brók

brók f (genitive singular brókar, nominative plural brækur)

brókar (genitive singular)
brækur (nominative plural)
brók (indefinite nominative singular)
brókin (definite nominative singular)
brækur (indefinite nominative plural)
brækurnar (definite nominative plural)
brók (accusative indefinite singular)
brókina (accusative definite singular)
brækur (accusative indefinite plural)
brækurnar (accusative definite plural)
brók (dative indefinite singular)
brókinni (dative definite singular)
brókum (dative indefinite plural)
brókunum (dative definite plural)
brókar (genitive indefinite singular)
brókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bróka (genitive indefinite plural)
brókanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse brók, from Proto-Germanic *brōks, cognate with Old English brōc (whence the English breech, breeches), Old High German bruoh (whence German Bruch) and Finnish ruoke (loanword).

pants, trousers (the plural form brækur is also used as a plurale tantum with the same meaning)


baula

is-noun

baula f (genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)

baulu (genitive singular)
baulur (nominative plural)
baula (indefinite nominative singular)
baulan (definite nominative singular)
baulur (indefinite nominative plural)
baulurnar (definite nominative plural)
baulu (accusative indefinite singular)
bauluna (accusative definite singular)
baulur (accusative indefinite plural)
baulurnar (accusative definite plural)
baulu (dative indefinite singular)
baulunni (dative definite singular)
baulum (dative indefinite plural)
baulunum (dative definite plural)
baulu (genitive indefinite singular)
baulunnar (definite genitive singular)
baulna (genitive indefinite plural)
baula (genitive indefinite plural)
baulnanna (definite genitive plural)
baulanna (definite genitive plural)


baula

Borrowed from Danish bøjle, from an older bøgel, ultimately from the root of beygja (“to bend, curve”). Related to Norwegian Nynorsk bøygjel, Swedish bögel.

(music) crook (length of tubing used to tune brass instruments)

(music) barrel (part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint)


hvítabjörn

hvítabjörn m (genitive singular hvítabjarnar, nominative plural hvítabirnir)

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


alþjóð

alþjóð f (genitive singular alþjóðar, no plural)

alþjóðar (genitive singular)
alþjóð (indefinite nominative singular)
alþjóðin (definite nominative singular)
alþjóð (accusative indefinite singular)
alþjóðina (accusative definite singular)
alþjóð (dative indefinite singular)
alþjóðinni (dative definite singular)
alþjóðar (genitive indefinite singular)
alþjóðarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse alþjóð, from Proto-Germanic *alaþeudō.


hóll

hóll m (genitive singular hóls, nominative plural hólar)

hóls (genitive singular)
hólar (nominative plural)
hóll (indefinite nominative singular)
hóllinn (definite nominative singular)
hólar (indefinite nominative plural)
hólarnir (definite nominative plural)
hól (accusative indefinite singular)
hólinn (accusative definite singular)
hóla (accusative indefinite plural)
hólana (accusative definite plural)
hól (dative indefinite singular)
hóli (dative indefinite singular)
hólnum (dative definite singular)
hólum (dative indefinite plural)
hólunum (dative definite plural)
hóls (genitive indefinite singular)
hólsins (definite genitive singular)
hóla (genitive indefinite plural)
hólanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hóll, from Proto-Germanic *huhalaz.


grautur

grautur m (genitive singular grautar, nominative plural grautar)

grautar (genitive singular)
grautar (nominative plural)
grautur (indefinite nominative singular)
grauturinn (definite nominative singular)
grautar (indefinite nominative plural)
grautarnir (definite nominative plural)
graut (accusative indefinite singular)
grautinn (accusative definite singular)
grauta (accusative indefinite plural)
grautana (accusative definite plural)
graut (dative indefinite singular)
grauti (dative indefinite rare singular)
grautnum (dative definite singular)
grautum (dative indefinite plural)
grautunum (dative definite plural)
grautar (genitive indefinite singular)
grautarins (definite genitive singular)
grauta (genitive indefinite plural)
grautanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse grautr. Compare the Old English grút (“malt mash”) (English groats), Danish grød, Swedish gröt, Norwegian Bokmål grøt; German Grütze.

fara í kringum eins og köttur í kringum heitan graut

töðugjaldagrautur

a harvest porridge, a supper of porridge

porridge, thick soup, a food popular with Scandinavian peasants


lumma

lumma f (genitive singular lummu, nominative plural lummur)

lummu (genitive singular)
lummur (nominative plural)
lumma (indefinite nominative singular)
lumman (definite nominative singular)
lummur (indefinite nominative plural)
lummurnar (definite nominative plural)
lummu (accusative indefinite singular)
lummuna (accusative definite singular)
lummur (accusative indefinite plural)
lummurnar (accusative definite plural)
lummu (dative indefinite singular)
lummunni (dative definite singular)
lummum (dative indefinite plural)
lummunum (dative definite plural)
lummu (genitive indefinite singular)
lummunnar (definite genitive singular)
lumma (genitive indefinite plural)
lummanna (definite genitive plural)

From the same ultimate source as lófi (“palm (of the hand)”).


nývirki

nývirki n (genitive singular nývirkis, nominative plural nývirki)

nývirkis (genitive singular)
nývirki (nominative plural)
nývirki (indefinite nominative singular)
nývirkið (definite nominative singular)
nývirki (indefinite nominative plural)
nývirkin (definite nominative plural)
nývirki (accusative indefinite singular)
nývirkið (accusative definite singular)
nývirki (accusative indefinite plural)
nývirkin (accusative definite plural)
nývirki (dative indefinite singular)
nývirkinu (dative definite singular)
nývirkjum (dative indefinite plural)
nývirkjunum (dative definite plural)
nývirkis (genitive indefinite singular)
nývirkisins (definite genitive singular)
nývirkja (genitive indefinite plural)
nývirkjanna (definite genitive plural)


sjáaldur

sjáaldur n (genitive singular sjáaldurs, nominative plural sjáöldur)

sjáaldurs (genitive singular)
sjáöldur (nominative plural)
sjáaldur (indefinite nominative singular)
sjáaldrið (definite nominative singular)
sjáöldur (indefinite nominative plural)
sjáöldrin (definite nominative plural)
sjáaldur (accusative indefinite singular)
sjáaldrið (accusative definite singular)
sjáöldur (accusative indefinite plural)
sjáöldrin (accusative definite plural)
sjáaldri (dative indefinite singular)
sjáaldrinu (dative definite singular)
sjáöldrum (dative indefinite plural)
sjáöldrunum (dative definite plural)
sjáaldurs (genitive indefinite singular)
sjáaldursins (definite genitive singular)
sjáaldra (genitive indefinite plural)
sjáaldranna (definite genitive plural)


snæljós

snæljós n (genitive singular snæljóss, nominative plural snæljós)

snæljóss (genitive singular)
snæljós (nominative plural)
snæljós (indefinite nominative singular)
snæljósið (definite nominative singular)
snæljós (indefinite nominative plural)
snæljósin (definite nominative plural)
snæljós (accusative indefinite singular)
snæljósið (accusative definite singular)
snæljós (accusative indefinite plural)
snæljósin (accusative definite plural)
snæljósi (dative indefinite singular)
snæljósinu (dative definite singular)
snæljósum (dative indefinite plural)
snæljósunum (dative definite plural)
snæljóss (genitive indefinite singular)
snæljóssins (definite genitive singular)
snæljósa (genitive indefinite plural)
snæljósanna (definite genitive plural)


skolleyru

skolleyru n pl (plural only, genitive plural skolleyrna)

skolleyrna (genitive plural)
skolleyru (indefinite nominative plural)
skolleyrun (definite nominative plural)
skolleyru (accusative indefinite plural)
skolleyrun (accusative definite plural)
skolleyrum (dative indefinite plural)
skolleyrunum (dative definite plural)
skolleyrna (genitive indefinite plural)
skolleyrnanna (definite genitive plural)


skella

skella f (genitive singular skellu, nominative plural skellur)

skellu (genitive singular)
skellur (nominative plural)
skella (indefinite nominative singular)
skellan (definite nominative singular)
skellur (indefinite nominative plural)
skellurnar (definite nominative plural)
skellu (accusative indefinite singular)
skelluna (accusative definite singular)
skellur (accusative indefinite plural)
skellurnar (accusative definite plural)
skellu (dative indefinite singular)
skellunni (dative definite singular)
skellum (dative indefinite plural)
skellunum (dative definite plural)
skellu (genitive indefinite singular)
skellunnar (definite genitive singular)
skellna (genitive indefinite plural)
skella (genitive indefinite plural)
skellnanna (definite genitive plural)
skellanna (definite genitive plural)


örskot

örskot n (genitive singular örskots, nominative plural örskot)

örskots (genitive singular)
örskot (nominative plural)
örskot (indefinite nominative singular)
örskotið (definite nominative singular)
örskot (indefinite nominative plural)
örskotin (definite nominative plural)
örskot (accusative indefinite singular)
örskotið (accusative definite singular)
örskot (accusative indefinite plural)
örskotin (accusative definite plural)
örskoti (dative indefinite singular)
örskotinu (dative definite singular)
örskotum (dative indefinite plural)
örskotunum (dative definite plural)
örskots (genitive indefinite singular)
örskotsins (definite genitive singular)
örskota (genitive indefinite plural)
örskotanna (definite genitive plural)


ör

ör f (genitive singular örvar, nominative plural örvar)

örvar (genitive singular)
örvar (nominative plural)
ör (indefinite nominative singular)
örin (definite nominative singular)
örvar (indefinite nominative plural)
örvarnar (definite nominative plural)
ör (accusative indefinite singular)
örina (accusative definite singular)
örvar (accusative indefinite plural)
örvarnar (accusative definite plural)
ör (dative indefinite singular)
örinni (dative definite singular)
örvum (dative indefinite plural)
örvunum (dative definite plural)
örvar (genitive indefinite singular)
örvarinnar (definite genitive singular)
örva (genitive indefinite plural)
örvanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō.

(graph theory) directed edge, arrow, arc


ör

ör n (genitive singular örs, nominative plural ör)

örs (genitive singular)
ör (nominative plural)
ör (indefinite nominative singular)
örið (definite nominative singular)
ör (indefinite nominative plural)
örin (definite nominative plural)
ör (accusative indefinite singular)
örið (accusative definite singular)
ör (accusative indefinite plural)
örin (accusative definite plural)
öri (dative indefinite singular)
örinu (dative definite singular)
örum (dative indefinite plural)
örunum (dative definite plural)
örs (genitive indefinite singular)
örsins (definite genitive singular)
öra (genitive indefinite plural)
öranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse ørr, from Proto-Germanic *arwaz.


vá

vá f (genitive singular vár or váar, no plural)

vár (genitive singular)
váar (genitive singular)
vá (indefinite nominative singular)
váin (definite nominative singular)
vá (accusative indefinite singular)
vána (accusative definite singular)
vá (dative indefinite singular)
vánni (dative definite singular)
vár (genitive indefinite singular)
váar (genitive indefinite singular)
várinnar (definite genitive singular)
váarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse vá (whence also vo), from Proto-Germanic *waiwō and *wanhō.


varnaðarorð

varnaðarorð n (genitive singular varnaðarorðs, nominative plural varnaðarorð)

varnaðarorðs (genitive singular)
varnaðarorð (nominative plural)
varnaðarorð (indefinite nominative singular)
varnaðarorðið (definite nominative singular)
varnaðarorð (indefinite nominative plural)
varnaðarorðin (definite nominative plural)
varnaðarorð (accusative indefinite singular)
varnaðarorðið (accusative definite singular)
varnaðarorð (accusative indefinite plural)
varnaðarorðin (accusative definite plural)
varnaðarorði (dative indefinite singular)
varnaðarorðinu (dative definite singular)
varnaðarorðum (dative indefinite plural)
varnaðarorðunum (dative definite plural)
varnaðarorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
varnaðarorðsins (definite genitive singular)
varnaðarorða (genitive indefinite plural)
varnaðarorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From varnaður (“warning”) + orð (“word”).


varnaður

varnaður m (genitive singular varnaðar, no plural)

varnaðar (genitive singular)
varnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
varnaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
varnað (accusative indefinite singular)
varnaðinn (accusative definite singular)
varnaði (dative indefinite singular)
varnaðinum (dative definite singular)
varnaðnum (dative definite singular)
varnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
varnaðarins (definite genitive singular)


lagni

lagni f (genitive singular lagni, no plural)

lagni (genitive singular)
lagni (indefinite nominative singular)
lagnin (definite nominative singular)
lagni (accusative indefinite singular)
lagnina (accusative definite singular)
lagni (dative indefinite singular)
lagninni (dative definite singular)
lagni (genitive indefinite singular)
lagninnar (definite genitive singular)


heimalærdómur

heimalærdómur m (genitive singular heimalærdóms, no plural)

heimalærdóms (genitive singular)
heimalærdómur (indefinite nominative singular)
heimalærdómurinn (definite nominative singular)
heimalærdóm (accusative indefinite singular)
heimalærdóminn (accusative definite singular)
heimalærdómi (dative indefinite singular)
heimalærdómnum (dative definite singular)
heimalærdóminum (dative definite singular)
heimalærdóms (genitive indefinite singular)
heimalærdómsins (definite genitive singular)

From heima (“at home”) + lærdómur (“learning”).


lærdómur

is-noun

lærdómur m (genitive singular lærdóms, nominative plural lærdómar)

lærdóms (genitive singular)
lærdómar (nominative plural)
lærdómur (indefinite nominative singular)
lærdómurinn (definite nominative singular)
lærdómar (indefinite nominative plural)
lærdómarnir (definite nominative plural)
lærdóm (accusative indefinite singular)
lærdóminn (accusative definite singular)
lærdóma (accusative indefinite plural)
lærdómana (accusative definite plural)
lærdómi (dative indefinite singular)
lærdómnum (dative definite singular)
lærdóminum (dative definite singular)
lærdómum (dative indefinite plural)
lærdómunum (dative definite plural)
lærdóms (genitive indefinite singular)
lærdómsins (definite genitive singular)
lærdóma (genitive indefinite plural)
lærdómanna (definite genitive plural)


heimaverkefni

heimaverkefni n (genitive singular heimaverkefnis, nominative plural heimaverkefni)

heimaverkefnis (genitive singular)
heimaverkefni (nominative plural)
heimaverkefni (indefinite nominative singular)
heimaverkefnið (definite nominative singular)
heimaverkefni (indefinite nominative plural)
heimaverkefnin (definite nominative plural)
heimaverkefni (accusative indefinite singular)
heimaverkefnið (accusative definite singular)
heimaverkefni (accusative indefinite plural)
heimaverkefnin (accusative definite plural)
heimaverkefni (dative indefinite singular)
heimaverkefninu (dative definite singular)
heimaverkefnum (dative indefinite plural)
heimaverkefnunum (dative definite plural)
heimaverkefnis (genitive indefinite singular)
heimaverkefnisins (definite genitive singular)
heimaverkefna (genitive indefinite plural)
heimaverkefnanna (definite genitive plural)

From heima (“at home”) + verkefni (“task, assignment”).


heimavinna

is-noun

heimavinna f (genitive singular heimavinnu, no plural)

heimavinnu (genitive singular)
heimavinna (indefinite nominative singular)
heimavinnan (definite nominative singular)
heimavinnu (accusative indefinite singular)
heimavinnuna (accusative definite singular)
heimavinnu (dative indefinite singular)
heimavinnunni (dative definite singular)
heimavinnu (genitive indefinite singular)
heimavinnunnar (definite genitive singular)


verkefni

verkefni n (genitive singular verkefnis, nominative plural verkefni)

verkefnis (genitive singular)
verkefni (nominative plural)
verkefni (indefinite nominative singular)
verkefnið (definite nominative singular)
verkefni (indefinite nominative plural)
verkefnin (definite nominative plural)
verkefni (accusative indefinite singular)
verkefnið (accusative definite singular)
verkefni (accusative indefinite plural)
verkefnin (accusative definite plural)
verkefni (dative indefinite singular)
verkefninu (dative definite singular)
verkefnum (dative indefinite plural)
verkefnunum (dative definite plural)
verkefnis (genitive indefinite singular)
verkefnisins (definite genitive singular)
verkefna (genitive indefinite plural)
verkefnanna (definite genitive plural)


afturbeygð sögn

afturbeygð sögn f (genitive singular afturbeygðrar sagnar, nominative plural afturbeygðar sagnir)

afturbeygðrar sagnar (genitive singular)
afturbeygðar sagnir (nominative plural)
afturbeygð sögn (indefinite nominative singular)
afturbeygða sögnin (definite nominative singular)
afturbeygðar sagnir (indefinite nominative plural)
afturbeygðu sagnirnar (definite nominative plural)
afturbeygða sögn (accusative indefinite singular)
afturbeygðu sögnina (accusative definite singular)
afturbeygðar sagnir (accusative indefinite plural)
afturbeygðu sagnirnar (accusative definite plural)
afturbeygðri sögn (dative indefinite singular)
afturbeygðu sögninni (dative definite singular)
afturbeygðum sögnum (dative indefinite plural)
afturbeygðu sögnunum (dative definite plural)
afturbeygðrar sagnar (genitive indefinite singular)
afturbeygðu sagnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
afturbeygðra sagna (genitive indefinite plural)
afturbeygðu sagnanna (definite genitive plural)


afturbeyging

afturbeyging f (genitive singular afturbeygingar, no plural)

afturbeygingar (genitive singular)
afturbeyging (indefinite nominative singular)
afturbeygingin (definite nominative singular)
afturbeygingu (accusative indefinite singular)
afturbeyginguna (accusative definite singular)
afturbeygingu (dative indefinite singular)
afturbeygingunni (dative definite singular)
afturbeygingar (genitive indefinite singular)
afturbeygingarinnar (definite genitive singular)


ópersónuleg sögn

ópersónuleg sögn f (genitive singular ópersónulegrar sagnar, nominative plural ópersónulegar sagnir)

ópersónulegrar sagnar (genitive singular)
ópersónulegar sagnir (nominative plural)
ópersónuleg sögn (indefinite nominative singular)
ópersónulega sögnin (definite nominative singular)
ópersónulegar sagnir (indefinite nominative plural)
ópersónulegu sagnirnar (definite nominative plural)
ópersónulega sögn (accusative indefinite singular)
ópersónulegu sögnina (accusative definite singular)
ópersónulegar sagnir (accusative indefinite plural)
ópersónulegu sagnirnar (accusative definite plural)
ópersónulegri sögn (dative indefinite singular)
ópersónulegu sögninni (dative definite singular)
ópersónulegum sögnum (dative indefinite plural)
ópersónulegu sögnunum (dative definite plural)
ópersónulegrar sagnar (genitive indefinite singular)
ópersónulegu sagnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ópersónulegra sagna (genitive indefinite plural)
ópersónulegu sagnanna (definite genitive plural)


himna

himna f (genitive singular himnu, nominative plural himnur)

himnu (genitive singular)
himnur (nominative plural)
himna (indefinite nominative singular)
himnan (definite nominative singular)
himnur (indefinite nominative plural)
himnurnar (definite nominative plural)
himnu (accusative indefinite singular)
himnuna (accusative definite singular)
himnur (accusative indefinite plural)
himnurnar (accusative definite plural)
himnu (dative indefinite singular)
himnunni (dative definite singular)
himnum (dative indefinite plural)
himnunum (dative definite plural)
himnu (genitive indefinite singular)
himnunnar (definite genitive singular)
himna (genitive indefinite plural)
himnanna (definite genitive plural)


býfluga

býfluga f (genitive singular býflugu, nominative plural býflugur)

býflugu (genitive singular)
býflugur (nominative plural)
býfluga (indefinite nominative singular)
býflugan (definite nominative singular)
býflugur (indefinite nominative plural)
býflugurnar (definite nominative plural)
býflugu (accusative indefinite singular)
býfluguna (accusative definite singular)
býflugur (accusative indefinite plural)
býflugurnar (accusative definite plural)
býflugu (dative indefinite singular)
býflugunni (dative definite singular)
býflugum (dative indefinite plural)
býflugunum (dative definite plural)
býflugu (genitive indefinite singular)
býflugunnar (definite genitive singular)
býflugna (genitive indefinite plural)
býflugnanna (definite genitive plural)


pása

pása f (genitive singular pásu, nominative plural pásur)

pásu (genitive singular)
pásur (nominative plural)
pása (indefinite nominative singular)
pásan (definite nominative singular)
pásur (indefinite nominative plural)
pásurnar (definite nominative plural)
pásu (accusative indefinite singular)
pásuna (accusative definite singular)
pásur (accusative indefinite plural)
pásurnar (accusative definite plural)
pásu (dative indefinite singular)
pásunni (dative definite singular)
pásum (dative indefinite plural)
pásunum (dative definite plural)
pásu (genitive indefinite singular)
pásunnar (definite genitive singular)
pása (genitive indefinite plural)
pásanna (definite genitive plural)

break (cessation of work for a [brief] while)


föstudagurinn langi

föstudagurinn langi m (definite only, genitive singular föstudagsins langa, no plural)

föstudagsins langa (genitive singular)
föstudagurinn langi (definite nominative singular)
föstudaginn langa (accusative definite singular)
föstudeginum langa (dative definite singular)
föstudagsins langa (definite genitive singular)


skírdagur

skírdagur m (genitive singular skírdags, nominative plural skírdagar)

skírdags (genitive singular)
skírdagar (nominative plural)
skírdagur (indefinite nominative singular)
skírdagurinn (definite nominative singular)
skírdagar (indefinite nominative plural)
skírdagarnir (definite nominative plural)
skírdag (accusative indefinite singular)
skírdaginn (accusative definite singular)
skírdaga (accusative indefinite plural)
skírdagana (accusative definite plural)
skírdegi (dative indefinite singular)
skírdeginum (dative definite singular)
skírdögum (dative indefinite plural)
skírdögunum (dative definite plural)
skírdags (genitive indefinite singular)
skírdagsins (definite genitive singular)
skírdaga (genitive indefinite plural)
skírdaganna (definite genitive plural)


skita

skita f (genitive singular skitu, nominative plural skitur)

skitu (genitive singular)
skitur (nominative plural)
skita (indefinite nominative singular)
skitan (definite nominative singular)
skitur (indefinite nominative plural)
skiturnar (definite nominative plural)
skitu (accusative indefinite singular)
skituna (accusative definite singular)
skitur (accusative indefinite plural)
skiturnar (accusative definite plural)
skitu (dative indefinite singular)
skitunni (dative definite singular)
skitum (dative indefinite plural)
skitunum (dative definite plural)
skitu (genitive indefinite singular)
skitunnar (definite genitive singular)
skita (genitive indefinite plural)
skitanna (definite genitive plural)


baksýnisspegill

baksýnisspegill m (genitive singular baksýnisspegils, nominative plural baksýnisspeglar)

baksýnisspegils (genitive singular)
baksýnisspeglar (nominative plural)
baksýnisspegill (indefinite nominative singular)
baksýnisspegillinn (definite nominative singular)
baksýnisspeglar (indefinite nominative plural)
baksýnisspeglarnir (definite nominative plural)
baksýnisspegil (accusative indefinite singular)
baksýnisspegilinn (accusative definite singular)
baksýnisspegla (accusative indefinite plural)
baksýnisspeglana (accusative definite plural)
baksýnisspegli (dative indefinite singular)
baksýnisspeglinum (dative definite singular)
baksýnisspeglum (dative indefinite plural)
baksýnisspeglunum (dative definite plural)
baksýnisspegils (genitive indefinite singular)
baksýnisspegilsins (definite genitive singular)
baksýnisspegla (genitive indefinite plural)
baksýnisspeglanna (definite genitive plural)

From bak- (“rear, back”) + -sýni (“view”) + spegill (“mirror”).


sjónarhorn

is-noun

sjónarhorn n (genitive singular sjónarhorns, nominative plural sjónarhorn)

sjónarhorns (genitive singular)
sjónarhorn (nominative plural)
sjónarhorn (indefinite nominative singular)
sjónarhornið (definite nominative singular)
sjónarhorn (indefinite nominative plural)
sjónarhornin (definite nominative plural)
sjónarhorn (accusative indefinite singular)
sjónarhornið (accusative definite singular)
sjónarhorn (accusative indefinite plural)
sjónarhornin (accusative definite plural)
sjónarhorni (dative indefinite singular)
sjónarhorninu (dative definite singular)
sjónarhornum (dative indefinite plural)
sjónarhornunum (dative definite plural)
sjónarhorns (genitive indefinite singular)
sjónarhornsins (definite genitive singular)
sjónarhorna (genitive indefinite plural)
sjónarhornanna (definite genitive plural)


kíví

kíví m (genitive singular kívís, nominative plural kívíar)

kívís (genitive singular)
kívíar (nominative plural)
kíví (indefinite nominative singular)
kívíinn (definite nominative singular)
kívíar (indefinite nominative plural)
kívíarnir (definite nominative plural)
kíví (accusative indefinite singular)
kívíinn (accusative definite singular)
kívía (accusative indefinite plural)
kívíana (accusative definite plural)
kíví (dative indefinite singular)
kívínum (dative definite singular)
kívíum (dative indefinite plural)
kívíunum (dative definite plural)
kívís (genitive indefinite singular)
kívísins (definite genitive singular)
kívía (genitive indefinite plural)
kívíanna (definite genitive plural)


kíví

kíví n (genitive singular kívís, nominative plural kíví) or
kíví m (genitive singular kívís, nominative plural kívíar)

kíví (canonical neuter)
kíví (canonical masculine)
kívís (genitive singular)
kíví (nominative plural)
kívíar (nominative plural)
kíví (indefinite nominative singular)
kívíið (definite nominative singular)
kíví (indefinite nominative plural)
kívíin (definite nominative plural)
kíví (accusative indefinite singular)
kívíið (accusative definite singular)
kíví (accusative indefinite plural)
kívíin (accusative definite plural)
kívíi (dative indefinite singular)
kívíinu (dative definite singular)
kívíum (dative indefinite plural)
kívíunum (dative definite plural)
kívís (genitive indefinite singular)
kívísins (definite genitive singular)
kívía (genitive indefinite plural)
kívíanna (definite genitive plural)
kíví (indefinite nominative singular)
kívíinn (definite nominative singular)
kívíar (indefinite nominative plural)
kívíarnir (definite nominative plural)
kíví (accusative indefinite singular)
kívíinn (accusative definite singular)
kívía (accusative indefinite plural)
kívíana (accusative definite plural)
kíví (dative indefinite singular)
kívínum (dative definite singular)
kívíum (dative indefinite plural)
kívíunum (dative definite plural)
kívís (genitive indefinite singular)
kívísins (definite genitive singular)
kívía (genitive indefinite plural)
kívíanna (definite genitive plural)


uppeldisfræði

uppeldisfræði f (genitive singular uppeldisfræði, no plural)

uppeldisfræði (genitive singular)
uppeldisfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
uppeldisfræðin (definite nominative singular)
uppeldisfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
uppeldisfræðina (accusative definite singular)
uppeldisfræði (dative indefinite singular)
uppeldisfræðinni (dative definite singular)
uppeldisfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
uppeldisfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)


uppeldi

uppeldi n (genitive singular uppeldis, no plural)

uppeldis (genitive singular)
uppeldi (indefinite nominative singular)
uppeldið (definite nominative singular)
uppeldi (accusative indefinite singular)
uppeldið (accusative definite singular)
uppeldi (dative indefinite singular)
uppeldinu (dative definite singular)
uppeldis (genitive indefinite singular)
uppeldisins (definite genitive singular)


röð

röð f (genitive singular raðar, nominative plural raðir)

raðar (genitive singular)
raðir (nominative plural)
röð (indefinite nominative singular)
röðin (definite nominative singular)
raðir (indefinite nominative plural)
raðirnar (definite nominative plural)
röð (accusative indefinite singular)
röðina (accusative definite singular)
raðir (accusative indefinite plural)
raðirnar (accusative definite plural)
röð (dative indefinite singular)
röðinni (dative definite singular)
röðum (dative indefinite plural)
röðunum (dative definite plural)
raðar (genitive indefinite singular)
raðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
raða (genitive indefinite plural)
raðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō.

Hún hefur ekki mætt þrjá daga í röð.

She hasn't showed up for three days in a row.

Jæja, krakkar. Gangið í einfaldri röð.


ratsjá

ratsjá f (genitive singular ratsjár, nominative plural ratsjár)

ratsjár (genitive singular)
ratsjár (nominative plural)
ratsjá (indefinite nominative singular)
ratsjáin (definite nominative singular)
ratsjár (indefinite nominative plural)
ratsjárnar (definite nominative plural)
ratsjá (accusative indefinite singular)
ratsjána (accusative definite singular)
ratsjár (accusative indefinite plural)
ratsjárnar (accusative definite plural)
ratsjá (dative indefinite singular)
ratsjánni (dative definite singular)
ratsjám (dative indefinite plural)
ratsjánum (dative definite plural)
ratsjár (genitive indefinite singular)
ratsjárinnar (definite genitive singular)
ratsjáa (genitive indefinite plural)
ratsjánna (definite genitive plural)

Phono-semantic matching of English radar, analyzable as rata (“to find one’s way”) + sjá (“to see”).


óró

is-noun

óró f (genitive singular óróar, no plural)

óróar (genitive singular)
óró (indefinite nominative singular)
óróin (definite nominative singular)
óró (accusative indefinite singular)
óróna (accusative definite singular)
óró (dative indefinite singular)
órónni (dative definite singular)
óróar (genitive indefinite singular)
óróarinnar (definite genitive singular)


píp

píp n (genitive singular píps, no plural)

píps (genitive singular)
píp (indefinite nominative singular)
pípið (definite nominative singular)
píp (accusative indefinite singular)
pípið (accusative definite singular)
pípi (dative indefinite singular)
pípinu (dative definite singular)
píps (genitive indefinite singular)
pípsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse *pípa, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną.


ástaróbó

ástaróbó n (genitive singular ástaróbós, nominative plural ástaróbó)

ástaróbós (genitive singular)
ástaróbó (nominative plural)
ástaróbó (indefinite nominative singular)
ástaróbóið (definite nominative singular)
ástaróbó (indefinite nominative plural)
ástaróbóin (definite nominative plural)
ástaróbó (accusative indefinite singular)
ástaróbóið (accusative definite singular)
ástaróbó (accusative indefinite plural)
ástaróbóin (accusative definite plural)
ástaróbói (dative indefinite singular)
ástaróbóinu (dative definite singular)
ástaróbóum (dative indefinite plural)
ástaróbóunum (dative definite plural)
ástaróbós (genitive indefinite singular)
ástaróbósins (definite genitive singular)
ástaróbóa (genitive indefinite plural)
ástaróbóanna (definite genitive plural)

From ást (“love”) + óbó (“oboe”), a calque of Italian oboe d’amore.


englahorn

englahorn n (genitive singular englahorns, nominative plural englahorn)

englahorns (genitive singular)
englahorn (nominative plural)
englahorn (indefinite nominative singular)
englahornið (definite nominative singular)
englahorn (indefinite nominative plural)
englahornin (definite nominative plural)
englahorn (accusative indefinite singular)
englahornið (accusative definite singular)
englahorn (accusative indefinite plural)
englahornin (accusative definite plural)
englahorni (dative indefinite singular)
englahorninu (dative definite singular)
englahornum (dative indefinite plural)
englahornunum (dative definite plural)
englahorns (genitive indefinite singular)
englahornsins (definite genitive singular)
englahorna (genitive indefinite plural)
englahornanna (definite genitive plural)


tregða

tregða f (genitive singular tregðu, nominative plural tregður)

tregðu (genitive singular)
tregður (nominative plural)
tregða (indefinite nominative singular)
tregðan (definite nominative singular)
tregður (indefinite nominative plural)
tregðurnar (definite nominative plural)
tregðu (accusative indefinite singular)
tregðuna (accusative definite singular)
tregður (accusative indefinite plural)
tregðurnar (accusative definite plural)
tregðu (dative indefinite singular)
tregðunni (dative definite singular)
tregðum (dative indefinite plural)
tregðunum (dative definite plural)
tregðu (genitive indefinite singular)
tregðunnar (definite genitive singular)
tregða (genitive indefinite plural)
tregðanna (definite genitive plural)


augnlok

augnlok n (genitive singular augnloks, nominative plural augnlok)

augnloks (genitive singular)
augnlok (nominative plural)
augnlok (indefinite nominative singular)
augnlokið (definite nominative singular)
augnlok (indefinite nominative plural)
augnlokin (definite nominative plural)
augnlok (accusative indefinite singular)
augnlokið (accusative definite singular)
augnlok (accusative indefinite plural)
augnlokin (accusative definite plural)
augnloki (dative indefinite singular)
augnlokinu (dative definite singular)
augnlokum (dative indefinite plural)
augnlokunum (dative definite plural)
augnloks (genitive indefinite singular)
augnloksins (definite genitive singular)
augnloka (genitive indefinite plural)
augnlokanna (definite genitive plural)


glugga

indefinite accusative singular of gluggi


augnhár

augnhár n (genitive singular augnhárs, nominative plural augnhár)

augnhárs (genitive singular)
augnhár (nominative plural)
augnhár (indefinite nominative singular)
augnhárið (definite nominative singular)
augnhár (indefinite nominative plural)
augnhárin (definite nominative plural)
augnhár (accusative indefinite singular)
augnhárið (accusative definite singular)
augnhár (accusative indefinite plural)
augnhárin (accusative definite plural)
augnhári (dative indefinite singular)
augnhárinu (dative definite singular)
augnhárum (dative indefinite plural)
augnhárunum (dative definite plural)
augnhárs (genitive indefinite singular)
augnhársins (definite genitive singular)
augnhára (genitive indefinite plural)
augnháranna (definite genitive plural)
augnahár (alternative)

From augn- (“ophthalmic, ocular, optic, ophthalm-, ophthalmo-, ophthalm-, ocul-, oculo-”) + hár (“a hair”).


málstol

is-noun

málstol n (genitive singular málstols, no plural)

málstols (genitive singular)
málstol (indefinite nominative singular)
málstolið (definite nominative singular)
málstol (accusative indefinite singular)
málstolið (accusative definite singular)
málstoli (dative indefinite singular)
málstolinu (dative definite singular)
málstols (genitive indefinite singular)
málstolsins (definite genitive singular)


rampur

rampur m (genitive singular ramps, nominative plural rampar)

ramps (genitive singular)
rampar (nominative plural)
rampur (indefinite nominative singular)
rampurinn (definite nominative singular)
rampar (indefinite nominative plural)
ramparnir (definite nominative plural)
ramp (accusative indefinite singular)
rampinn (accusative definite singular)
rampa (accusative indefinite plural)
rampana (accusative definite plural)
rampi (dative indefinite singular)
rampinum (dative definite singular)
römpum (dative indefinite plural)
römpunum (dative definite plural)
ramps (genitive indefinite singular)
rampsins (definite genitive singular)
rampa (genitive indefinite plural)
rampanna (definite genitive plural)


niðji

niðji m (genitive singular niðja, nominative plural niðjar)

niðja (genitive singular)
niðjar (nominative plural)
niðji (indefinite nominative singular)
niðjinn (definite nominative singular)
niðjar (indefinite nominative plural)
niðjarnir (definite nominative plural)
niðja (accusative indefinite singular)
niðjann (accusative definite singular)
niðja (accusative indefinite plural)
niðjana (accusative definite plural)
niðja (dative indefinite singular)
niðjanum (dative definite singular)
niðjum (dative indefinite plural)
niðjunum (dative definite plural)
niðja (genitive indefinite singular)
niðjans (definite genitive singular)
niðja (genitive indefinite plural)
niðjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse niðr (“a son; any kinsman; a descendant”), whence niðjungr (“a son, a relative”).


niðjatal

is-noun

niðjatal n (genitive singular niðjatals, nominative plural niðjatöl)

niðjatals (genitive singular)
niðjatöl (nominative plural)
niðjatal (indefinite nominative singular)
niðjatalið (definite nominative singular)
niðjatöl (indefinite nominative plural)
niðjatölin (definite nominative plural)
niðjatal (accusative indefinite singular)
niðjatalið (accusative definite singular)
niðjatöl (accusative indefinite plural)
niðjatölin (accusative definite plural)
niðjatali (dative indefinite singular)
niðjatalinu (dative definite singular)
niðjatölum (dative indefinite plural)
niðjatölunum (dative definite plural)
niðjatals (genitive indefinite singular)
niðjatalsins (definite genitive singular)
niðjatala (genitive indefinite plural)
niðjatalanna (definite genitive plural)

From niðji (“descendant”) + tal (“enumeration”).

af

genealogy, family tree, a list of descendants


ættfræði

is-noun

ættfræði f (genitive singular ættfræði, no plural)

ættfræði (genitive singular)
ættfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
ættfræðin (definite nominative singular)
ættfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
ættfræðina (accusative definite singular)
ættfræði (dative indefinite singular)
ættfræðinni (dative definite singular)
ættfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
ættfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)


kvikasilfur

kvikasilfur n (genitive singular kvikasilfurs, no plural)

kvikasilfurs (genitive singular)
kvikasilfur (indefinite nominative singular)
kvikasilfrið (definite nominative singular)
kvikasilfur (accusative indefinite singular)
kvikasilfrið (accusative definite singular)
kvikasilfri (dative indefinite singular)
kvikasilfrinu (dative definite singular)
kvikasilfurs (genitive indefinite singular)
kvikasilfursins (definite genitive singular)


hvörf

hvörf n pl (plural only, genitive plural hvarfa)

hvarfa (genitive plural)
hvörf (indefinite nominative plural)
hvörfin (definite nominative plural)
hvörf (accusative indefinite plural)
hvörfin (accusative definite plural)
hvörfum (dative indefinite plural)
hvörfunum (dative definite plural)
hvarfa (genitive indefinite plural)
hvarfanna (definite genitive plural)


beltisstaður

beltisstaður m (genitive singular beltisstaðar, nominative plural beltisstaðir)

beltisstaðar (genitive singular)
beltisstaðir (nominative plural)
beltisstaður (indefinite nominative singular)
beltisstaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
beltisstaðir (indefinite nominative plural)
beltisstaðirnir (definite nominative plural)
beltisstað (accusative indefinite singular)
beltisstaðinn (accusative definite singular)
beltisstaði (accusative indefinite plural)
beltisstaðina (accusative definite plural)
beltisstað (dative indefinite singular)
beltisstaðnum (dative definite singular)
beltisstöðum (dative indefinite plural)
beltisstöðunum (dative definite plural)
beltisstaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
beltisstaðarins (definite genitive singular)
beltisstaða (genitive indefinite plural)
beltisstaðanna (definite genitive plural)

From belti (“belt”) + staður (“place, location”).


trúnaður

is-noun

trúnaður m (genitive singular trúnaðar, no plural)

trúnaðar (genitive singular)
trúnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
trúnaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
trúnað (accusative indefinite singular)
trúnaðinn (accusative definite singular)
trúnaði (dative indefinite singular)
trúnaðinum (dative definite singular)
trúnaðnum (dative definite singular)
trúnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
trúnaðarins (definite genitive singular)

halda trúnað við

keep faith with someone, to remain loyal to someone


glerungur

glerungur m (genitive singular glerungs, no plural)

glerungs (genitive singular)
glerungur (indefinite nominative singular)
glerungurinn (definite nominative singular)
glerung (accusative indefinite singular)
glerunginn (accusative definite singular)
glerungi (dative indefinite singular)
glerungnum (dative definite singular)
glerungs (genitive indefinite singular)
glerungsins (definite genitive singular)


fes

fes n (genitive singular fes or fess, nominative plural fes)

fes (genitive singular)
fess (genitive singular)
fes (nominative plural)
fes (indefinite nominative singular)
fesið (definite nominative singular)
fes (indefinite nominative plural)
fesin (definite nominative plural)
fes (accusative indefinite singular)
fesið (accusative definite singular)
fes (accusative indefinite plural)
fesin (accusative definite plural)
fes (dative indefinite singular)
fesi (dative indefinite singular)
fesinu (dative definite singular)
fesum (dative indefinite plural)
fesunum (dative definite plural)
fes (genitive indefinite singular)
fess (genitive indefinite singular)
fesins (definite genitive singular)
fessins (definite genitive singular)
fesa (genitive indefinite plural)
fesanna (definite genitive plural)


drífur

inflection of drífa:
indefinite nominative plural

inflection of drífa:
indefinite accusative plural


súra

súra f (genitive singular súru, nominative plural súrur)

súru (genitive singular)
súrur (nominative plural)
súra (indefinite nominative singular)
súran (definite nominative singular)
súrur (indefinite nominative plural)
súrurnar (definite nominative plural)
súru (accusative indefinite singular)
súruna (accusative definite singular)
súrur (accusative indefinite plural)
súrurnar (accusative definite plural)
súru (dative indefinite singular)
súrunni (dative definite singular)
súrum (dative indefinite plural)
súrunum (dative definite plural)
súru (genitive indefinite singular)
súrunnar (definite genitive singular)
súra (genitive indefinite plural)
súranna (definite genitive plural)


salur

salur m (genitive singular salar, nominative plural salir)

salar (genitive singular)
salir (nominative plural)
salur (indefinite nominative singular)
salurinn (definite nominative singular)
salir (indefinite nominative plural)
salirnir (definite nominative plural)
sal (accusative indefinite singular)
salinn (accusative definite singular)
sali (accusative indefinite plural)
salina (accusative definite plural)
sal (dative indefinite singular)
salnum (dative definite singular)
sölum (dative indefinite plural)
sölunum (dative definite plural)
salar (genitive indefinite singular)
salarins (definite genitive singular)
sala (genitive indefinite plural)
salanna (definite genitive plural)

hall (large room such as a meeting room, banquet hall, etc.)


hvellur

hvellur m (genitive singular hvells, nominative plural hvellir)

hvells (genitive singular)
hvellir (nominative plural)
hvellur (indefinite nominative singular)
hvellurinn (definite nominative singular)
hvellir (indefinite nominative plural)
hvellirnir (definite nominative plural)
hvell (accusative indefinite singular)
hvellinn (accusative definite singular)
hvelli (accusative indefinite plural)
hvellina (accusative definite plural)
hvelli (dative indefinite singular)
hvellinum (dative definite singular)
hvellum (dative indefinite plural)
hvellunum (dative definite plural)
hvells (genitive indefinite singular)
hvellsins (definite genitive singular)
hvella (genitive indefinite plural)
hvellanna (definite genitive plural)


kippur

kippur m (genitive singular kipps, nominative plural kippir)

kipps (genitive singular)
kippir (nominative plural)
kippur (indefinite nominative singular)
kippurinn (definite nominative singular)
kippir (indefinite nominative plural)
kippirnir (definite nominative plural)
kipp (accusative indefinite singular)
kippinn (accusative definite singular)
kippi (accusative indefinite plural)
kippina (accusative definite plural)
kipp (dative indefinite singular)
kippnum (dative definite singular)
kippum (dative indefinite plural)
kippunum (dative definite plural)
kipps (genitive indefinite singular)
kippsins (definite genitive singular)
kippa (genitive indefinite plural)
kippanna (definite genitive plural)


slippur

slippur m (genitive singular slipps, nominative plural slippir)

slipps (genitive singular)
slippir (nominative plural)
slippur (indefinite nominative singular)
slippurinn (definite nominative singular)
slippir (indefinite nominative plural)
slippirnir (definite nominative plural)
slipp (accusative indefinite singular)
slippinn (accusative definite singular)
slippi (accusative indefinite plural)
slippina (accusative definite plural)
slipp (dative indefinite singular)
slippnum (dative definite singular)
slippum (dative indefinite plural)
slippunum (dative definite plural)
slipps (genitive indefinite singular)
slippsins (definite genitive singular)
slippa (genitive indefinite plural)
slippanna (definite genitive plural)

Probably from German Schlippe (“narrow passage, alley”, literally “something to slip into”), from Middle Low German slippen, from Old Saxon *slīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīpan.


kekkur

is-noun

kekkur m (genitive singular kekkjar or kekks, nominative plural kekkir)

kekkjar (genitive singular)
kekks (genitive singular)
kekkir (nominative plural)
kekkur (indefinite nominative singular)
kekkurinn (definite nominative singular)
kekkir (indefinite nominative plural)
kekkirnir (definite nominative plural)
kekk (accusative indefinite singular)
kekkinn (accusative definite singular)
kekki (accusative indefinite plural)
kekkina (accusative definite plural)
kekk (dative indefinite singular)
kekknum (dative definite singular)
kekkjum (dative indefinite plural)
kekkjunum (dative definite plural)
kekkjar (genitive indefinite singular)
kekks (genitive indefinite singular)
kekkjarins (definite genitive singular)
kekksins (definite genitive singular)
kekkja (genitive indefinite plural)
kekkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From earlier kökkur (dative kekki, plural kekkir).


hrekkur

hrekkur m (genitive singular hrekks, nominative plural hrekkir)

hrekks (genitive singular)
hrekkir (nominative plural)
hrekkur (indefinite nominative singular)
hrekkurinn (definite nominative singular)
hrekkir (indefinite nominative plural)
hrekkirnir (definite nominative plural)
hrekk (accusative indefinite singular)
hrekkinn (accusative definite singular)
hrekki (accusative indefinite plural)
hrekkina (accusative definite plural)
hrekk (dative indefinite singular)
hrekknum (dative definite singular)
hrekkjum (dative indefinite plural)
hrekkjunum (dative definite plural)
hrekks (genitive indefinite singular)
hrekksins (definite genitive singular)
hrekkja (genitive indefinite plural)
hrekkjanna (definite genitive plural)


sekkjapípa

sekkjapípa f (genitive singular sekkjapípu, nominative plural sekkjapípur)

sekkjapípu (genitive singular)
sekkjapípur (nominative plural)
sekkjapípa (indefinite nominative singular)
sekkjapípan (definite nominative singular)
sekkjapípur (indefinite nominative plural)
sekkjapípurnar (definite nominative plural)
sekkjapípu (accusative indefinite singular)
sekkjapípuna (accusative definite singular)
sekkjapípur (accusative indefinite plural)
sekkjapípurnar (accusative definite plural)
sekkjapípu (dative indefinite singular)
sekkjapípunni (dative definite singular)
sekkjapípum (dative indefinite plural)
sekkjapípunum (dative definite plural)
sekkjapípu (genitive indefinite singular)
sekkjapípunnar (definite genitive singular)
sekkjapípna (genitive indefinite plural)
sekkjapípa (genitive indefinite plural)
sekkjapípnanna (definite genitive plural)
sekkjapípanna (definite genitive plural)


stika

stika f (genitive singular stiku, nominative plural stikur)

stiku (genitive singular)
stikur (nominative plural)
stika (indefinite nominative singular)
stikan (definite nominative singular)
stikur (indefinite nominative plural)
stikurnar (definite nominative plural)
stiku (accusative indefinite singular)
stikuna (accusative definite singular)
stikur (accusative indefinite plural)
stikurnar (accusative definite plural)
stiku (dative indefinite singular)
stikunni (dative definite singular)
stikum (dative indefinite plural)
stikunum (dative definite plural)
stiku (genitive indefinite singular)
stikunnar (definite genitive singular)
stika (genitive indefinite plural)
stikna (genitive indefinite plural)
stikanna (definite genitive plural)
stiknanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German stecken, from Old Saxon stekan.


agða

agða f (genitive singular ögðu, nominative plural ögður)

ögðu (genitive singular)
ögður (nominative plural)
agða (indefinite nominative singular)
agðan (definite nominative singular)
ögður (indefinite nominative plural)
ögðurnar (definite nominative plural)
ögðu (accusative indefinite singular)
ögðuna (accusative definite singular)
ögður (accusative indefinite plural)
ögðurnar (accusative definite plural)
ögðu (dative indefinite singular)
ögðunni (dative definite singular)
ögðum (dative indefinite plural)
ögðunum (dative definite plural)
ögðu (genitive indefinite singular)
ögðunnar (definite genitive singular)
agða (genitive indefinite plural)
agðanna (definite genitive plural)


helgarferð

helgarferð f (genitive singular helgarferðar, nominative plural helgarferðir)

helgarferðar (genitive singular)
helgarferðir (nominative plural)
helgarferð (indefinite nominative singular)
helgarferðin (definite nominative singular)
helgarferðir (indefinite nominative plural)
helgarferðirnar (definite nominative plural)
helgarferð (accusative indefinite singular)
helgarferðina (accusative definite singular)
helgarferðir (accusative indefinite plural)
helgarferðirnar (accusative definite plural)
helgarferð (dative indefinite singular)
helgarferðinni (dative definite singular)
helgarferðum (dative indefinite plural)
helgarferðunum (dative definite plural)
helgarferðar (genitive indefinite singular)
helgarferðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
helgarferða (genitive indefinite plural)
helgarferðanna (definite genitive plural)

From helgi (“weekend”) + ferð (“trip, journey”).


fat

is-noun

fat n (genitive singular fats, nominative plural föt)

fats (genitive singular)
föt (nominative plural)
fat (indefinite nominative singular)
fatið (definite nominative singular)
föt (indefinite nominative plural)
fötin (definite nominative plural)
fat (accusative indefinite singular)
fatið (accusative definite singular)
föt (accusative indefinite plural)
fötin (accusative definite plural)
fati (dative indefinite singular)
fatinu (dative definite singular)
fötum (dative indefinite plural)
fötunum (dative definite plural)
fats (genitive indefinite singular)
fatsins (definite genitive singular)
fata (genitive indefinite plural)
fatanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod-.


afmælisgjöf

afmælisgjöf f (genitive singular afmælisgjafar, nominative plural afmælisgjafir)

afmælisgjafar (genitive singular)
afmælisgjafir (nominative plural)
afmælisgjöf (indefinite nominative singular)
afmælisgjöfin (definite nominative singular)
afmælisgjafir (indefinite nominative plural)
afmælisgjafirnar (definite nominative plural)
afmælisgjöf (accusative indefinite singular)
afmælisgjöfina (accusative definite singular)
afmælisgjafir (accusative indefinite plural)
afmælisgjafirnar (accusative definite plural)
afmælisgjöf (dative indefinite singular)
afmælisgjöfinni (dative definite singular)
afmælisgjöfum (dative indefinite plural)
afmælisgjöfunum (dative definite plural)
afmælisgjafar (genitive indefinite singular)
afmælisgjafarinnar (definite genitive singular)
afmælisgjafa (genitive indefinite plural)
afmælisgjafanna (definite genitive plural)

From afmæli (“birthday”) + gjöf (“gift, present”).


síðir

is-noun

síðir f pl (plural only, genitive plural síða)

síða (genitive plural)
síðir (indefinite nominative plural)
síðirnar (definite nominative plural)
síðir (accusative indefinite plural)
síðirnar (accusative definite plural)
síðum (dative indefinite plural)
síðunum (dative definite plural)
síða (genitive indefinite plural)
síðanna (definite genitive plural)


peysa

peysa f (genitive singular peysu, nominative plural peysur)

peysu (genitive singular)
peysur (nominative plural)
peysa (indefinite nominative singular)
peysan (definite nominative singular)
peysur (indefinite nominative plural)
peysurnar (definite nominative plural)
peysu (accusative indefinite singular)
peysuna (accusative definite singular)
peysur (accusative indefinite plural)
peysurnar (accusative definite plural)
peysu (dative indefinite singular)
peysunni (dative definite singular)
peysum (dative indefinite plural)
peysunum (dative definite plural)
peysu (genitive indefinite singular)
peysunnar (definite genitive singular)
peysa (genitive indefinite plural)
peysanna (definite genitive plural)
peisa (alternative)

Likely a clipping of Middle Low German wambeis or Middle Dutch wambeis, for which see Dutch wambuis (“gambeson”) for more.


pungur

pungur m (genitive singular pungs, nominative plural pungar)

pungs (genitive singular)
pungar (nominative plural)
pungur (indefinite nominative singular)
pungurinn (definite nominative singular)
pungar (indefinite nominative plural)
pungarnir (definite nominative plural)
pung (accusative indefinite singular)
punginn (accusative definite singular)
punga (accusative indefinite plural)
pungana (accusative definite plural)
pung (dative indefinite singular)
pungi (dative indefinite singular)
pungnum (dative definite singular)
pungum (dative indefinite plural)
pungunum (dative definite plural)
pungs (genitive indefinite singular)
pungsins (definite genitive singular)
punga (genitive indefinite plural)
punganna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse pungr, from Proto-Germanic *pungaz (“bag, purse”).

Beint í punginn!

(derogatory, especially in compounds) a contemptible or obnoxious man or boy


kveðja

kveðja f (genitive singular kveðju, nominative plural kveðjur)

kveðju (genitive singular)
kveðjur (nominative plural)
kveðja (indefinite nominative singular)
kveðjan (definite nominative singular)
kveðjur (indefinite nominative plural)
kveðjurnar (definite nominative plural)
kveðju (accusative indefinite singular)
kveðjuna (accusative definite singular)
kveðjur (accusative indefinite plural)
kveðjurnar (accusative definite plural)
kveðju (dative indefinite singular)
kveðjunni (dative definite singular)
kveðjum (dative indefinite plural)
kveðjunum (dative definite plural)
kveðju (genitive indefinite singular)
kveðjunnar (definite genitive singular)
kveðja (genitive indefinite plural)
kveðjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kveðja, from Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną. Cognate with Faroese kvøðja.

bera kveðju sína

to say hello to someone for oneself, to give someone one's best wishes

Fæ ég ekki einu sinni kveðju?

Þetta er mín hinsta kveðja.

a greeting, the action of saying hello or goodbye

Ég skila kveðju til mömmu þinnar.

regards, the action of sending good wishes to someone

Kveðja, Gunna.

Kærar kveðjur, Jóhann.

regards, a greeting at the end of a letter


fingurbjörg

fingurbjörg f (genitive singular fingurbjargar, nominative plural fingurbjargir)

fingurbjargar (genitive singular)
fingurbjargir (nominative plural)
fingurbjörg (indefinite nominative singular)
fingurbjörgin (definite nominative singular)
fingurbjargir (indefinite nominative plural)
fingurbjargirnar (definite nominative plural)
fingurbjörg (accusative indefinite singular)
fingurbjörgina (accusative definite singular)
fingurbjargir (accusative indefinite plural)
fingurbjargirnar (accusative definite plural)
fingurbjörg (dative indefinite singular)
fingurbjörginni (dative definite singular)
fingurbjörgum (dative indefinite plural)
fingurbjörgunum (dative definite plural)
fingurbjargar (genitive indefinite singular)
fingurbjargarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fingurbjarga (genitive indefinite plural)
fingurbjarganna (definite genitive plural)


séns

séns m (genitive singular séns, nominative plural sénsar)

séns (genitive singular)
sénsar (nominative plural)
séns (indefinite nominative singular)
sénsinn (definite nominative singular)
sénsar (indefinite nominative plural)
sénsarnir (definite nominative plural)
séns (accusative indefinite singular)
sénsinn (accusative definite singular)
sénsa (accusative indefinite plural)
sénsana (accusative definite plural)
séns (dative indefinite singular)
sénsinum (dative definite singular)
sénsum (dative indefinite plural)
sénsunum (dative definite plural)
séns (genitive indefinite singular)
sénsins (definite genitive singular)
sénsa (genitive indefinite plural)
sénsanna (definite genitive plural)
sjans (alternative)

Það er ekki séns!

Ekki séns!

Það er ekki séns í helvíti að ég nái prófinu!

There's not a chance in hell that's I'll pass this test!

Ég er bara að taka sénsinn.


sönnunargagn

sönnunargagn n (genitive singular sönnunargagns, nominative plural sönnunargögn)

sönnunargagns (genitive singular)
sönnunargögn (nominative plural)
sönnunargagn (indefinite nominative singular)
sönnunargagnið (definite nominative singular)
sönnunargögn (indefinite nominative plural)
sönnunargögnin (definite nominative plural)
sönnunargagn (accusative indefinite singular)
sönnunargagnið (accusative definite singular)
sönnunargögn (accusative indefinite plural)
sönnunargögnin (accusative definite plural)
sönnunargagni (dative indefinite singular)
sönnunargagninu (dative definite singular)
sönnunargögnum (dative indefinite plural)
sönnunargögnunum (dative definite plural)
sönnunargagns (genitive indefinite singular)
sönnunargagnsins (definite genitive singular)
sönnunargagna (genitive indefinite plural)
sönnunargagnanna (definite genitive plural)

(law) a piece of evidence, an exhibit in a court case


nöf

nöf f (genitive singular nafar, nominative plural nafir)

nafar (genitive singular)
nafir (nominative plural)
nöf (indefinite nominative singular)
nöfin (definite nominative singular)
nafir (indefinite nominative plural)
nafirnar (definite nominative plural)
nöf (accusative indefinite singular)
nöfina (accusative definite singular)
nafir (accusative indefinite plural)
nafirnar (accusative definite plural)
nöf (dative indefinite singular)
nöfinni (dative definite singular)
nöfum (dative indefinite plural)
nöfunum (dative definite plural)
nafar (genitive indefinite singular)
nafarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nafa (genitive indefinite plural)
nafanna (definite genitive plural)


mörk

mörk f (genitive singular markar or merkur, nominative plural merkur)

markar (genitive singular)
merkur (genitive singular)
merkur (nominative plural)
mörk (indefinite nominative singular)
mörkin (definite nominative singular)
merkur (indefinite nominative plural)
merkurnar (definite nominative plural)
mörk (accusative indefinite singular)
mörkina (accusative definite singular)
merkur (accusative indefinite plural)
merkurnar (accusative definite plural)
mörk (dative indefinite singular)
mörkinni (dative definite singular)
mörkum (dative indefinite plural)
mörkunum (dative definite plural)
markar (genitive indefinite singular)
merkur (genitive indefinite singular)
markarinnar (definite genitive singular)
merkurinnar (definite genitive singular)
marka (genitive indefinite plural)
markanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mǫrk, cognate to German Mark.

leggja eitthvað af mörkum

to contribute something (money, work, etc.)

mark (a unit of weight, about 250 grams or 8 ounces)


mörk

markar (genitive singular)
merkur (genitive singular)
merkur (nominative plural)
mörk (indefinite nominative singular)
mörkin (definite nominative singular)
merkur (indefinite nominative plural)
merkurnar (definite nominative plural)
mörk (accusative indefinite singular)
mörkina (accusative definite singular)
merkur (accusative indefinite plural)
merkurnar (accusative definite plural)
mörk (dative indefinite singular)
mörku (dative indefinite rare singular)
mörkinni (dative definite singular)
mörkum (dative indefinite plural)
mörkunum (dative definite plural)
markar (genitive indefinite singular)
merkur (genitive indefinite singular)
markarinnar (definite genitive singular)
merkurinnar (definite genitive singular)
marka (genitive indefinite plural)
markanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *markō.


rafgas

rafgas n (genitive singular rafgass, nominative plural rafgös)

rafgass (genitive singular)
rafgös (nominative plural)
rafgas (indefinite nominative singular)
rafgasið (definite nominative singular)
rafgös (indefinite nominative plural)
rafgösin (definite nominative plural)
rafgas (accusative indefinite singular)
rafgasið (accusative definite singular)
rafgös (accusative indefinite plural)
rafgösin (accusative definite plural)
rafgasi (dative indefinite singular)
rafgasinu (dative definite singular)
rafgösum (dative indefinite plural)
rafgösunum (dative definite plural)
rafgass (genitive indefinite singular)
rafgassins (definite genitive singular)
rafgasa (genitive indefinite plural)
rafgasanna (definite genitive plural)


píla

píla f (genitive singular pílu, nominative plural pílur)

pílu (genitive singular)
pílur (nominative plural)
píla (indefinite nominative singular)
pílan (definite nominative singular)
pílur (indefinite nominative plural)
pílurnar (definite nominative plural)
pílu (accusative indefinite singular)
píluna (accusative definite singular)
pílur (accusative indefinite plural)
pílurnar (accusative definite plural)
pílu (dative indefinite singular)
pílunni (dative definite singular)
pílum (dative indefinite plural)
pílunum (dative definite plural)
pílu (genitive indefinite singular)
pílunnar (definite genitive singular)
pílna (genitive indefinite plural)
pílnanna (definite genitive plural)


tegur

tegur n (genitive singular tegurs, nominative plural tegur)

tegurs (genitive singular)
tegur (nominative plural)
tegur (indefinite nominative singular)
tegrið (definite nominative singular)
tegur (indefinite nominative plural)
tegrin (definite nominative plural)
tegur (accusative indefinite singular)
tegrið (accusative definite singular)
tegur (accusative indefinite plural)
tegrin (accusative definite plural)
tegri (dative indefinite singular)
tegrinu (dative definite singular)
tegrum (dative indefinite plural)
tegrunum (dative definite plural)
tegurs (genitive indefinite singular)
tegursins (definite genitive singular)
tegra (genitive indefinite plural)
tegranna (definite genitive plural)


eftirlaun

eftirlaun n pl (plural only, genitive plural eftirlauna)

eftirlauna (genitive plural)
eftirlaun (indefinite nominative plural)
eftirlaunin (definite nominative plural)
eftirlaun (accusative indefinite plural)
eftirlaunin (accusative definite plural)
eftirlaunum (dative indefinite plural)
eftirlaununum (dative definite plural)
eftirlauna (genitive indefinite plural)
eftirlaunanna (definite genitive plural)

From eftir (“after”) + laun (“wages, salary”).


fjör

is-noun

fjör n (genitive singular fjörs, no plural)

fjörs (genitive singular)
fjör (indefinite nominative singular)
fjörið (definite nominative singular)
fjör (accusative indefinite singular)
fjörið (accusative definite singular)
fjöri (dative indefinite singular)
fjörinu (dative definite singular)
fjörs (genitive indefinite singular)
fjörsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse fjǫr, from Proto-Germanic *ferhwą, *ferhwō.

fjörbrot

synonyms helstríð, dauðastríð; a death struggle


doðrantur

doðrantur m (genitive singular doðrants, nominative plural doðrantar)

doðrants (genitive singular)
doðrantar (nominative plural)
doðrantur (indefinite nominative singular)
doðranturinn (definite nominative singular)
doðrantar (indefinite nominative plural)
doðrantarnir (definite nominative plural)
doðrant (accusative indefinite singular)
doðrantinn (accusative definite singular)
doðranta (accusative indefinite plural)
doðrantana (accusative definite plural)
doðranti (dative indefinite singular)
doðrantinum (dative definite singular)
doðröntum (dative indefinite plural)
doðröntunum (dative definite plural)
doðrants (genitive indefinite singular)
doðrantsins (definite genitive singular)
doðranta (genitive indefinite plural)
doðrantanna (definite genitive plural)

From the 18th century; probably derived from the Latin dōdrāns (“three quarters”), from dē quadrāns (“from one quarter”). "Three quarters" most likely originally referred to the format or size of the book.

webofscience

Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan kemur orðið doðrantur sem stundum er notað um þykkar bækur? (“What is the origin of the word doðrantur used to refer to thick books?”)


bókrolla

is-noun

bókrolla f (genitive singular bókrollu, nominative plural bókrollur)

bókrollu (genitive singular)
bókrollur (nominative plural)
bókrolla (indefinite nominative singular)
bókrollan (definite nominative singular)
bókrollur (indefinite nominative plural)
bókrollurnar (definite nominative plural)
bókrollu (accusative indefinite singular)
bókrolluna (accusative definite singular)
bókrollur (accusative indefinite plural)
bókrollurnar (accusative definite plural)
bókrollu (dative indefinite singular)
bókrollunni (dative definite singular)
bókrollum (dative indefinite plural)
bókrollunum (dative definite plural)
bókrollu (genitive indefinite singular)
bókrollunnar (definite genitive singular)
bókrolla (genitive indefinite plural)
bókrollna (genitive indefinite plural)
bókrollanna (definite genitive plural)
bókrollnanna (definite genitive plural)


sykursýki

sykursýki f (genitive singular sykursýki, no plural)

sykursýki (genitive singular)
sykursýki (indefinite nominative singular)
sykursýkin (definite nominative singular)
sykursýki (accusative indefinite singular)
sykursýkina (accusative definite singular)
sykursýki (dative indefinite singular)
sykursýkinni (dative definite singular)
sykursýki (genitive indefinite singular)
sykursýkinnar (definite genitive singular)

From sykur (“sugar”) + sýki (“illness”).


sjálfsmorð

sjálfsmorð n (genitive singular sjálfsmorðs, nominative plural sjálfsmorð)

sjálfsmorðs (genitive singular)
sjálfsmorð (nominative plural)
sjálfsmorð (indefinite nominative singular)
sjálfsmorðið (definite nominative singular)
sjálfsmorð (indefinite nominative plural)
sjálfsmorðin (definite nominative plural)
sjálfsmorð (accusative indefinite singular)
sjálfsmorðið (accusative definite singular)
sjálfsmorð (accusative indefinite plural)
sjálfsmorðin (accusative definite plural)
sjálfsmorði (dative indefinite singular)
sjálfsmorðinu (dative definite singular)
sjálfsmorðum (dative indefinite plural)
sjálfsmorðunum (dative definite plural)
sjálfsmorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
sjálfsmorðsins (definite genitive singular)
sjálfsmorða (genitive indefinite plural)
sjálfsmorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From sjálfur (“self”) + morð (“murder”). Calque of Danish selvmord, itself a calque of German Selbstmord.


festing

festing f (genitive singular festingar, nominative plural festingar)

festingar (genitive singular)
festingar (nominative plural)
festing (indefinite nominative singular)
festingin (definite nominative singular)
festingar (indefinite nominative plural)
festingarnar (definite nominative plural)
festingu (accusative indefinite singular)
festinguna (accusative definite singular)
festingar (accusative indefinite plural)
festingarnar (accusative definite plural)
festingu (dative indefinite singular)
festingunni (dative definite singular)
festingum (dative indefinite plural)
festingunum (dative definite plural)
festingar (genitive indefinite singular)
festingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
festinga (genitive indefinite plural)
festinganna (definite genitive plural)

fastening, fastener, something which fastens

Guð sagði: „Verði festing milli vatnanna, og hún greini vötn frá vötnum.“

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.


flytjandi

flytjandi m (genitive singular flytjanda, nominative plural flytjendur)

flytjanda (genitive singular)
flytjendur (nominative plural)
flytjandi (indefinite nominative singular)
flytjandinn (definite nominative singular)
flytjendur (indefinite nominative plural)
flytjendurnir (definite nominative plural)
flytjanda (accusative indefinite singular)
flytjandann (accusative definite singular)
flytjendur (accusative indefinite plural)
flytjendurna (accusative definite plural)
flytjanda (dative indefinite singular)
flytjandanum (dative definite singular)
flytjendum (dative indefinite plural)
flytjöndum (dative indefinite plural)
flytjendunum (dative definite plural)
flytjöndunum (dative definite plural)
flytjanda (genitive indefinite singular)
flytjandans (definite genitive singular)
flytjenda (genitive indefinite plural)
flytjanda (genitive indefinite plural)
flytjendanna (definite genitive plural)
flytjandanna (definite genitive plural)


næsta

næsta f (genitive singular næstu, no plural)

næstu (genitive singular)
næsta (indefinite nominative singular)
næstan (definite nominative singular)
næstu (accusative indefinite singular)
næstuna (accusative definite singular)
næstu (dative indefinite singular)
næstunni (dative definite singular)
næstu (genitive indefinite singular)
næstunnar (definite genitive singular)


sadismi

sadismi m (genitive singular sadisma, no plural)

sadisma (genitive singular)
sadismi (indefinite nominative singular)
sadisminn (definite nominative singular)
sadisma (accusative indefinite singular)
sadismann (accusative definite singular)
sadisma (dative indefinite singular)
sadismanum (dative definite singular)
sadisma (genitive indefinite singular)
sadismans (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from French sadisme. Named after the Marquis de Sade, famed for his libertine writings depicting the pleasure of inflicting pain to others. The word for "sadism" (sadisme) was coined or acknowledged in the 1834 posthumous reprint of French lexicographer Boiste's Dictionnaire universel de la langue française; it is reused along with "sadist" (sadique) in 1862 by French critic Sainte-Beuve in his commentary of Flaubert's novel Salammbô; it is reused (possibly independently) in 1886 by Austrian psychiatrist Krafft-Ebing in Psychopathia Sexualis which popularized it; it is directly reused in 1905 by Freud in Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality which definitively established the word.


garpur

garpur m (genitive singular garps, nominative plural garpar)

garps (genitive singular)
garpar (nominative plural)
garpur (indefinite nominative singular)
garpurinn (definite nominative singular)
garpar (indefinite nominative plural)
garparnir (definite nominative plural)
garp (accusative indefinite singular)
garpinn (accusative definite singular)
garpa (accusative indefinite plural)
garpana (accusative definite plural)
garpi (dative indefinite singular)
garpinum (dative definite singular)
görpum (dative indefinite plural)
görpunum (dative definite plural)
garps (genitive indefinite singular)
garpsins (definite genitive singular)
garpa (genitive indefinite plural)
garpanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse garpr (“hero, champion”).

an athletic, brave person, a heroic man of action


skóhorn

skóhorn n (genitive singular skóhorns, nominative plural skóhorn)

skóhorns (genitive singular)
skóhorn (nominative plural)
skóhorn (indefinite nominative singular)
skóhornið (definite nominative singular)
skóhorn (indefinite nominative plural)
skóhornin (definite nominative plural)
skóhorn (accusative indefinite singular)
skóhornið (accusative definite singular)
skóhorn (accusative indefinite plural)
skóhornin (accusative definite plural)
skóhorni (dative indefinite singular)
skóhorninu (dative definite singular)
skóhornum (dative indefinite plural)
skóhornunum (dative definite plural)
skóhorns (genitive indefinite singular)
skóhornsins (definite genitive singular)
skóhorna (genitive indefinite plural)
skóhornanna (definite genitive plural)


drasl

drasl n (genitive singular drasls, nominative plural drösl)

drasls (genitive singular)
drösl (nominative plural)
drasl (indefinite nominative singular)
draslið (definite nominative singular)
drösl (indefinite nominative plural)
dröslin (definite nominative plural)
drasl (accusative indefinite singular)
draslið (accusative definite singular)
drösl (accusative indefinite plural)
dröslin (accusative definite plural)
drasli (dative indefinite singular)
draslinu (dative definite singular)
dröslum (dative indefinite plural)
dröslunum (dative definite plural)
drasls (genitive indefinite singular)
draslsins (definite genitive singular)
drasla (genitive indefinite plural)
draslanna (definite genitive plural)

Nýja uppfærslan er algjört drasl.

heap of junk, piece of shit, piece of crap; (an object or thing of poor quality)

Hvenær ætlarðu að sækja draslið þitt?


varsla

varsla f (genitive singular vörslu, nominative plural (only in set phrases) vörslur)

vörslu (genitive singular)
vörslur (nominative phrase plural)
varsla (indefinite nominative singular)
varslan (definite nominative singular)
vörslur (indefinite nominative plural)
vörslurnar (definite nominative plural)
vörslu (accusative indefinite singular)
vörsluna (accusative definite singular)
vörslur (accusative indefinite plural)
vörslurnar (accusative definite plural)
vörslu (dative indefinite singular)
vörslunni (dative definite singular)
vörslum (dative indefinite plural)
vörslunum (dative definite plural)
vörslu (genitive indefinite singular)
vörslunnar (definite genitive singular)
varsla (genitive indefinite plural)
varslanna (definite genitive plural)


kveikikerti

kveikikerti n (genitive singular kveikikertis, nominative plural kveikikerti)

kveikikertis (genitive singular)
kveikikerti (nominative plural)
kveikikerti (indefinite nominative singular)
kveikikertið (definite nominative singular)
kveikikerti (indefinite nominative plural)
kveikikertin (definite nominative plural)
kveikikerti (accusative indefinite singular)
kveikikertið (accusative definite singular)
kveikikerti (accusative indefinite plural)
kveikikertin (accusative definite plural)
kveikikerti (dative indefinite singular)
kveikikertinu (dative definite singular)
kveikikertum (dative indefinite plural)
kveikikertunum (dative definite plural)
kveikikertis (genitive indefinite singular)
kveikikertisins (definite genitive singular)
kveikikerta (genitive indefinite plural)
kveikikertanna (definite genitive plural)

From kveikja (“to ignite, light [a fire]”) + kerti (“candle”).


hefnd

is-noun

hefnd f (genitive singular hefndar, nominative plural hefndir)

hefndar (genitive singular)
hefndir (nominative plural)
hefnd (indefinite nominative singular)
hefndin (definite nominative singular)
hefndir (indefinite nominative plural)
hefndirnar (definite nominative plural)
hefnd (accusative indefinite singular)
hefndina (accusative definite singular)
hefndir (accusative indefinite plural)
hefndirnar (accusative definite plural)
hefnd (dative indefinite singular)
hefndinni (dative definite singular)
hefndum (dative indefinite plural)
hefndunum (dative definite plural)
hefndar (genitive indefinite singular)
hefndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hefnda (genitive indefinite plural)
hefndanna (definite genitive plural)

Deverbal from hefna. Also inherited from Old Norse hefnd (“revenge, vengeance”).


nefnd

nefnd f (genitive singular nefndar, nominative plural nefndir)

nefndar (genitive singular)
nefndir (nominative plural)
nefnd (indefinite nominative singular)
nefndin (definite nominative singular)
nefndir (indefinite nominative plural)
nefndirnar (definite nominative plural)
nefnd (accusative indefinite singular)
nefndina (accusative definite singular)
nefndir (accusative indefinite plural)
nefndirnar (accusative definite plural)
nefnd (dative indefinite singular)
nefndinni (dative definite singular)
nefndum (dative indefinite plural)
nefndunum (dative definite plural)
nefndar (genitive indefinite singular)
nefndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nefnda (genitive indefinite plural)
nefndanna (definite genitive plural)


tvíhljóð

tvíhljóð n (genitive singular tvíhljóðs, nominative plural tvíhljóð)

tvíhljóðs (genitive singular)
tvíhljóð (nominative plural)
tvíhljóð (indefinite nominative singular)
tvíhljóðið (definite nominative singular)
tvíhljóð (indefinite nominative plural)
tvíhljóðin (definite nominative plural)
tvíhljóð (accusative indefinite singular)
tvíhljóðið (accusative definite singular)
tvíhljóð (accusative indefinite plural)
tvíhljóðin (accusative definite plural)
tvíhljóði (dative indefinite singular)
tvíhljóðinu (dative definite singular)
tvíhljóðum (dative indefinite plural)
tvíhljóðunum (dative definite plural)
tvíhljóðs (genitive indefinite singular)
tvíhljóðsins (definite genitive singular)
tvíhljóða (genitive indefinite plural)
tvíhljóðanna (definite genitive plural)


óp

óp n (genitive singular óps, nominative plural óp)

óps (genitive singular)
óp (nominative plural)
óp (indefinite nominative singular)
ópið (definite nominative singular)
óp (indefinite nominative plural)
ópin (definite nominative plural)
óp (accusative indefinite singular)
ópið (accusative definite singular)
óp (accusative indefinite plural)
ópin (accusative definite plural)
ópi (dative indefinite singular)
ópinu (dative definite singular)
ópum (dative indefinite plural)
ópunum (dative definite plural)
óps (genitive indefinite singular)
ópsins (definite genitive singular)
ópa (genitive indefinite plural)
ópanna (definite genitive plural)


nátthrafn

nátthrafn m (genitive singular nátthrafns, nominative plural nátthrafnar)

nátthrafns (genitive singular)
nátthrafnar (nominative plural)
nátthrafn (indefinite nominative singular)
nátthrafninn (definite nominative singular)
nátthrafnar (indefinite nominative plural)
nátthrafnarnir (definite nominative plural)
nátthrafn (accusative indefinite singular)
nátthrafninn (accusative definite singular)
nátthrafna (accusative indefinite plural)
nátthrafnana (accusative definite plural)
nátthrafni (dative indefinite singular)
nátthrafninum (dative definite singular)
nátthröfnum (dative indefinite plural)
nátthröfnunum (dative definite plural)
nátthrafns (genitive indefinite singular)
nátthrafnsins (definite genitive singular)
nátthrafna (genitive indefinite plural)
nátthrafnanna (definite genitive plural)


hrafntinna

hrafntinna f (genitive singular hrafntinnu, nominative plural hrafntinnur)

hrafntinnu (genitive singular)
hrafntinnur (nominative plural)
hrafntinna (indefinite nominative singular)
hrafntinnan (definite nominative singular)
hrafntinnur (indefinite nominative plural)
hrafntinnurnar (definite nominative plural)
hrafntinnu (accusative indefinite singular)
hrafntinnuna (accusative definite singular)
hrafntinnur (accusative indefinite plural)
hrafntinnurnar (accusative definite plural)
hrafntinnu (dative indefinite singular)
hrafntinnunni (dative definite singular)
hrafntinnum (dative indefinite plural)
hrafntinnunum (dative definite plural)
hrafntinnu (genitive indefinite singular)
hrafntinnunnar (definite genitive singular)
hrafntinna (genitive indefinite plural)
hrafntinnanna (definite genitive plural)


tinna

tinna f (genitive singular tinnu, nominative plural tinnur)

tinnu (genitive singular)
tinnur (nominative plural)
tinna (indefinite nominative singular)
tinnan (definite nominative singular)
tinnur (indefinite nominative plural)
tinnurnar (definite nominative plural)
tinnu (accusative indefinite singular)
tinnuna (accusative definite singular)
tinnur (accusative indefinite plural)
tinnurnar (accusative definite plural)
tinnu (dative indefinite singular)
tinnunni (dative definite singular)
tinnum (dative indefinite plural)
tinnunum (dative definite plural)
tinnu (genitive indefinite singular)
tinnunnar (definite genitive singular)
tinna (genitive indefinite plural)
tinnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tinna, from Proto-Germanic *tinþ, derived from *tandijaną (“to kindle”).


sleði

sleði m (genitive singular sleða, nominative plural sleðar)

sleða (genitive singular)
sleðar (nominative plural)
sleði (indefinite nominative singular)
sleðinn (definite nominative singular)
sleðar (indefinite nominative plural)
sleðarnir (definite nominative plural)
sleða (accusative indefinite singular)
sleðann (accusative definite singular)
sleða (accusative indefinite plural)
sleðana (accusative definite plural)
sleða (dative indefinite singular)
sleðanum (dative definite singular)
sleðum (dative indefinite plural)
sleðunum (dative definite plural)
sleða (genitive indefinite singular)
sleðans (definite genitive singular)
sleða (genitive indefinite plural)
sleðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sleði, from Proto-Germanic *slidô, related to *slīdaną, whence English slide.


hebreska

hebreska f (genitive singular hebresku, no plural)

hebresku (genitive singular)
hebreska (indefinite nominative singular)
hebreskan (definite nominative singular)
hebresku (accusative indefinite singular)
hebreskuna (accusative definite singular)
hebresku (dative indefinite singular)
hebreskunni (dative definite singular)
hebresku (genitive indefinite singular)
hebreskunnar (definite genitive singular)


hártogun

hártogun f (genitive singular hártogunar, nominative plural hártoganir)

hártogunar (genitive singular)
hártoganir (nominative plural)
hártogun (indefinite nominative singular)
hártogunin (definite nominative singular)
hártoganir (indefinite nominative plural)
hártoganirnar (definite nominative plural)
hártogun (accusative indefinite singular)
hártogunina (accusative definite singular)
hártoganir (accusative indefinite plural)
hártoganirnar (accusative definite plural)
hártogun (dative indefinite singular)
hártoguninni (dative definite singular)
hártogunum (dative indefinite plural)
hártogununum (dative definite plural)
hártogunar (genitive indefinite singular)
hártogunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hártogana (genitive indefinite plural)
hártogananna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈhaur̥ˌtʰɔːɣʏn/

Literally, “hair pulling”, from toga í (“to pull”) + hár (“hair”).


gisting

gisting f (genitive singular gistingar, nominative plural gistingar)

gistingar (genitive singular)
gistingar (nominative plural)
gisting (indefinite nominative singular)
gistingin (definite nominative singular)
gistingar (indefinite nominative plural)
gistingarnar (definite nominative plural)
gistingu (accusative indefinite singular)
gistinguna (accusative definite singular)
gistingar (accusative indefinite plural)
gistingarnar (accusative definite plural)
gistingu (dative indefinite singular)
gistingunni (dative definite singular)
gistingum (dative indefinite plural)
gistingunum (dative definite plural)
gistingar (genitive indefinite singular)
gistingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gistinga (genitive indefinite plural)
gistinganna (definite genitive plural)

a night's lodging and accommodation (in an inn, hotel, etc.)

biðjast gistingar

to ask to stay for the night; to ask for a bed for the night


nykur

nykur m (genitive singular nykurs, nominative plural nykrar)

nykurs (genitive singular)
nykrar (nominative plural)
nykur (indefinite nominative singular)
nykurinn (definite nominative singular)
nykrar (indefinite nominative plural)
nykrarnir (definite nominative plural)
nykur (accusative indefinite singular)
nykurinn (accusative definite singular)
nykra (accusative indefinite plural)
nykrana (accusative definite plural)
nykri (dative indefinite singular)
nykrinum (dative definite singular)
nykrum (dative indefinite plural)
nykrunum (dative definite plural)
nykurs (genitive indefinite singular)
nykursins (definite genitive singular)
nykra (genitive indefinite plural)
nykranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nykr, cognates with the German Nix, Nixe and Nixie from the Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus (“water-elf, crocodile”). Cognate with Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”) (English nicker) and Swedish Näcken.

cog

(mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)

nykurgrúpa

character group, dual abelian group, dual group

nykurlögmál

duality, duality principle, principle of duality

nykurrúm

adjoint space, conjugate space, dual space, dual vector space


tilvitnun

is-noun

tilvitnun f (genitive singular tilvitnunar, nominative plural tilvitnanir)

tilvitnunar (genitive singular)
tilvitnanir (nominative plural)
tilvitnun (indefinite nominative singular)
tilvitnunin (definite nominative singular)
tilvitnanir (indefinite nominative plural)
tilvitnanirnar (definite nominative plural)
tilvitnun (accusative indefinite singular)
tilvitnunina (accusative definite singular)
tilvitnanir (accusative indefinite plural)
tilvitnanirnar (accusative definite plural)
tilvitnun (dative indefinite singular)
tilvitnuninni (dative definite singular)
tilvitnunum (dative indefinite plural)
tilvitnununum (dative definite plural)
tilvitnunar (genitive indefinite singular)
tilvitnunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tilvitnana (genitive indefinite plural)
tilvitnananna (definite genitive plural)


lón

lón n (genitive singular lóns, nominative plural lón)

lóns (genitive singular)
lón (nominative plural)
lón (indefinite nominative singular)
lónið (definite nominative singular)
lón (indefinite nominative plural)
lónin (definite nominative plural)
lón (accusative indefinite singular)
lónið (accusative definite singular)
lón (accusative indefinite plural)
lónin (accusative definite plural)
lóni (dative indefinite singular)
lóninu (dative definite singular)
lónum (dative indefinite plural)
lónunum (dative definite plural)
lóns (genitive indefinite singular)
lónsins (definite genitive singular)
lóna (genitive indefinite plural)
lónanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lón f (“calm section of a river, lagoon”), from Proto-Norse *luhnō (“inlet, sea loch”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk lon, Persian [script needed] (lón, “seaside meadow”). Perhaps derived from ló (“clearing, meadow”). Ultimately part of the family of terms derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic related terms include English lown (“shelter”), Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).


járnöld

is-noun

járnöld f (genitive singular járnaldar, no plural)

járnaldar (genitive singular)
járnöld (indefinite nominative singular)
járnöldin (definite nominative singular)
járnöld (accusative indefinite singular)
járnöldina (accusative definite singular)
járnöld (dative indefinite singular)
járnöldinni (dative definite singular)
járnaldar (genitive indefinite singular)
járnaldarinnar (definite genitive singular)


ketill

ketill m (genitive singular ketils, nominative plural katlar)

ketils (genitive singular)
katlar (nominative plural)
ketill (indefinite nominative singular)
ketillinn (definite nominative singular)
katlar (indefinite nominative plural)
katlarnir (definite nominative plural)
ketil (accusative indefinite singular)
ketilinn (accusative definite singular)
katla (accusative indefinite plural)
katlana (accusative definite plural)
katli (dative indefinite singular)
katlinum (dative definite singular)
kötlum (dative indefinite plural)
kötlunum (dative definite plural)
ketils (genitive indefinite singular)
ketilsins (definite genitive singular)
katla (genitive indefinite plural)
katlanna (definite genitive plural)

falla allur ketill í eld

to become stupefied, to be thunderstruck


speli

speli m (genitive singular spela, nominative plural spelar)

spela (genitive singular)
spelar (nominative plural)
speli (indefinite nominative singular)
spelinn (definite nominative singular)
spelar (indefinite nominative plural)
spelarnir (definite nominative plural)
spela (accusative indefinite singular)
spelann (accusative definite singular)
spela (accusative indefinite plural)
spelana (accusative definite plural)
spela (dative indefinite singular)
spelanum (dative definite singular)
spelum (dative indefinite plural)
spelunum (dative definite plural)
spela (genitive indefinite singular)
spelans (definite genitive singular)
spela (genitive indefinite plural)
spelanna (definite genitive plural)


glás

glás f (genitive singular glásar, nominative plural glásir)

glásar (genitive singular)
glásir (nominative plural)
glás (indefinite nominative singular)
glásin (definite nominative singular)
glásir (indefinite nominative plural)
glásirnar (definite nominative plural)
glás (accusative indefinite singular)
glásina (accusative definite singular)
glásir (accusative indefinite plural)
glásirnar (accusative definite plural)
glás (dative indefinite singular)
glásinni (dative definite singular)
glásum (dative indefinite plural)
glásunum (dative definite plural)
glásar (genitive indefinite singular)
glásarinnar (definite genitive singular)
glása (genitive indefinite plural)
glásanna (definite genitive plural)


hræsnari

hræsnari m (genitive singular hræsnara, nominative plural hræsnarar)

hræsnara (genitive singular)
hræsnarar (nominative plural)
hræsnari (indefinite nominative singular)
hræsnarinn (definite nominative singular)
hræsnarar (indefinite nominative plural)
hræsnararnir (definite nominative plural)
hræsnara (accusative indefinite singular)
hræsnarann (accusative definite singular)
hræsnara (accusative indefinite plural)
hræsnarana (accusative definite plural)
hræsnara (dative indefinite singular)
hræsnaranum (dative definite singular)
hræsnurum (dative indefinite plural)
hræsnurunum (dative definite plural)
hræsnara (genitive indefinite singular)
hræsnarans (definite genitive singular)
hræsnara (genitive indefinite plural)
hræsnaranna (definite genitive plural)

From the verb hræsna, from the adjective hræsinn, from Old Norse hrœsinn, from hrósa (“to praise”).


ensím

ensím n (genitive singular ensíms, nominative plural ensím)

ensíms (genitive singular)
ensím (nominative plural)
ensím (indefinite nominative singular)
ensímið (definite nominative singular)
ensím (indefinite nominative plural)
ensímin (definite nominative plural)
ensím (accusative indefinite singular)
ensímið (accusative definite singular)
ensím (accusative indefinite plural)
ensímin (accusative definite plural)
ensími (dative indefinite singular)
ensíminu (dative definite singular)
ensímum (dative indefinite plural)
ensímunum (dative definite plural)
ensíms (genitive indefinite singular)
ensímsins (definite genitive singular)
ensíma (genitive indefinite plural)
ensímanna (definite genitive plural)

Probably via Danish from German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).


sáð

sáð n (genitive singular sáðs, no plural)

sáðs (genitive singular)
sáð (indefinite nominative singular)
sáðið (definite nominative singular)
sáð (accusative indefinite singular)
sáðið (accusative definite singular)
sáði (dative indefinite singular)
sáðinu (dative definite singular)
sáðs (genitive indefinite singular)
sáðsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse sáð (“seed”), from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.


gleym-mér-ei

gleym-mér-ei f (genitive singular gleym-mér-eiar, nominative plural gleym-mér-eiar)

gleym-mér-eiar (genitive singular)
gleym-mér-eiar (nominative plural)
gleym-mér-ei (indefinite nominative singular)
gleym-mér-eiin (definite nominative singular)
gleym-mér-eiar (indefinite nominative plural)
gleym-mér-eiarnar (definite nominative plural)
gleym-mér-ei (accusative indefinite singular)
gleym-mér-eina (accusative definite singular)
gleym-mér-eiar (accusative indefinite plural)
gleym-mér-eiarnar (accusative definite plural)
gleym-mér-ei (dative indefinite singular)
gleym-mér-einni (dative definite singular)
gleym-mér-eium (dative indefinite plural)
gleym-mér-eiunum (dative definite plural)
gleym-mér-eiar (genitive indefinite singular)
gleym-mér-eiarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gleym-mér-eia (genitive indefinite plural)
gleym-mér-eianna (definite genitive plural)
gleymmérei (alternative)

From gleym (forget, imperative) + mér (me) + ei (not, poetic).


dúnn

is-noun

dúnn m (genitive singular dúns, no plural)

dúns (genitive singular)
dúnn (indefinite nominative singular)
dúnninn (definite nominative singular)
dún (accusative indefinite singular)
dúninn (accusative definite singular)
dúni (dative indefinite singular)
dún (dative indefinite singular)
dúninum (dative definite singular)
dúns (genitive indefinite singular)
dúnsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), which is related to *dauniz (“(pleasant) smell”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰowh₂-nis, from the root *dʰewh₂-.


esperantó

esperantó f (indeclinable) or
esperantó n (genitive singular esperantós, no plural)

esperantó (canonical feminine)
esperantó (canonical neuter)
esperantós (genitive singular)
esperantó (indefinite nominative singular)
esperantó (accusative indefinite singular)
esperantó (dative indefinite singular)
esperantó (genitive indefinite singular)
esperantó (indefinite nominative singular)
esperantóið (definite nominative singular)
esperantó (accusative indefinite singular)
esperantóið (accusative definite singular)
esperantó (dative indefinite singular)
esperantóinu (dative definite singular)
esperantós (genitive indefinite singular)
esperantósins (definite genitive singular)


afríkanska

afríkanska f (genitive singular afríkönsku, no plural)

afríkönsku (genitive singular)
afríkanska (indefinite nominative singular)
afríkanskan (definite nominative singular)
afríkönsku (accusative indefinite singular)
afríkönskuna (accusative definite singular)
afríkönsku (dative indefinite singular)
afríkönskunni (dative definite singular)
afríkönsku (genitive indefinite singular)
afríkönskunnar (definite genitive singular)


frísneska

frísneska f (genitive singular frísnesku, no plural)

frísnesku (genitive singular)
frísneska (indefinite nominative singular)
frísneskan (definite nominative singular)
frísnesku (accusative indefinite singular)
frísneskuna (accusative definite singular)
frísnesku (dative indefinite singular)
frísneskunni (dative definite singular)
frísnesku (genitive indefinite singular)
frísneskunnar (definite genitive singular)


orðasafn

orðasafn n (genitive singular orðasafns, nominative plural orðasöfn)

orðasafns (genitive singular)
orðasöfn (nominative plural)
orðasafn (indefinite nominative singular)
orðasafnið (definite nominative singular)
orðasöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
orðasöfnin (definite nominative plural)
orðasafn (accusative indefinite singular)
orðasafnið (accusative definite singular)
orðasöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
orðasöfnin (accusative definite plural)
orðasafni (dative indefinite singular)
orðasafninu (dative definite singular)
orðasöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
orðasöfnunum (dative definite plural)
orðasafns (genitive indefinite singular)
orðasafnsins (definite genitive singular)
orðasafna (genitive indefinite plural)
orðasafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From orð (“word”) + safn (“collection”).


túnsúra

túnsúra f (genitive singular túnsúru, nominative plural túnsúrur)

túnsúru (genitive singular)
túnsúrur (nominative plural)
túnsúra (indefinite nominative singular)
túnsúran (definite nominative singular)
túnsúrur (indefinite nominative plural)
túnsúrurnar (definite nominative plural)
túnsúru (accusative indefinite singular)
túnsúruna (accusative definite singular)
túnsúrur (accusative indefinite plural)
túnsúrurnar (accusative definite plural)
túnsúru (dative indefinite singular)
túnsúrunni (dative definite singular)
túnsúrum (dative indefinite plural)
túnsúrunum (dative definite plural)
túnsúru (genitive indefinite singular)
túnsúrunnar (definite genitive singular)
túnsúra (genitive indefinite plural)
túnsúranna (definite genitive plural)

From tún (“hayfield”) + súra (“sorrel”).

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þúsundþjalasmiður

þúsundþjalasmiður m (genitive singular þúsundþjalasmiðs, nominative plural þúsundþjalasmiðir)

þúsundþjalasmiðs (genitive singular)
þúsundþjalasmiðir (nominative plural)
þúsundþjalasmiður (indefinite nominative singular)
þúsundþjalasmiðurinn (definite nominative singular)
þúsundþjalasmiðir (indefinite nominative plural)
þúsundþjalasmiðirnir (definite nominative plural)
þúsundþjalasmið (accusative indefinite singular)
þúsundþjalasmiðinn (accusative definite singular)
þúsundþjalasmiði (accusative indefinite plural)
þúsundþjalasmiðina (accusative definite plural)
þúsundþjalasmið (dative indefinite singular)
þúsundþjalasmiðnum (dative definite singular)
þúsundþjalasmiðum (dative indefinite plural)
þúsundþjalasmiðunum (dative definite plural)
þúsundþjalasmiðs (genitive indefinite singular)
þúsundþjalasmiðsins (definite genitive singular)
þúsundþjalasmiða (genitive indefinite plural)
þúsundþjalasmiðanna (definite genitive plural)

From þúsund (“thousand”) + þjöl (“rasp, file”) + smiður (“craftsman”), literally “a craftsman of a thousand rasps”.


þúsundkall

is-noun

þúsundkall m (genitive singular þúsundkalls, nominative plural þúsundkallar)

þúsundkalls (genitive singular)
þúsundkallar (nominative plural)
þúsundkall (indefinite nominative singular)
þúsundkallinn (definite nominative singular)
þúsundkallar (indefinite nominative plural)
þúsundkallarnir (definite nominative plural)
þúsundkall (accusative indefinite singular)
þúsundkallinn (accusative definite singular)
þúsundkalla (accusative indefinite plural)
þúsundkallana (accusative definite plural)
þúsundkalli (dative indefinite singular)
þúsundkallinum (dative definite singular)
þúsundköllum (dative indefinite plural)
þúsundköllunum (dative definite plural)
þúsundkalls (genitive indefinite singular)
þúsundkallsins (definite genitive singular)
þúsundkalla (genitive indefinite plural)
þúsundkallanna (definite genitive plural)