative plural hverir or (archaic) hverar)

hvers (genitive singular)
hverir (nominative plural)
hverar (archaic nominative plural)
hver (indefinite nominative singular)
hverinn (definite nominative singular)
hverir (indefinite nominative plural)
hverar (archaic indefinite nominative plural)
hverirnir (definite nominative plural)
hverarnir (archaic definite nominative plural)
hver (accusative indefinite singular)
hverinn (accusative definite singular)
hveri (accusative indefinite plural)
hvera (accusative archaic indefinite plural)
hverina (accusative definite plural)
hverana (accusative archaic definite plural)
hver (dative indefinite singular)
hvernum (dative definite singular)
hverum (dative indefinite plural)
hverunum (dative definite plural)
hvers (genitive indefinite singular)
hversins (definite genitive singular)
hvera (genitive indefinite plural)
hveranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic *hweraz.


hvíla

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, nominative plural hvílur)

hvílu (genitive singular)
hvílur (nominative plural)
hvíla (indefinite nominative singular)
hvílan (definite nominative singular)
hvílur (indefinite nominative plural)
hvílurnar (definite nominative plural)
hvílu (accusative indefinite singular)
hvíluna (accusative definite singular)
hvílur (accusative indefinite plural)
hvílurnar (accusative definite plural)
hvílu (dative indefinite singular)
hvílunni (dative definite singular)
hvílum (dative indefinite plural)
hvílunum (dative definite plural)
hvílu (genitive indefinite singular)
hvílunnar (definite genitive singular)
hvílna (genitive indefinite plural)
hvíla (genitive indefinite plural)
hvílnanna (definite genitive plural)
hvílanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.


höfn

is-noun

höfn f (genitive singular hafnar, nominative plural hafnir)

hafnar (genitive singular)
hafnir (nominative plural)
höfn (indefinite nominative singular)
höfnin (definite nominative singular)
hafnir (indefinite nominative plural)
hafnirnar (definite nominative plural)
höfn (accusative indefinite singular)
höfnina (accusative definite singular)
hafnir (accusative indefinite plural)
hafnirnar (accusative definite plural)
höfn (dative indefinite singular)
höfninni (dative definite singular)
höfnum (dative indefinite plural)
höfnunum (dative definite plural)
hafnar (genitive indefinite singular)
hafnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hafna (genitive indefinite plural)
hafnanna (definite genitive plural)

Þessi vegur liggur til hafnarinnar.


hætta

hætta f (genitive singular hættu, nominative plural hættur)

hættu (genitive singular)
hættur (nominative plural)
hætta (indefinite nominative singular)
hættan (definite nominative singular)
hættur (indefinite nominative plural)
hætturnar (definite nominative plural)
hættu (accusative indefinite singular)
hættuna (accusative definite singular)
hættur (accusative indefinite plural)
hætturnar (accusative definite plural)
hættu (dative indefinite singular)
hættunni (dative definite singular)
hættum (dative indefinite plural)
hættunum (dative definite plural)
hættu (genitive indefinite singular)
hættunnar (definite genitive singular)
hætta (genitive indefinite plural)
hættanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hætta, from Proto-Germanic *hanhtijǭ.


iðnaður

iðnaður m (genitive singular iðnaðar, no plural)

iðnaðar (genitive singular)
iðnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
iðnaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
iðnað (accusative indefinite singular)
iðnaðinn (accusative definite singular)
iðnaði (dative indefinite singular)
iðnaðinum (dative definite singular)
iðnaðnum (dative definite singular)
iðnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
iðnaðarins (definite genitive singular)


innbrot

innbrot n (genitive singular innbrots, nominative plural innbrot)

innbrots (genitive singular)
innbrot (nominative plural)
innbrot (indefinite nominative singular)
innbrotið (definite nominative singular)
innbrot (indefinite nominative plural)
innbrotin (definite nominative plural)
innbrot (accusative indefinite singular)
innbrotið (accusative definite singular)
innbrot (accusative indefinite plural)
innbrotin (accusative definite plural)
innbroti (dative indefinite singular)
innbrotinu (dative definite singular)
innbrotum (dative indefinite plural)
innbrotunum (dative definite plural)
innbrots (genitive indefinite singular)
innbrotsins (definite genitive singular)
innbrota (genitive indefinite plural)
innbrotanna (definite genitive plural)


inngangur

inngangur m (genitive singular inngangs, nominative plural inngangar)

inngangs (genitive singular)
inngangar (nominative plural)
inngangur (indefinite nominative singular)
inngangurinn (definite nominative singular)
inngangar (indefinite nominative plural)
inngangarnir (definite nominative plural)
inngang (accusative indefinite singular)
innganginn (accusative definite singular)
innganga (accusative indefinite plural)
inngangana (accusative definite plural)
inngangi (dative indefinite singular)
innganginum (dative definite singular)
inngöngum (dative indefinite plural)
inngöngunum (dative definite plural)
inngangs (genitive indefinite singular)
inngangsins (definite genitive singular)
innganga (genitive indefinite plural)
innganganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse inngangr, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz.


íbúð

íbúð f (genitive singular íbúðar, nominative plural íbúðir)

íbúðar (genitive singular)
íbúðir (nominative plural)
íbúð (indefinite nominative singular)
íbúðin (definite nominative singular)
íbúðir (indefinite nominative plural)
íbúðirnar (definite nominative plural)
íbúð (accusative indefinite singular)
íbúðina (accusative definite singular)
íbúðir (accusative indefinite plural)
íbúðirnar (accusative definite plural)
íbúð (dative indefinite singular)
íbúðinni (dative definite singular)
íbúðum (dative indefinite plural)
íbúðunum (dative definite plural)
íbúðar (genitive indefinite singular)
íbúðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
íbúða (genitive indefinite plural)
íbúðanna (definite genitive plural)

From í (“in”) + búð (“lived”), literally “that which is lived in”, from the past participle of the verb to reside, to live.


íbúi

is-noun

íbúi m (genitive singular íbúa, nominative plural íbúar)

íbúa (genitive singular)
íbúar (nominative plural)
íbúi (indefinite nominative singular)
íbúinn (definite nominative singular)
íbúar (indefinite nominative plural)
íbúarnir (definite nominative plural)
íbúa (accusative indefinite singular)
íbúann (accusative definite singular)
íbúa (accusative indefinite plural)
íbúana (accusative definite plural)
íbúa (dative indefinite singular)
íbúanum (dative definite singular)
íbúum (dative indefinite plural)
íbúunum (dative definite plural)
íbúa (genitive indefinite singular)
íbúans (definite genitive singular)
íbúa (genitive indefinite plural)
íbúanna (definite genitive plural)

(set theory) an element, a member; (one of the objects in a set)


ístað

ístað n (genitive singular ístaðs, nominative plural ístöð)

ístaðs (genitive singular)
ístöð (nominative plural)
ístað (indefinite nominative singular)
ístaðið (definite nominative singular)
ístöð (indefinite nominative plural)
ístöðin (definite nominative plural)
ístað (accusative indefinite singular)
ístaðið (accusative definite singular)
ístöð (accusative indefinite plural)
ístöðin (accusative definite plural)
ístaði (dative indefinite singular)
ístaðinu (dative definite singular)
ístöðum (dative indefinite plural)
ístöðunum (dative definite plural)
ístaðs (genitive indefinite singular)
ístaðsins (definite genitive singular)
ístaða (genitive indefinite plural)
ístaðanna (definite genitive plural)

From í (“in”) + stað (“step”), literally “something to step in”; related to the verb standa (“to stand”).


jarðskjálfti

is-noun

jarðskjálfti m (genitive singular jarðskjálfta, nominative plural jarðskjálftar)

jarðskjálfta (genitive singular)
jarðskjálftar (nominative plural)
jarðskjálfti (indefinite nominative singular)
jarðskjálftinn (definite nominative singular)
jarðskjálftar (indefinite nominative plural)
jarðskjálftarnir (definite nominative plural)
jarðskjálfta (accusative indefinite singular)
jarðskjálftann (accusative definite singular)
jarðskjálfta (accusative indefinite plural)
jarðskjálftana (accusative definite plural)
jarðskjálfta (dative indefinite singular)
jarðskjálftanum (dative definite singular)
jarðskjálftum (dative indefinite plural)
jarðskjálftunum (dative definite plural)
jarðskjálfta (genitive indefinite singular)
jarðskjálftans (definite genitive singular)
jarðskjálfta (genitive indefinite plural)
jarðskjálftanna (definite genitive plural)

From jarð (the genitive of jörð (“earth, ground”)) + skjálfti (“tremor”).

af

the genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="is">jörð</i> (“earth, ground”)


jarðhiti

is-noun

jarðhiti m (genitive singular jarðhita, nominative plural jarðhitar)

jarðhita (genitive singular)
jarðhitar (nominative plural)
jarðhiti (indefinite nominative singular)
jarðhitinn (definite nominative singular)
jarðhitar (indefinite nominative plural)
jarðhitarnir (definite nominative plural)
jarðhita (accusative indefinite singular)
jarðhitann (accusative definite singular)
jarðhita (accusative indefinite plural)
jarðhitana (accusative definite plural)
jarðhita (dative indefinite singular)
jarðhitanum (dative definite singular)
jarðhitum (dative indefinite plural)
jarðhitunum (dative definite plural)
jarðhita (genitive indefinite singular)
jarðhitans (definite genitive singular)
jarðhita (genitive indefinite plural)
jarðhitanna (definite genitive plural)


jökull

jökull m (genitive singular jökuls, nominative plural jöklar)

jökuls (genitive singular)
jöklar (nominative plural)
jökull (indefinite nominative singular)
jökullinn (definite nominative singular)
jöklar (indefinite nominative plural)
jöklarnir (definite nominative plural)
jökul (accusative indefinite singular)
jökulinn (accusative definite singular)
jökla (accusative indefinite plural)
jöklana (accusative definite plural)
jökli (dative indefinite singular)
jöklinum (dative definite singular)
jöklum (dative indefinite plural)
jöklunum (dative definite plural)
jökuls (genitive indefinite singular)
jökulsins (definite genitive singular)
jökla (genitive indefinite plural)
jöklanna (definite genitive plural)

→ Danish: jøkel

Norwegian Bokmål: jøkel

→ English: jokul

→ Swedish: jökel

From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz. Diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).

Þar er klofsnjór á sumrum, en jökull á vetrum.

1886, Benedikt Gröndal, Sagan af Heljarslóðarorrustu:

There is hip-deep snow in summer, but glacier in winter.


jörð

jörð f (genitive singular jarðar, nominative plural jarðir)

jarðar (genitive singular)
jarðir (nominative plural)
jörð (indefinite nominative singular)
jörðin (definite nominative singular)
jarðir (indefinite nominative plural)
jarðirnar (definite nominative plural)
jörð (accusative indefinite singular)
jörðu (accusative indefinite singular)
jörðina (accusative definite singular)
jarðir (accusative indefinite plural)
jarðirnar (accusative definite plural)
jörð (dative indefinite singular)
jörðu (dative indefinite singular)
jörðinni (dative definite singular)
jörðunni (dative definite singular)
jörðum (dative indefinite plural)
jörðunum (dative definite plural)
jarðar (genitive indefinite singular)
jarðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
jarða (genitive indefinite plural)
jarðanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

f.acc-:u􂀿poetic, formal or in set phrases􂁀/-.dat-:u􂀿poetic, formal or in set phrases􂁀

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)

I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.

Þetta er jörðin okkar.


kaffibrauð

is-noun

kaffibrauð n (genitive singular kaffibrauðs, nominative plural kaffibrauð)

kaffibrauðs (genitive singular)
kaffibrauð (nominative plural)
kaffibrauð (indefinite nominative singular)
kaffibrauðið (definite nominative singular)
kaffibrauð (indefinite nominative plural)
kaffibrauðin (definite nominative plural)
kaffibrauð (accusative indefinite singular)
kaffibrauðið (accusative definite singular)
kaffibrauð (accusative indefinite plural)
kaffibrauðin (accusative definite plural)
kaffibrauði (dative indefinite singular)
kaffibrauðinu (dative definite singular)
kaffibrauðum (dative indefinite plural)
kaffibrauðunum (dative definite plural)
kaffibrauðs (genitive indefinite singular)
kaffibrauðsins (definite genitive singular)
kaffibrauða (genitive indefinite plural)
kaffibrauðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈkʰafːɪˌprøyːð/

From kaffi (“coffee”) + brauð (“bread”).

food served with coffee, for example cookies or pastries


kanna

kanna f (genitive singular könnu, nominative plural könnur)

könnu (genitive singular)
könnur (nominative plural)
kanna (indefinite nominative singular)
kannan (definite nominative singular)
könnur (indefinite nominative plural)
könnurnar (definite nominative plural)
könnu (accusative indefinite singular)
könnuna (accusative definite singular)
könnur (accusative indefinite plural)
könnurnar (accusative definite plural)
könnu (dative indefinite singular)
könnunni (dative definite singular)
könnum (dative indefinite plural)
könnunum (dative definite plural)
könnu (genitive indefinite singular)
könnunnar (definite genitive singular)
kanna (genitive indefinite plural)
kannanna (definite genitive plural)


karlmaður

karlmaður m (genitive singular karlmanns, nominative plural karlmenn)

karlmanns (genitive singular)
karlmenn (nominative plural)
karlmaður (indefinite nominative singular)
karlmaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
karlmenn (indefinite nominative plural)
karlmennirnir (definite nominative plural)
karlmann (accusative indefinite singular)
karlmanninn (accusative definite singular)
karlmenn (accusative indefinite plural)
karlmennina (accusative definite plural)
karlmanni (dative indefinite singular)
karlmanninum (dative definite singular)
karlmönnum (dative indefinite plural)
karlmönnunum (dative definite plural)
karlmanns (genitive indefinite singular)
karlmannsins (definite genitive singular)
karlmanna (genitive indefinite plural)
karlmannanna (definite genitive plural)


kaup

kaup n (genitive singular kaups, nominative plural kaup)

kaups (genitive singular)
kaup (nominative plural)
kaup (indefinite nominative singular)
kaupið (definite nominative singular)
kaup (indefinite nominative plural)
kaupin (definite nominative plural)
kaup (accusative indefinite singular)
kaupið (accusative definite singular)
kaup (accusative indefinite plural)
kaupin (accusative definite plural)
kaupi (dative indefinite singular)
kaupinu (dative definite singular)
kaupum (dative indefinite plural)
kaupunum (dative definite plural)
kaups (genitive indefinite singular)
kaupsins (definite genitive singular)
kaupa (genitive indefinite plural)
kaupanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kaup, derived from the verb kaupa (modern Icelandic kaupa).

(usually plural only) trade, business, dealings, deal

(plural only) the act of buying; purchase

(often in the plural) agreement (plan and conditions agreed upon after negotiation)

(singular only) money given in return for work; wages, salary, pay


kennari

kennari m (genitive singular kennara, nominative plural kennarar)

kennara (genitive singular)
kennarar (nominative plural)
kennari (indefinite nominative singular)
kennarinn (definite nominative singular)
kennarar (indefinite nominative plural)
kennararnir (definite nominative plural)
kennara (accusative indefinite singular)
kennarann (accusative definite singular)
kennara (accusative indefinite plural)
kennarana (accusative definite plural)
kennara (dative indefinite singular)
kennaranum (dative definite singular)
kennurum (dative indefinite plural)
kennurunum (dative definite plural)
kennara (genitive indefinite singular)
kennarans (definite genitive singular)
kennara (genitive indefinite plural)
kennaranna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈcʰɛnːaːrɪ/

From kenna (“to teach”) + -ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).

suffix

Hún er góður kennari.

Jónas er undarlegur kennari, en samt skemmtilegur.

Mister Jónas is a strange teacher, but fun nevertheless.


kirkja

is-noun

kirkja f (genitive singular kirkju, nominative plural kirkjur)

kirkju (genitive singular)
kirkjur (nominative plural)
kirkja (indefinite nominative singular)
kirkjan (definite nominative singular)
kirkjur (indefinite nominative plural)
kirkjurnar (definite nominative plural)
kirkju (accusative indefinite singular)
kirkjuna (accusative definite singular)
kirkjur (accusative indefinite plural)
kirkjurnar (accusative definite plural)
kirkju (dative indefinite singular)
kirkjunni (dative definite singular)
kirkjum (dative indefinite plural)
kirkjunum (dative definite plural)
kirkju (genitive indefinite singular)
kirkjunnar (definite genitive singular)
kirkna (genitive indefinite plural)
kirknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English cirice.


kjöt

kjöt n (genitive singular kjöts, no plural)

kjöts (genitive singular)
kjöt (indefinite nominative singular)
kjötið (definite nominative singular)
kjöt (accusative indefinite singular)
kjötið (accusative definite singular)
kjöti (dative indefinite singular)
kjötinu (dative definite singular)
kjöts (genitive indefinite singular)
kjötsins (definite genitive singular)
ket (alternative dated regional)

From Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic *ketwą. Cognate with Danish kød, Faroese kjøt, Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt, Norwegian Nynorsk kjøt, kjøtt, and Swedish kött.

súpukjöt

meat, especially mutton, for making soup


klefi

klefi m (genitive singular klefa, nominative plural klefar)

klefa (genitive singular)
klefar (nominative plural)
klefi (indefinite nominative singular)
klefinn (definite nominative singular)
klefar (indefinite nominative plural)
klefarnir (definite nominative plural)
klefa (accusative indefinite singular)
klefann (accusative definite singular)
klefa (accusative indefinite plural)
klefana (accusative definite plural)
klefa (dative indefinite singular)
klefanum (dative definite singular)
klefum (dative indefinite plural)
klefunum (dative definite plural)
klefa (genitive indefinite singular)
klefans (definite genitive singular)
klefa (genitive indefinite plural)
klefanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse klefi, from Proto-Germanic *klebô (“chamber, cell”).


klukkustund

klukkustund f (genitive singular klukkustundar, nominative plural klukkustundir)

klukkustundar (genitive singular)
klukkustundir (nominative plural)
klukkustund (indefinite nominative singular)
klukkustundin (definite nominative singular)
klukkustundir (indefinite nominative plural)
klukkustundirnar (definite nominative plural)
klukkustund (accusative indefinite singular)
klukkustundina (accusative definite singular)
klukkustundir (accusative indefinite plural)
klukkustundirnar (accusative definite plural)
klukkustund (dative indefinite singular)
klukkustundinni (dative definite singular)
klukkustundum (dative indefinite plural)
klukkustundunum (dative definite plural)
klukkustundar (genitive indefinite singular)
klukkustundarinnar (definite genitive singular)
klukkustunda (genitive indefinite plural)
klukkustundanna (definite genitive plural)

From klukka (“clock”) + stund (“while, hour”).


klár

is-noun

klár m (genitive singular klárs, nominative plural klárar)

klárs (genitive singular)
klárar (nominative plural)
klár (indefinite nominative singular)
klárinn (definite nominative singular)
klárar (indefinite nominative plural)
klárarnir (definite nominative plural)
klár (accusative indefinite singular)
klárinn (accusative definite singular)
klára (accusative indefinite plural)
klárana (accusative definite plural)
klár (dative indefinite singular)
klárnum (dative definite singular)
klárum (dative indefinite plural)
klárunum (dative definite plural)
klárs (genitive indefinite singular)
klársins (definite genitive singular)
klára (genitive indefinite plural)
kláranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse klárr, from Proto-Germanic *klawaraz.

Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,
álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,
ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;
vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til
að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.
Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
darkness settles over Herðubreið.
The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -
be careful not to cross her path.
My best horse I'd sacrifice
to be safely back in Kiðagil.


klæðnaður

klæðnaður m (genitive singular klæðnaðar, no plural)

klæðnaðar (genitive singular)
klæðnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
klæðnaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
klæðnað (accusative indefinite singular)
klæðnaðinn (accusative definite singular)
klæðnaði (dative indefinite singular)
klæðnaðinum (dative definite singular)
klæðnaðnum (dative definite singular)
klæðnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
klæðnaðarins (definite genitive singular)


kona

kona f (genitive singular konu, nominative plural konur)

konu (genitive singular)
konur (nominative plural)
kona (indefinite nominative singular)
konan (definite nominative singular)
konur (indefinite nominative plural)
konurnar (definite nominative plural)
konu (accusative indefinite singular)
konuna (accusative definite singular)
konur (accusative indefinite plural)
konurnar (accusative definite plural)
konu (dative indefinite singular)
konunni (dative definite singular)
konum (dative indefinite plural)
konunum (dative definite plural)
konu (genitive indefinite singular)
konunnar (definite genitive singular)
kvenna (genitive indefinite plural)
kvennanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kona (“woman, wife”), from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”).

Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.

Ég fór þangað með konunni minni.


kort

kort n (genitive singular korts, nominative plural kort)

korts (genitive singular)
kort (nominative plural)
kort (indefinite nominative singular)
kortið (definite nominative singular)
kort (indefinite nominative plural)
kortin (definite nominative plural)
kort (accusative indefinite singular)
kortið (accusative definite singular)
kort (accusative indefinite plural)
kortin (accusative definite plural)
korti (dative indefinite singular)
kortinu (dative definite singular)
kortum (dative indefinite plural)
kortunum (dative definite plural)
korts (genitive indefinite singular)
kortsins (definite genitive singular)
korta (genitive indefinite plural)
kortanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse kort (“a map”), from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta (“papyrus, paper”). Related to Danish kort (“a map”) and German Karte (“a card; a map”).


krá

krá f (genitive singular krár or kráar, nominative plural krár)

krár (genitive singular)
kráar (genitive singular)
krár (nominative plural)
krá (indefinite nominative singular)
kráin (definite nominative singular)
krár (indefinite nominative plural)
krárnar (definite nominative plural)
krá (accusative indefinite singular)
krána (accusative definite singular)
krár (accusative indefinite plural)
krárnar (accusative definite plural)
krá (dative indefinite singular)
kránni (dative definite singular)
krám (dative indefinite plural)
kránum (dative definite plural)
krár (genitive indefinite singular)
kráar (genitive indefinite singular)
krárinnar (definite genitive singular)
kráarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kráa (genitive indefinite plural)
kránna (definite genitive plural)
kró (alternative archaic obsolete)

From Old Norse krá, kró, from Proto-Germanic *kranhō, of uncertain origin, found only in North Germanic; possibly related to *kringaną (“to turn”).


krókur

krókur m (genitive singular króks, nominative plural krókar)

króks (genitive singular)
krókar (nominative plural)
krókur (indefinite nominative singular)
krókurinn (definite nominative singular)
krókar (indefinite nominative plural)
krókarnir (definite nominative plural)
krók (accusative indefinite singular)
krókinn (accusative definite singular)
króka (accusative indefinite plural)
krókana (accusative definite plural)
krók (dative indefinite singular)
króki (dative indefinite singular)
króknum (dative definite singular)
krókum (dative indefinite plural)
krókunum (dative definite plural)
króks (genitive indefinite singular)
króksins (definite genitive singular)
króka (genitive indefinite plural)
krókanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.

(music) crook, bocal (of instruments in the oboe family such as the oboe d'amore, cor anglais, heckelphone, and baritone oboe)


krydd

krydd n (genitive singular krydds, nominative plural krydd)

krydds (genitive singular)
krydd (nominative plural)
krydd (indefinite nominative singular)
kryddið (definite nominative singular)
krydd (indefinite nominative plural)
kryddin (definite nominative plural)
krydd (accusative indefinite singular)
kryddið (accusative definite singular)
krydd (accusative indefinite plural)
kryddin (accusative definite plural)
kryddi (dative indefinite singular)
kryddinu (dative definite singular)
kryddum (dative indefinite plural)
kryddunum (dative definite plural)
krydds (genitive indefinite singular)
kryddsins (definite genitive singular)
krydda (genitive indefinite plural)
kryddanna (definite genitive plural)


ljósbjalla

ljósbjalla f (genitive singular ljósbjöllu, nominative plural ljósbjöllur)

ljósbjöllu (genitive singular)
ljósbjöllur (nominative plural)
ljósbjalla (indefinite nominative singular)
ljósbjallan (definite nominative singular)
ljósbjöllur (indefinite nominative plural)
ljósbjöllurnar (definite nominative plural)
ljósbjöllu (accusative indefinite singular)
ljósbjölluna (accusative definite singular)
ljósbjöllur (accusative indefinite plural)
ljósbjöllurnar (accusative definite plural)
ljósbjöllu (dative indefinite singular)
ljósbjöllunni (dative definite singular)
ljósbjöllum (dative indefinite plural)
ljósbjöllunum (dative definite plural)
ljósbjöllu (genitive indefinite singular)
ljósbjöllunnar (definite genitive singular)
ljósbjallna (genitive indefinite plural)
ljósbjalla (genitive indefinite plural)
ljósbjallnanna (definite genitive plural)
ljósbjallanna (definite genitive plural)

From ljós (“light”) + bjalla (“beetle”).


kveikjari

kveikjari m (genitive singular kveikjara, nominative plural kveikjarar)

kveikjara (genitive singular)
kveikjarar (nominative plural)
kveikjari (indefinite nominative singular)
kveikjarinn (definite nominative singular)
kveikjarar (indefinite nominative plural)
kveikjararnir (definite nominative plural)
kveikjara (accusative indefinite singular)
kveikjarann (accusative definite singular)
kveikjara (accusative indefinite plural)
kveikjarana (accusative definite plural)
kveikjara (dative indefinite singular)
kveikjaranum (dative definite singular)
kveikjurum (dative indefinite plural)
kveikjurunum (dative definite plural)
kveikjara (genitive indefinite singular)
kveikjarans (definite genitive singular)
kveikjara (genitive indefinite plural)
kveikjaranna (definite genitive plural)

From kveikja (“to ignite, to light”) + -ari (“-er”).


kvöld

is-noun

kvöld n (genitive singular kvölds, nominative plural kvöld)

kvölds (genitive singular)
kvöld (nominative plural)
kvöld (indefinite nominative singular)
kvöldið (definite nominative singular)
kvöld (indefinite nominative plural)
kvöldin (definite nominative plural)
kvöld (accusative indefinite singular)
kvöldið (accusative definite singular)
kvöld (accusative indefinite plural)
kvöldin (accusative definite plural)
kvöldi (dative indefinite singular)
kvöldinu (dative definite singular)
kvöldum (dative indefinite plural)
kvöldunum (dative definite plural)
kvölds (genitive indefinite singular)
kvöldsins (definite genitive singular)
kvölda (genitive indefinite plural)
kvöldanna (definite genitive plural)
kveld (alternative)

From Old Norse kveld, from Proto-Germanic *kweldą, *kwildiz.


kvöldmatur

kvöldmatur m (genitive singular kvöldmatar, no plural)

kvöldmatar (genitive singular)
kvöldmatur (indefinite nominative singular)
kvöldmaturinn (definite nominative singular)
kvöldmat (accusative indefinite singular)
kvöldmatinn (accusative definite singular)
kvöldmat (dative indefinite singular)
kvöldmatnum (dative definite singular)
kvöldmatar (genitive indefinite singular)
kvöldmatarins (definite genitive singular)

From kvöld (“evening”) + matur (“food”).


kæliskápur

kæliskápur m (genitive singular kæliskáps, nominative plural kæliskápar)

kæliskáps (genitive singular)
kæliskápar (nominative plural)
kæliskápur (indefinite nominative singular)
kæliskápurinn (definite nominative singular)
kæliskápar (indefinite nominative plural)
kæliskáparnir (definite nominative plural)
kæliskáp (accusative indefinite singular)
kæliskápinn (accusative definite singular)
kæliskápa (accusative indefinite plural)
kæliskápana (accusative definite plural)
kæliskáp (dative indefinite singular)
kæliskápnum (dative definite singular)
kæliskápum (dative indefinite plural)
kæliskápunum (dative definite plural)
kæliskáps (genitive indefinite singular)
kæliskápsins (definite genitive singular)
kæliskápa (genitive indefinite plural)
kæliskápanna (definite genitive plural)

From kæla + skápur (“cupboard, cabinet”).


lampi

lampi m (genitive singular lampa, nominative plural lampar)

lampa (genitive singular)
lampar (nominative plural)
lampi (indefinite nominative singular)
lampinn (definite nominative singular)
lampar (indefinite nominative plural)
lamparnir (definite nominative plural)
lampa (accusative indefinite singular)
lampann (accusative definite singular)
lampa (accusative indefinite plural)
lampana (accusative definite plural)
lampa (dative indefinite singular)
lampanum (dative definite singular)
lömpum (dative indefinite plural)
lömpunum (dative definite plural)
lampa (genitive indefinite singular)
lampans (definite genitive singular)
lampa (genitive indefinite plural)
lampanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lampi, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás).


landbúnaður

landbúnaður m (genitive singular landbúnaðar, no plural)

landbúnaðar (genitive singular)
landbúnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
landbúnaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
landbúnað (accusative indefinite singular)
landbúnaðinn (accusative definite singular)
landbúnaði (dative indefinite singular)
landbúnaðinum (dative definite singular)
landbúnaðnum (dative definite singular)
landbúnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
landbúnaðarins (definite genitive singular)

From land (“land, earth”) + búnaður (“husbandry, farming”).


landamæri

is-noun

landamæri n pl (plural only, genitive plural landamæra)

landamæra (genitive plural)
landamæri (indefinite nominative plural)
landamærin (definite nominative plural)
landamæri (accusative indefinite plural)
landamærin (accusative definite plural)
landamærum (dative indefinite plural)
landamærunum (dative definite plural)
landamæra (genitive indefinite plural)
landamæranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse landamæri, second element from Proto-Germanic *mairiją (“mooring-post, post, boundary”), cognate with Old English mǣre (“boundary, border”).


landslag

is-noun

landslag n (genitive singular landslags, no plural)

landslags (genitive singular)
landslag (indefinite nominative singular)
landslagið (definite nominative singular)
landslag (accusative indefinite singular)
landslagið (accusative definite singular)
landslagi (dative indefinite singular)
landslaginu (dative definite singular)
landslags (genitive indefinite singular)
landslagsins (definite genitive singular)


langur

langur m (genitive singular langs, nominative plural langar)

langs (genitive singular)
langar (nominative plural)
langur (indefinite nominative singular)
langurinn (definite nominative singular)
langar (indefinite nominative plural)
langarnir (definite nominative plural)
lang (accusative indefinite singular)
langinn (accusative definite singular)
langa (accusative indefinite plural)
langana (accusative definite plural)
lang (dative indefinite singular)
langnum (dative definite singular)
löngum (dative indefinite plural)
löngunum (dative definite plural)
langs (genitive indefinite singular)
langsins (definite genitive singular)
langa (genitive indefinite plural)
langanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic *langaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos.


lás

lás m (genitive singular láss, nominative plural lásar)

láss (genitive singular)
lásar (nominative plural)
lás (indefinite nominative singular)
lásinn (definite nominative singular)
lásar (indefinite nominative plural)
lásarnir (definite nominative plural)
lás (accusative indefinite singular)
lásinn (accusative definite singular)
lása (accusative indefinite plural)
lásana (accusative definite plural)
lás (dative indefinite singular)
lási (dative indefinite singular)
lásnum (dative definite singular)
lásum (dative indefinite plural)
lásunum (dative definite plural)
láss (genitive indefinite singular)
lássins (definite genitive singular)
lása (genitive indefinite plural)
lásanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse láss, from Proto-Germanic *lamsaz.


leggja á minnið

head

leggja á minnið (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lagði á minnið, supine lagt á minnið)

lagði á minnið (indicative past singular third-person)
lagt á minnið (supine)

Allir þurfa að leggja reglurnar á minnið.

to keep in mind, to memorise, to study, to learn [with accusative]


mein

is-noun

mein n (genitive singular meins, nominative plural mein)

meins (genitive singular)
mein (nominative plural)
mein (indefinite nominative singular)
meinið (definite nominative singular)
mein (indefinite nominative plural)
meinin (definite nominative plural)
mein (accusative indefinite singular)
meinið (accusative definite singular)
mein (accusative indefinite plural)
meinin (accusative definite plural)
meini (dative indefinite singular)
meininu (dative definite singular)
meinum (dative indefinite plural)
meinunum (dative definite plural)
meins (genitive indefinite singular)
meinsins (definite genitive singular)
meina (genitive indefinite plural)
meinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mein, from Proto-Germanic *mainą.


leiðsögn

leiðsögn f (genitive singular leiðsagnar, no plural)

leiðsagnar (genitive singular)
leiðsögn (indefinite nominative singular)
leiðsögnin (definite nominative singular)
leiðsögn (accusative indefinite singular)
leiðsögnina (accusative definite singular)
leiðsögn (dative indefinite singular)
leiðsögninni (dative definite singular)
leiðsagnar (genitive indefinite singular)
leiðsagnarinnar (definite genitive singular)


leiðsögumaður

leiðsögumaður m (genitive singular leiðsögumanns, nominative plural leiðsögumenn)

leiðsögumanns (genitive singular)
leiðsögumenn (nominative plural)
leiðsögumaður (indefinite nominative singular)
leiðsögumaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
leiðsögumenn (indefinite nominative plural)
leiðsögumennirnir (definite nominative plural)
leiðsögumann (accusative indefinite singular)
leiðsögumanninn (accusative definite singular)
leiðsögumenn (accusative indefinite plural)
leiðsögumennina (accusative definite plural)
leiðsögumanni (dative indefinite singular)
leiðsögumanninum (dative definite singular)
leiðsögumönnum (dative indefinite plural)
leiðsögumönnunum (dative definite plural)
leiðsögumanns (genitive indefinite singular)
leiðsögumannsins (definite genitive singular)
leiðsögumanna (genitive indefinite plural)
leiðsögumannanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈleið.sœːɣʏˌmaːðʏr/

From leiðsaga (“guidance, instruction”) + maður (“man, person”), the former from leið (“route, way”) + saga (“narrative, history”).


leigubíll

is-noun

leigubíll m (genitive singular leigubíls, nominative plural leigubílar)

leigubíls (genitive singular)
leigubílar (nominative plural)
leigubíll (indefinite nominative singular)
leigubíllinn (definite nominative singular)
leigubílar (indefinite nominative plural)
leigubílarnir (definite nominative plural)
leigubíl (accusative indefinite singular)
leigubílinn (accusative definite singular)
leigubíla (accusative indefinite plural)
leigubílana (accusative definite plural)
leigubíl (dative indefinite singular)
leigubílnum (dative definite singular)
leigubílum (dative indefinite plural)
leigubílunum (dative definite plural)
leigubíls (genitive indefinite singular)
leigubílsins (definite genitive singular)
leigubíla (genitive indefinite plural)
leigubílanna (definite genitive plural)


leyfi

leyfi n (genitive singular leyfis, nominative plural leyfi)

leyfis (genitive singular)
leyfi (nominative plural)
leyfi (indefinite nominative singular)
leyfið (definite nominative singular)
leyfi (indefinite nominative plural)
leyfin (definite nominative plural)
leyfi (accusative indefinite singular)
leyfið (accusative definite singular)
leyfi (accusative indefinite plural)
leyfin (accusative definite plural)
leyfi (dative indefinite singular)
leyfinu (dative definite singular)
leyfum (dative indefinite plural)
leyfunum (dative definite plural)
leyfis (genitive indefinite singular)
leyfisins (definite genitive singular)
leyfa (genitive indefinite plural)
leyfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.

Umsókn um leyfi til að setja sérlyf á markað.

An application for authorisation to place a proprietary medicinal product on the market.

leave, permission, consent, authorisation


líf

líf n (genitive singular lífs, nominative plural líf)

lífs (genitive singular)
líf (nominative plural)
líf (indefinite nominative singular)
lífið (definite nominative singular)
líf (indefinite nominative plural)
lífin (definite nominative plural)
líf (accusative indefinite singular)
lífið (accusative definite singular)
líf (accusative indefinite plural)
lífin (accusative definite plural)
lífi (dative indefinite singular)
lífinu (dative definite singular)
lífum (dative indefinite plural)
lífunum (dative definite plural)
lífs (genitive indefinite singular)
lífsins (definite genitive singular)
lífa (genitive indefinite plural)
lífanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Allir menn eiga rétt til lífs, frelsis og mannhelgi.

(uncountable) life (the state of being alive)

(uncountable) life (the period during which an individual is alive)

Hvað hefur græðgin eyðilagt margar sálir og mörg líf?

2011 June, Fjölnir Ásbjörnsson, tru.is (sermon):

(usually uncountable) an individual’s way of living or experience of being alive (throughout one’s lifespan or in some period of it); life, lifestyle

(uncountable) life (living things collectively)

(by extension) life (the existence of an inanimate object as a functional or distinct entity)

Ég átti bara eitt líf eftir þegar ég komst loksins í síðasta borðið.

I only had one life left when I finally got to the last level.

(countable, video games) life (one of the player’s chances to play, lost when a mistake is made)

Terran eru bestir í að survivea 6pool vegna scvs sem eru með 60 í líf..

2000 September, kjarni, hugi.is (forum), comments:

Terran are best at surviving a 6pool because of SCVs who have 60 HP [lit. 60 in health/HP].

og já feral druidar í PvP setti eru oftast með MIKLU meira líf en warrior í Tier 1 epici

2006 February, kjellz, hugi.is (forum), comments:

and yes, feral druids in [i.e. wearing/wielding] a PvP set [i.e. item set] most often have MUCH more health than a warrior in Tier 1 epic [i.e. a Tier 1 item set of epic quality]

(uncountable, video games) health, hit points, the amount of damage a player can take before he loses a life


líffæri

líffæri n (genitive singular líffæris, nominative plural líffæri)

líffæris (genitive singular)
líffæri (nominative plural)
líffæri (indefinite nominative singular)
líffærið (definite nominative singular)
líffæri (indefinite nominative plural)
líffærin (definite nominative plural)
líffæri (accusative indefinite singular)
líffærið (accusative definite singular)
líffæri (accusative indefinite plural)
líffærin (accusative definite plural)
líffæri (dative indefinite singular)
líffærinu (dative definite singular)
líffærum (dative indefinite plural)
líffærunum (dative definite plural)
líffæris (genitive indefinite singular)
líffærisins (definite genitive singular)
líffæra (genitive indefinite plural)
líffæranna (definite genitive plural)


ljós

ljós n (genitive singular ljóss, nominative plural ljós)

ljóss (genitive singular)
ljós (nominative plural)
ljós (indefinite nominative singular)
ljósið (definite nominative singular)
ljós (indefinite nominative plural)
ljósin (definite nominative plural)
ljós (accusative indefinite singular)
ljósið (accusative definite singular)
ljós (accusative indefinite plural)
ljósin (accusative definite plural)
ljósi (dative indefinite singular)
ljósinu (dative definite singular)
ljósum (dative indefinite plural)
ljósunum (dative definite plural)
ljóss (genitive indefinite singular)
ljóssins (definite genitive singular)
ljósa (genitive indefinite plural)
ljósanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

Guð sagði: „Verði ljós!“ Og það varð ljós. Guð sá, að ljósið var gott, og Guð greindi ljósið frá myrkrinu. Og Guð kallaði ljósið dag, en myrkrið kallaði hann nótt. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn fyrsti dagur.

And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.


ljósmyndavél

ljósmyndavél f (genitive singular ljósmyndavélar, nominative plural ljósmyndavélar)

ljósmyndavélar (genitive singular)
ljósmyndavélar (nominative plural)
ljósmyndavél (indefinite nominative singular)
ljósmyndavélin (definite nominative singular)
ljósmyndavélar (indefinite nominative plural)
ljósmyndavélarnar (definite nominative plural)
ljósmyndavél (accusative indefinite singular)
ljósmyndavélina (accusative definite singular)
ljósmyndavélar (accusative indefinite plural)
ljósmyndavélarnar (accusative definite plural)
ljósmyndavél (dative indefinite singular)
ljósmyndavélinni (dative definite singular)
ljósmyndavélum (dative indefinite plural)
ljósmyndavélunum (dative definite plural)
ljósmyndavélar (genitive indefinite singular)
ljósmyndavélarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ljósmyndavéla (genitive indefinite plural)
ljósmyndavélanna (definite genitive plural)

From ljósmynd (“photograph”) + vél (“machine”).


lopapeysa

is-noun

lopapeysa f (genitive singular lopapeysu, nominative plural lopapeysur)

lopapeysu (genitive singular)
lopapeysur (nominative plural)
lopapeysa (indefinite nominative singular)
lopapeysan (definite nominative singular)
lopapeysur (indefinite nominative plural)
lopapeysurnar (definite nominative plural)
lopapeysu (accusative indefinite singular)
lopapeysuna (accusative definite singular)
lopapeysur (accusative indefinite plural)
lopapeysurnar (accusative definite plural)
lopapeysu (dative indefinite singular)
lopapeysunni (dative definite singular)
lopapeysum (dative indefinite plural)
lopapeysunum (dative definite plural)
lopapeysu (genitive indefinite singular)
lopapeysunnar (definite genitive singular)
lopapeysa (genitive indefinite plural)
lopapeysanna (definite genitive plural)

From lopi (“unspun wool”) + peysa (“jersey, sweater”).

compound

a knitted sweater made from unspun Icelandic wool


lyf

is-noun

lyf n (genitive singular lyfs, nominative plural lyf)

lyfs (genitive singular)
lyf (nominative plural)
lyf (indefinite nominative singular)
lyfið (definite nominative singular)
lyf (indefinite nominative plural)
lyfin (definite nominative plural)
lyf (accusative indefinite singular)
lyfið (accusative definite singular)
lyf (accusative indefinite plural)
lyfin (accusative definite plural)
lyfi (dative indefinite singular)
lyfinu (dative definite singular)
lyfjum (dative indefinite plural)
lyfjunum (dative definite plural)
lyfs (genitive indefinite singular)
lyfsins (definite genitive singular)
lyfja (genitive indefinite plural)
lyfjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lyf, from Proto-Germanic *lubją.


lyfta

lyfta f (genitive singular lyftu, nominative plural lyftur)

lyftu (genitive singular)
lyftur (nominative plural)
lyfta (indefinite nominative singular)
lyftan (definite nominative singular)
lyftur (indefinite nominative plural)
lyfturnar (definite nominative plural)
lyftu (accusative indefinite singular)
lyftuna (accusative definite singular)
lyftur (accusative indefinite plural)
lyfturnar (accusative definite plural)
lyftu (dative indefinite singular)
lyftunni (dative definite singular)
lyftum (dative indefinite plural)
lyftunum (dative definite plural)
lyftu (genitive indefinite singular)
lyftunnar (definite genitive singular)
lyfta (genitive indefinite plural)
lyftanna (definite genitive plural)


lykill

lykill m (genitive singular lykils, nominative plural lyklar or (archaic/obsolete) luklar)

lykils (genitive singular)
lyklar (nominative plural)
luklar (nominative plural)
lykill (indefinite nominative singular)
lykillinn (definite nominative singular)
lyklar (indefinite nominative plural)
luklar (indefinite nominative plural)
lyklarnir (definite nominative plural)
luklarnir (definite nominative plural)
lykil (accusative indefinite singular)
lykilinn (accusative definite singular)
lykla (accusative indefinite plural)
lukla (accusative indefinite plural)
lyklana (accusative definite plural)
luklana (accusative definite plural)
lykli (dative indefinite singular)
lukli (dative indefinite singular)
lyklinum (dative definite singular)
luklinum (dative definite singular)
lyklum (dative indefinite plural)
luklum (dative indefinite plural)
lyklunum (dative definite plural)
luklunum (dative definite plural)
lykils (genitive indefinite singular)
lykilsins (definite genitive singular)
lykla (genitive indefinite plural)
lukla (genitive indefinite plural)
lyklanna (definite genitive plural)
luklanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lykill, from Proto-Germanic *lukilaz.

Ekki gleyma lyklunum þegar þú ferð út.

Ég hef þrjá lykla og tyggjó í vasanum.

I have three keys and some gum in my pocket.

(computing) a key; one of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard

(cryptography) a cryptographic key, a key

(botany) primula, primrose (plant of the genus Primula)


læknir

læknir m (genitive singular læknis, nominative plural læknar)

læknis (genitive singular)
læknar (nominative plural)
læknir (indefinite nominative singular)
læknirinn (definite nominative singular)
læknar (indefinite nominative plural)
læknarnir (definite nominative plural)
lækni (accusative indefinite singular)
lækninn (accusative definite singular)
lækna (accusative indefinite plural)
læknana (accusative definite plural)
lækni (dative indefinite singular)
lækninum (dative definite singular)
læknum (dative indefinite plural)
læknunum (dative definite plural)
læknis (genitive indefinite singular)
læknisins (definite genitive singular)
lækna (genitive indefinite plural)
læknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse læknir (“healer”). Equivalent to lækna + -ir.

medical practitioner
medical practitioner


lög

lög n pl (plural only, genitive plural laga)

laga (genitive plural)
lög (indefinite nominative plural)
lögin (definite nominative plural)
lög (accusative indefinite plural)
lögin (accusative definite plural)
lögum (dative indefinite plural)
lögunum (dative definite plural)
laga (genitive indefinite plural)
laganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lǫg, from Proto-Germanic *lagą; originally basically the same word as lag (“layer; song; …”), but in plural. Probably originally had the prefix *ga- in this sense.


lögregla

lögregla f (genitive singular lögreglu, nominative plural lögreglur)

lögreglu (genitive singular)
lögreglur (nominative plural)
lögregla (indefinite nominative singular)
lögreglan (definite nominative singular)
lögreglur (indefinite nominative plural)
lögreglurnar (definite nominative plural)
lögreglu (accusative indefinite singular)
lögregluna (accusative definite singular)
lögreglur (accusative indefinite plural)
lögreglurnar (accusative definite plural)
lögreglu (dative indefinite singular)
lögreglunni (dative definite singular)
lögreglum (dative indefinite plural)
lögreglunum (dative definite plural)
lögreglu (genitive indefinite singular)
lögreglunnar (definite genitive singular)
lögreglna (genitive indefinite plural)
lögregla (genitive indefinite plural)
lögreglnanna (definite genitive plural)
lögreglanna (definite genitive plural)


maður

maður m (genitive singular manns, nominative plural menn)

manns (genitive singular)
menn (nominative plural)
maður (indefinite nominative singular)
maðurinn (definite nominative singular)
menn (indefinite nominative plural)
mennirnir (definite nominative plural)
mann (accusative indefinite singular)
manninn (accusative definite singular)
menn (accusative indefinite plural)
mennina (accusative definite plural)
manni (dative indefinite singular)
manninum (dative definite singular)
mönnum (dative indefinite plural)
mönnunum (dative definite plural)
manns (genitive indefinite singular)
mannsins (definite genitive singular)
manna (genitive indefinite plural)
mannanna (definite genitive plural)
mann (alternative)

[ˈmäːð̠˕ʏr̥]

Inherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (“person”), *man-.

Það tilheyrir náttúru mannsins að hata þá sem hann hefur sært.

It's a part of nature of man to hate those that he has hurt.

Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

human being, person, humanity, mankind, man (generic)

Ég sá mann úti á götu.

Þá sendi Benhadad menn til að njósna. Þeir sögðu honum svo frá: "Menn fara út frá Samaríu."

and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 1 Kings 20:17

Þetta er Geir, maðurinn minn.

(mainly used with a definite article) husband

Færðu manninn þinn.