sundskýla

sundskýla f (genitive singular sundskýlu, nominative plural sundskýlur)

sundskýlu (genitive singular)
sundskýlur (nominative plural)
sundskýla (indefinite nominative singular)
sundskýlan (definite nominative singular)
sundskýlur (indefinite nominative plural)
sundskýlurnar (definite nominative plural)
sundskýlu (accusative indefinite singular)
sundskýluna (accusative definite singular)
sundskýlur (accusative indefinite plural)
sundskýlurnar (accusative definite plural)
sundskýlu (dative indefinite singular)
sundskýlunni (dative definite singular)
sundskýlum (dative indefinite plural)
sundskýlunum (dative definite plural)
sundskýlu (genitive indefinite singular)
sundskýlunnar (definite genitive singular)
sundskýlna (genitive indefinite plural)
sundskýla (genitive indefinite plural)
sundskýlnanna (definite genitive plural)
sundskýlanna (definite genitive plural)


súpa

is-noun

súpa f (genitive singular súpu, nominative plural súpur)

súpu (genitive singular)
súpur (nominative plural)
súpa (indefinite nominative singular)
súpan (definite nominative singular)
súpur (indefinite nominative plural)
súpurnar (definite nominative plural)
súpu (accusative indefinite singular)
súpuna (accusative definite singular)
súpur (accusative indefinite plural)
súpurnar (accusative definite plural)
súpu (dative indefinite singular)
súpunni (dative definite singular)
súpum (dative indefinite plural)
súpunum (dative definite plural)
súpu (genitive indefinite singular)
súpunnar (definite genitive singular)
súpna (genitive indefinite plural)
súpa (genitive indefinite plural)
súpnanna (definite genitive plural)
súpanna (definite genitive plural)

First attested in the 17th century. Probably at least partially a loanword from Middle Low German sope, from Old Saxon *sopo, from Proto-Germanic *supô.


svangur

svangur m (genitive singular svangs, no plural)

svangs (genitive singular)
svangur (indefinite nominative singular)
svangurinn (definite nominative singular)
svang (accusative indefinite singular)
svanginn (accusative definite singular)
svang (dative indefinite singular)
svangnum (dative definite singular)
svangs (genitive indefinite singular)
svangsins (definite genitive singular)

A noun of the adjectival form svangur (“hungry; thin”). Compare the Old Norse svangi (“the groins, especially of animals”) which was also spelled svangr (“the groins, especially of animals”).

der

Ég held að ég fái mér eitthvað í svanginn.

an empty or hungry stomach; used in set phrases


svar

is-noun

svar n (genitive singular svars, nominative plural svör)

svars (genitive singular)
svör (nominative plural)
svar (indefinite nominative singular)
svarið (definite nominative singular)
svör (indefinite nominative plural)
svörin (definite nominative plural)
svar (accusative indefinite singular)
svarið (accusative definite singular)
svör (accusative indefinite plural)
svörin (accusative definite plural)
svari (dative indefinite singular)
svarinu (dative definite singular)
svörum (dative indefinite plural)
svörunum (dative definite plural)
svars (genitive indefinite singular)
svarsins (definite genitive singular)
svara (genitive indefinite plural)
svaranna (definite genitive plural)


svefnherbergi

svefnherbergi n (genitive singular svefnherbergis, nominative plural svefnherbergi)

svefnherbergis (genitive singular)
svefnherbergi (nominative plural)
svefnherbergi (indefinite nominative singular)
svefnherbergið (definite nominative singular)
svefnherbergi (indefinite nominative plural)
svefnherbergin (definite nominative plural)
svefnherbergi (accusative indefinite singular)
svefnherbergið (accusative definite singular)
svefnherbergi (accusative indefinite plural)
svefnherbergin (accusative definite plural)
svefnherbergi (dative indefinite singular)
svefnherberginu (dative definite singular)
svefnherbergjum (dative indefinite plural)
svefnherbergjunum (dative definite plural)
svefnherbergis (genitive indefinite singular)
svefnherbergisins (definite genitive singular)
svefnherbergja (genitive indefinite plural)
svefnherbergjanna (definite genitive plural)

From svefn (“sleep”) + herbergi (“room”).


Svisslendingur

Svisslendingur m (genitive singular Svisslendings, nominative plural Svisslendingar)

Svisslendings (genitive singular)
Svisslendingar (nominative plural)
Svisslendingur (indefinite nominative singular)
Svisslendingurinn (definite nominative singular)
Svisslendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
Svisslendingarnir (definite nominative plural)
Svisslending (accusative indefinite singular)
Svisslendinginn (accusative definite singular)
Svisslendinga (accusative indefinite plural)
Svisslendingana (accusative definite plural)
Svisslendingi (dative indefinite singular)
Svisslendingnum (dative definite singular)
Svisslendingum (dative indefinite plural)
Svisslendingunum (dative definite plural)
Svisslendings (genitive indefinite singular)
Svisslendingsins (definite genitive singular)
Svisslendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
Svisslendinganna (definite genitive plural)

Swiss, Switzer (person from Switzerland)


svipa

svipa f (genitive singular svipu, nominative plural svipur)

svipu (genitive singular)
svipur (nominative plural)
svipa (indefinite nominative singular)
svipan (definite nominative singular)
svipur (indefinite nominative plural)
svipurnar (definite nominative plural)
svipu (accusative indefinite singular)
svipuna (accusative definite singular)
svipur (accusative indefinite plural)
svipurnar (accusative definite plural)
svipu (dative indefinite singular)
svipunni (dative definite singular)
svipum (dative indefinite plural)
svipunum (dative definite plural)
svipu (genitive indefinite singular)
svipunnar (definite genitive singular)
svipna (genitive indefinite plural)
svipa (genitive indefinite plural)
svipnanna (definite genitive plural)
svipanna (definite genitive plural)


svæði

svæði n (genitive singular svæðis, nominative plural svæði)

svæðis (genitive singular)
svæði (nominative plural)
svæði (indefinite nominative singular)
svæðið (definite nominative singular)
svæði (indefinite nominative plural)
svæðin (definite nominative plural)
svæði (accusative indefinite singular)
svæðið (accusative definite singular)
svæði (accusative indefinite plural)
svæðin (accusative definite plural)
svæði (dative indefinite singular)
svæðinu (dative definite singular)
svæðum (dative indefinite plural)
svæðunum (dative definite plural)
svæðis (genitive indefinite singular)
svæðisins (definite genitive singular)
svæða (genitive indefinite plural)
svæðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse svæði, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, a term of unclear further origin. Cognate with English swath; see there for more.


systir

systir f (genitive singular systur or (proscribed) systir, nominative plural systur)

systur (genitive singular)
systir (genitive proscribed singular)
systur (nominative plural)
systir (indefinite nominative singular)
systirin (definite nominative singular)
systur (indefinite nominative plural)
systurnar (definite nominative plural)
systur (accusative indefinite singular)
systir (accusative indefinite proscribed singular)
systurina (accusative definite singular)
systirina (accusative definite proscribed singular)
systur (accusative indefinite plural)
systurnar (accusative definite plural)
systur (dative indefinite singular)
systir (dative indefinite proscribed singular)
systurinni (dative definite singular)
systirinni (dative definite proscribed singular)
systrum (dative indefinite plural)
systrunum (dative definite plural)
systur (genitive indefinite singular)
systir (genitive indefinite proscribed singular)
systurinnar (definite genitive singular)
systirinnar (definite genitive proscribed singular)
systra (genitive indefinite plural)
systranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.


systkin

systkin n pl (plural only, genitive plural systkina)

systkina (genitive plural)
systkin (indefinite nominative plural)
systkinin (definite nominative plural)
systkin (accusative indefinite plural)
systkinin (accusative definite plural)
systkinum (dative indefinite plural)
systkinunum (dative definite plural)
systkina (genitive indefinite plural)
systkinanna (definite genitive plural)
systkini (alternative)


sýning

sýning f (genitive singular sýningar, nominative plural sýningar)

sýningar (genitive singular)
sýningar (nominative plural)
sýning (indefinite nominative singular)
sýningin (definite nominative singular)
sýningar (indefinite nominative plural)
sýningarnar (definite nominative plural)
sýningu (accusative indefinite singular)
sýninguna (accusative definite singular)
sýningar (accusative indefinite plural)
sýningarnar (accusative definite plural)
sýningu (dative indefinite singular)
sýningunni (dative definite singular)
sýningum (dative indefinite plural)
sýningunum (dative definite plural)
sýningar (genitive indefinite singular)
sýningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sýninga (genitive indefinite plural)
sýninganna (definite genitive plural)


sönglag

sönglag n (genitive singular sönglags, nominative plural sönglög)

sönglags (genitive singular)
sönglög (nominative plural)
sönglag (indefinite nominative singular)
sönglagið (definite nominative singular)
sönglög (indefinite nominative plural)
sönglögin (definite nominative plural)
sönglag (accusative indefinite singular)
sönglagið (accusative definite singular)
sönglög (accusative indefinite plural)
sönglögin (accusative definite plural)
sönglagi (dative indefinite singular)
sönglaginu (dative definite singular)
sönglögum (dative indefinite plural)
sönglögunum (dative definite plural)
sönglags (genitive indefinite singular)
sönglagsins (definite genitive singular)
sönglaga (genitive indefinite plural)
sönglaganna (definite genitive plural)


sönnun

sönnun f (genitive singular sönnunar, nominative plural sannanir)

sönnunar (genitive singular)
sannanir (nominative plural)
sönnun (indefinite nominative singular)
sönnunin (definite nominative singular)
sannanir (indefinite nominative plural)
sannanirnar (definite nominative plural)
sönnun (accusative indefinite singular)
sönnunina (accusative definite singular)
sannanir (accusative indefinite plural)
sannanirnar (accusative definite plural)
sönnun (dative indefinite singular)
sönnuninni (dative definite singular)
sönnunum (dative indefinite plural)
sönnununum (dative definite plural)
sönnunar (genitive indefinite singular)
sönnunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sannana (genitive indefinite plural)
sannananna (definite genitive plural)


tafla

tafla f (genitive singular töflu, nominative plural töflur)

töflu (genitive singular)
töflur (nominative plural)
tafla (indefinite nominative singular)
taflan (definite nominative singular)
töflur (indefinite nominative plural)
töflurnar (definite nominative plural)
töflu (accusative indefinite singular)
töfluna (accusative definite singular)
töflur (accusative indefinite plural)
töflurnar (accusative definite plural)
töflu (dative indefinite singular)
töflunni (dative definite singular)
töflum (dative indefinite plural)
töflunum (dative definite plural)
töflu (genitive indefinite singular)
töflunnar (definite genitive singular)
taflna (genitive indefinite plural)
tafla (genitive indefinite plural)
taflnanna (definite genitive plural)
taflanna (definite genitive plural)

From Latin tabula. Doublet of tabla, tafl, tefla, töfl.

pill, tablet (small solid portion of a drug)

table (grid of data in rows and columns)

game piece (in the form of a tablet), as a draught, etc.


taka

taka f (genitive singular töku, nominative plural tökur)

töku (genitive singular)
tökur (nominative plural)
taka (indefinite nominative singular)
takan (definite nominative singular)
tökur (indefinite nominative plural)
tökurnar (definite nominative plural)
töku (accusative indefinite singular)
tökuna (accusative definite singular)
tökur (accusative indefinite plural)
tökurnar (accusative definite plural)
töku (dative indefinite singular)
tökunni (dative definite singular)
tökum (dative indefinite plural)
tökunum (dative definite plural)
töku (genitive indefinite singular)
tökunnar (definite genitive singular)
taka (genitive indefinite plural)
takna (genitive indefinite plural)
takanna (definite genitive plural)
taknanna (definite genitive plural)

Hvaðan tekur þú myndina?

(law) the capture and claiming of ownership of previously unowned property

(film, usually in the plural) video capture, filming


tannkrem

tannkrem n (genitive singular tannkrems, nominative plural tannkrem)

tannkrems (genitive singular)
tannkrem (nominative plural)
tannkrem (indefinite nominative singular)
tannkremið (definite nominative singular)
tannkrem (indefinite nominative plural)
tannkremin (definite nominative plural)
tannkrem (accusative indefinite singular)
tannkremið (accusative definite singular)
tannkrem (accusative indefinite plural)
tannkremin (accusative definite plural)
tannkremi (dative indefinite singular)
tannkreminu (dative definite singular)
tannkremum (dative indefinite plural)
tannkremunum (dative definite plural)
tannkrems (genitive indefinite singular)
tannkremsins (definite genitive singular)
tannkrema (genitive indefinite plural)
tannkremanna (definite genitive plural)


tannlæknir

tannlæknir m (genitive singular tannlæknis, nominative plural tannlæknar)

tannlæknis (genitive singular)
tannlæknar (nominative plural)
tannlæknir (indefinite nominative singular)
tannlæknirinn (definite nominative singular)
tannlæknar (indefinite nominative plural)
tannlæknarnir (definite nominative plural)
tannlækni (accusative indefinite singular)
tannlækninn (accusative definite singular)
tannlækna (accusative indefinite plural)
tannlæknana (accusative definite plural)
tannlækni (dative indefinite singular)
tannlækninum (dative definite singular)
tannlæknum (dative indefinite plural)
tannlæknunum (dative definite plural)
tannlæknis (genitive indefinite singular)
tannlæknisins (definite genitive singular)
tannlækna (genitive indefinite plural)
tannlæknanna (definite genitive plural)

From tann- (“dental”) + læknir (“doctor”).


taska

taska f (genitive singular tösku, nominative plural töskur)

tösku (genitive singular)
töskur (nominative plural)
taska (indefinite nominative singular)
taskan (definite nominative singular)
töskur (indefinite nominative plural)
töskurnar (definite nominative plural)
tösku (accusative indefinite singular)
töskuna (accusative definite singular)
töskur (accusative indefinite plural)
töskurnar (accusative definite plural)
tösku (dative indefinite singular)
töskunni (dative definite singular)
töskum (dative indefinite plural)
töskunum (dative definite plural)
tösku (genitive indefinite singular)
töskunnar (definite genitive singular)
taska (genitive indefinite plural)
taskna (genitive indefinite plural)
taskanna (definite genitive plural)
tasknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse taska, from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ.


taumur

taumur m (genitive singular taums, nominative plural taumar)

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

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


tengill

tengill m (genitive singular tengils, nominative plural tenglar)

tengils (genitive singular)
tenglar (nominative plural)
tengill (indefinite nominative singular)
tengillinn (definite nominative singular)
tenglar (indefinite nominative plural)
tenglarnir (definite nominative plural)
tengil (accusative indefinite singular)
tengilinn (accusative definite singular)
tengla (accusative indefinite plural)
tenglana (accusative definite plural)
tengli (dative indefinite singular)
tenglinum (dative definite singular)
tenglum (dative indefinite plural)
tenglunum (dative definite plural)
tengils (genitive indefinite singular)
tengilsins (definite genitive singular)
tengla (genitive indefinite plural)
tenglanna (definite genitive plural)

connector, socket (especially a power socket)


tékki

tékki m (genitive singular tékka, nominative plural tékkar)

tékka (genitive singular)
tékkar (nominative plural)
tékki (indefinite nominative singular)
tékkinn (definite nominative singular)
tékkar (indefinite nominative plural)
tékkarnir (definite nominative plural)
tékka (accusative indefinite singular)
tékkann (accusative definite singular)
tékka (accusative indefinite plural)
tékkana (accusative definite plural)
tékka (dative indefinite singular)
tékkanum (dative definite singular)
tékkum (dative indefinite plural)
tékkunum (dative definite plural)
tékka (genitive indefinite singular)
tékkans (definite genitive singular)
tékka (genitive indefinite plural)
tékkanna (definite genitive plural)


tilfinning

tilfinning f (genitive singular tilfinningar, nominative plural tilfinningar)

tilfinningar (genitive singular)
tilfinningar (nominative plural)
tilfinning (indefinite nominative singular)
tilfinningin (definite nominative singular)
tilfinningar (indefinite nominative plural)
tilfinningarnar (definite nominative plural)
tilfinningu (accusative indefinite singular)
tilfinninguna (accusative definite singular)
tilfinningar (accusative indefinite plural)
tilfinningarnar (accusative definite plural)
tilfinningu (dative indefinite singular)
tilfinningunni (dative definite singular)
tilfinningum (dative indefinite plural)
tilfinningunum (dative definite plural)
tilfinningar (genitive indefinite singular)
tilfinningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tilfinninga (genitive indefinite plural)
tilfinninganna (definite genitive plural)


tilkynning

tilkynning f (genitive singular tilkynningar, nominative plural tilkynningar)

tilkynningar (genitive singular)
tilkynningar (nominative plural)
tilkynning (indefinite nominative singular)
tilkynningin (definite nominative singular)
tilkynningar (indefinite nominative plural)
tilkynningarnar (definite nominative plural)
tilkynningu (accusative indefinite singular)
tilkynninguna (accusative definite singular)
tilkynningar (accusative indefinite plural)
tilkynningarnar (accusative definite plural)
tilkynningu (dative indefinite singular)
tilkynningunni (dative definite singular)
tilkynningum (dative indefinite plural)
tilkynningunum (dative definite plural)
tilkynningar (genitive indefinite singular)
tilkynningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tilkynninga (genitive indefinite plural)
tilkynninganna (definite genitive plural)


timbur

timbur n (genitive singular timburs, no plural)

timburs (genitive singular)
timbur (indefinite nominative singular)
timbrið (definite nominative singular)
timbur (accusative indefinite singular)
timbrið (accusative definite singular)
timbri (dative indefinite singular)
timbrinu (dative definite singular)
timburs (genitive indefinite singular)
timbursins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse timbr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą.


tími

tími m (genitive singular tíma, nominative plural tímar)

tíma (genitive singular)
tímar (nominative plural)
tími (indefinite nominative singular)
tíminn (definite nominative singular)
tímar (indefinite nominative plural)
tímarnir (definite nominative plural)
tíma (accusative indefinite singular)
tímann (accusative definite singular)
tíma (accusative indefinite plural)
tímana (accusative definite plural)
tíma (dative indefinite singular)
tímanum (dative definite singular)
tímum (dative indefinite plural)
tímunum (dative definite plural)
tíma (genitive indefinite singular)
tímans (definite genitive singular)
tíma (genitive indefinite plural)
tímanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (“time”).

Minn tími mun koma.


tíska

tíska f (genitive singular tísku, nominative plural tískur)

tísku (genitive singular)
tískur (nominative plural)
tíska (indefinite nominative singular)
tískan (definite nominative singular)
tískur (indefinite nominative plural)
tískurnar (definite nominative plural)
tísku (accusative indefinite singular)
tískuna (accusative definite singular)
tískur (accusative indefinite plural)
tískurnar (accusative definite plural)
tísku (dative indefinite singular)
tískunni (dative definite singular)
tískum (dative indefinite plural)
tískunum (dative definite plural)
tísku (genitive indefinite singular)
tískunnar (definite genitive singular)
tíska (genitive indefinite plural)
tískanna (definite genitive plural)

From tíð + -ska, similarly to níska. From earlier tízka (ca. 12th century) and tijdska (18th century spelling).

Tískan fer í hringi.


tjaldbúð

tjaldbúð f (genitive singular tjaldbúðar, nominative plural tjaldbúðir)

tjaldbúðar (genitive singular)
tjaldbúðir (nominative plural)
tjaldbúð (indefinite nominative singular)
tjaldbúðin (definite nominative singular)
tjaldbúðir (indefinite nominative plural)
tjaldbúðirnar (definite nominative plural)
tjaldbúð (accusative indefinite singular)
tjaldbúðina (accusative definite singular)
tjaldbúðir (accusative indefinite plural)
tjaldbúðirnar (accusative definite plural)
tjaldbúð (dative indefinite singular)
tjaldbúðinni (dative definite singular)
tjaldbúðum (dative indefinite plural)
tjaldbúðunum (dative definite plural)
tjaldbúðar (genitive indefinite singular)
tjaldbúðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tjaldbúða (genitive indefinite plural)
tjaldbúðanna (definite genitive plural)


tjaldstæði

tjaldstæði n (genitive singular tjaldstæðis, nominative plural tjaldstæði)

tjaldstæðis (genitive singular)
tjaldstæði (nominative plural)
tjaldstæði (indefinite nominative singular)
tjaldstæðið (definite nominative singular)
tjaldstæði (indefinite nominative plural)
tjaldstæðin (definite nominative plural)
tjaldstæði (accusative indefinite singular)
tjaldstæðið (accusative definite singular)
tjaldstæði (accusative indefinite plural)
tjaldstæðin (accusative definite plural)
tjaldstæði (dative indefinite singular)
tjaldstæðinu (dative definite singular)
tjaldstæðum (dative indefinite plural)
tjaldstæðunum (dative definite plural)
tjaldstæðis (genitive indefinite singular)
tjaldstæðisins (definite genitive singular)
tjaldstæða (genitive indefinite plural)
tjaldstæðanna (definite genitive plural)


tollur

tollur m (genitive singular tolls, nominative plural tollar)

tolls (genitive singular)
tollar (nominative plural)
tollur (indefinite nominative singular)
tollurinn (definite nominative singular)
tollar (indefinite nominative plural)
tollarnir (definite nominative plural)
toll (accusative indefinite singular)
tollinn (accusative definite singular)
tolla (accusative indefinite plural)
tollana (accusative definite plural)
tolli (dative indefinite singular)
tollinum (dative definite singular)
tollum (dative indefinite plural)
tollunum (dative definite plural)
tolls (genitive indefinite singular)
tollsins (definite genitive singular)
tolla (genitive indefinite plural)
tollanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tollr, from Proto-Germanic *tullō, borrowed from Medieval Latin toloneum, an alteration of Late Latin teloneum.


tóbak

tóbak n (genitive singular tóbaks, no plural)

tóbaks (genitive singular)
tóbak (indefinite nominative singular)
tóbakið (definite nominative singular)
tóbak (accusative indefinite singular)
tóbakið (accusative definite singular)
tóbaki (dative indefinite singular)
tóbakinu (dative definite singular)
tóbaks (genitive indefinite singular)
tóbaksins (definite genitive singular)


tónleikar

tónleikar m pl (plural only, genitive plural tónleika)

tónleika (genitive plural)
tónleikar (indefinite nominative plural)
tónleikarnir (definite nominative plural)
tónleika (accusative indefinite plural)
tónleikana (accusative definite plural)
tónleikum (dative indefinite plural)
tónleikunum (dative definite plural)
tónleika (genitive indefinite plural)
tónleikanna (definite genitive plural)


tónlist

tónlist f (genitive singular tónlistar, no plural)

tónlistar (genitive singular)
tónlist (indefinite nominative singular)
tónlistin (definite nominative singular)
tónlist (accusative indefinite singular)
tónlistina (accusative definite singular)
tónlist (dative indefinite singular)
tónlistinni (dative definite singular)
tónlistar (genitive indefinite singular)
tónlistarinnar (definite genitive singular)


trygging

trygging f (genitive singular tryggingar, nominative plural tryggingar)

tryggingar (genitive singular)
tryggingar (nominative plural)
trygging (indefinite nominative singular)
tryggingin (definite nominative singular)
tryggingar (indefinite nominative plural)
tryggingarnar (definite nominative plural)
tryggingu (accusative indefinite singular)
trygginguna (accusative definite singular)
tryggingar (accusative indefinite plural)
tryggingarnar (accusative definite plural)
tryggingu (dative indefinite singular)
tryggingunni (dative definite singular)
tryggingum (dative indefinite plural)
tryggingunum (dative definite plural)
tryggingar (genitive indefinite singular)
tryggingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
trygginga (genitive indefinite plural)
trygginganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse trygging, from tryggva, tryggja (“to secure, ensure”).


bras

bras n (genitive singular brass, no plural)

brass (genitive singular)
bras (indefinite nominative singular)
brasið (definite nominative singular)
bras (accusative indefinite singular)
brasið (accusative definite singular)
brasi (dative indefinite singular)
brasinu (dative definite singular)
brass (genitive indefinite singular)
brassins (definite genitive singular)


fet

fet n (genitive singular fets, nominative plural fet)

fets (genitive singular)
fet (nominative plural)
fet (indefinite nominative singular)
fetið (definite nominative singular)
fet (indefinite nominative plural)
fetin (definite nominative plural)
fet (accusative indefinite singular)
fetið (accusative definite singular)
fet (accusative indefinite plural)
fetin (accusative definite plural)
feti (dative indefinite singular)
fetinu (dative definite singular)
fetum (dative indefinite plural)
fetunum (dative definite plural)
fets (genitive indefinite singular)
fetsins (definite genitive singular)
feta (genitive indefinite plural)
fetanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse fet, from Proto-Germanic *fetą, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, from *ped-.

(historical) a unit of measure equivalent to half an alin, or 3 lófar

foot (unit of measure equivalent to 12 inches)


túlkur

túlkur m (genitive singular túlks, nominative plural túlkar)

túlks (genitive singular)
túlkar (nominative plural)
túlkur (indefinite nominative singular)
túlkurinn (definite nominative singular)
túlkar (indefinite nominative plural)
túlkarnir (definite nominative plural)
túlk (accusative indefinite singular)
túlkinn (accusative definite singular)
túlka (accusative indefinite plural)
túlkana (accusative definite plural)
túlki (dative indefinite singular)
túlk (dative indefinite singular)
túlkinum (dative definite singular)
túlknum (dative definite singular)
túlkum (dative indefinite plural)
túlkunum (dative definite plural)
túlks (genitive indefinite singular)
túlksins (definite genitive singular)
túlka (genitive indefinite plural)
túlkanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

interpreter (one who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language)

(computing) interpreter (program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code)


tungumál

tungumál n (genitive singular tungumáls, nominative plural tungumál)

tungumáls (genitive singular)
tungumál (nominative plural)
tungumál (indefinite nominative singular)
tungumálið (definite nominative singular)
tungumál (indefinite nominative plural)
tungumálin (definite nominative plural)
tungumál (accusative indefinite singular)
tungumálið (accusative definite singular)
tungumál (accusative indefinite plural)
tungumálin (accusative definite plural)
tungumáli (dative indefinite singular)
tungumálinu (dative definite singular)
tungumálum (dative indefinite plural)
tungumálunum (dative definite plural)
tungumáls (genitive indefinite singular)
tungumálsins (definite genitive singular)
tungumála (genitive indefinite plural)
tungumálanna (definite genitive plural)

From tunga (“tongue”) + mál (“speech, language”).


umferðaljós

is-noun

umferðaljós n (genitive singular umferðaljóss, nominative plural umferðaljós)

umferðaljóss (genitive singular)
umferðaljós (nominative plural)
umferðaljós (indefinite nominative singular)
umferðaljósið (definite nominative singular)
umferðaljós (indefinite nominative plural)
umferðaljósin (definite nominative plural)
umferðaljós (accusative indefinite singular)
umferðaljósið (accusative definite singular)
umferðaljós (accusative indefinite plural)
umferðaljósin (accusative definite plural)
umferðaljósi (dative indefinite singular)
umferðaljósinu (dative definite singular)
umferðaljósum (dative indefinite plural)
umferðaljósunum (dative definite plural)
umferðaljóss (genitive indefinite singular)
umferðaljóssins (definite genitive singular)
umferðaljósa (genitive indefinite plural)
umferðaljósanna (definite genitive plural)


umferðamiðstöð

umferðamiðstöð f (genitive singular umferðamiðstöðvar, nominative plural umferðamiðstöðvar)

umferðamiðstöðvar (genitive singular)
umferðamiðstöðvar (nominative plural)
umferðamiðstöð (indefinite nominative singular)
umferðamiðstöðin (definite nominative singular)
umferðamiðstöðvar (indefinite nominative plural)
umferðamiðstöðvarnar (definite nominative plural)
umferðamiðstöð (accusative indefinite singular)
umferðamiðstöðina (accusative definite singular)
umferðamiðstöðvar (accusative indefinite plural)
umferðamiðstöðvarnar (accusative definite plural)
umferðamiðstöð (dative indefinite singular)
umferðamiðstöðinni (dative definite singular)
umferðamiðstöðvum (dative indefinite plural)
umferðamiðstöðvunum (dative definite plural)
umferðamiðstöðvar (genitive indefinite singular)
umferðamiðstöðvarinnar (definite genitive singular)
umferðamiðstöðva (genitive indefinite plural)
umferðamiðstöðvanna (definite genitive plural)


umhverfi

umhverfi n (genitive singular umhverfis, no plural)

umhverfis (genitive singular)
umhverfi (indefinite nominative singular)
umhverfið (definite nominative singular)
umhverfi (accusative indefinite singular)
umhverfið (accusative definite singular)
umhverfi (dative indefinite singular)
umhverfinu (dative definite singular)
umhverfis (genitive indefinite singular)
umhverfisins (definite genitive singular)


upphæð

upphæð f (genitive singular upphæðar, nominative plural upphæðir)

upphæðar (genitive singular)
upphæðir (nominative plural)
upphæð (indefinite nominative singular)
upphæðin (definite nominative singular)
upphæðir (indefinite nominative plural)
upphæðirnar (definite nominative plural)
upphæð (accusative indefinite singular)
upphæðina (accusative definite singular)
upphæðir (accusative indefinite plural)
upphæðirnar (accusative definite plural)
upphæð (dative indefinite singular)
upphæðinni (dative definite singular)
upphæðum (dative indefinite plural)
upphæðunum (dative definite plural)
upphæðar (genitive indefinite singular)
upphæðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
upphæða (genitive indefinite plural)
upphæðanna (definite genitive plural)

Dýrð sé Guði í upphæðum.

(in the plural) on high, heaven (usually with the preposition í)


uppi

uppi m (genitive singular uppa, nominative plural uppar)

uppa (genitive singular)
uppar (nominative plural)
uppi (indefinite nominative singular)
uppinn (definite nominative singular)
uppar (indefinite nominative plural)
upparnir (definite nominative plural)
uppa (accusative indefinite singular)
uppann (accusative definite singular)
uppa (accusative indefinite plural)
uppana (accusative definite plural)
uppa (dative indefinite singular)
uppanum (dative definite singular)
uppum (dative indefinite plural)
uppunum (dative definite plural)
uppa (genitive indefinite singular)
uppans (definite genitive singular)
uppa (genitive indefinite plural)
uppanna (definite genitive plural)


upplýsingamiðstöð

upplýsingamiðstöð f (genitive singular upplýsingamiðstöðvar, nominative plural upplýsingamiðstöðvar)

upplýsingamiðstöðvar (genitive singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðvar (nominative plural)
upplýsingamiðstöð (indefinite nominative singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðin (definite nominative singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðvar (indefinite nominative plural)
upplýsingamiðstöðvarnar (definite nominative plural)
upplýsingamiðstöð (accusative indefinite singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðina (accusative definite singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðvar (accusative indefinite plural)
upplýsingamiðstöðvarnar (accusative definite plural)
upplýsingamiðstöð (dative indefinite singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðinni (dative definite singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðvum (dative indefinite plural)
upplýsingamiðstöðvunum (dative definite plural)
upplýsingamiðstöðvar (genitive indefinite singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðvarinnar (definite genitive singular)
upplýsingamiðstöðva (genitive indefinite plural)
upplýsingamiðstöðvanna (definite genitive plural)


upplýsing

upplýsing f (genitive singular upplýsingar, nominative plural upplýsingar)

upplýsingar (genitive singular)
upplýsingar (nominative plural)
upplýsing (indefinite nominative singular)
upplýsingin (definite nominative singular)
upplýsingar (indefinite nominative plural)
upplýsingarnar (definite nominative plural)
upplýsingu (accusative indefinite singular)
upplýsinguna (accusative definite singular)
upplýsingar (accusative indefinite plural)
upplýsingarnar (accusative definite plural)
upplýsingu (dative indefinite singular)
upplýsingunni (dative definite singular)
upplýsingum (dative indefinite plural)
upplýsingunum (dative definite plural)
upplýsingar (genitive indefinite singular)
upplýsingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
upplýsinga (genitive indefinite plural)
upplýsinganna (definite genitive plural)

upp (“up”) + lýsing (“lighting, description”).


útgangur

is-noun

útgangur m (genitive singular útgangs, nominative plural útgangar)

útgangs (genitive singular)
útgangar (nominative plural)
útgangur (indefinite nominative singular)
útgangurinn (definite nominative singular)
útgangar (indefinite nominative plural)
útgangarnir (definite nominative plural)
útgang (accusative indefinite singular)
útganginn (accusative definite singular)
útganga (accusative indefinite plural)
útgangana (accusative definite plural)
útgangi (dative indefinite singular)
útganginum (dative definite singular)
útgöngum (dative indefinite plural)
útgöngunum (dative definite plural)
útgangs (genitive indefinite singular)
útgangsins (definite genitive singular)
útganga (genitive indefinite plural)
útganganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse útgangr, from Proto-Germanic *ūtgangaz. Equivalent to út + gangur. Cognate with Danish udgang, Swedish utgång, German Ausgang and English outgang.


útisundlaug

útisundlaug f (genitive singular útisundlaugar, nominative plural útisundlaugar)

útisundlaugar (genitive singular)
útisundlaugar (nominative plural)
útisundlaug (indefinite nominative singular)
útisundlaugin (definite nominative singular)
útisundlaugar (indefinite nominative plural)
útisundlaugarnar (definite nominative plural)
útisundlaug (accusative indefinite singular)
útisundlaugina (accusative definite singular)
útisundlaugar (accusative indefinite plural)
útisundlaugarnar (accusative definite plural)
útisundlaug (dative indefinite singular)
útisundlauginni (dative definite singular)
útisundlaugum (dative indefinite plural)
útisundlaugunum (dative definite plural)
útisundlaugar (genitive indefinite singular)
útisundlaugarinnar (definite genitive singular)
útisundlauga (genitive indefinite plural)
útisundlauganna (definite genitive plural)


útlendingur

útlendingur m (genitive singular útlendings, nominative plural útlendingar)

útlendings (genitive singular)
útlendingar (nominative plural)
útlendingur (indefinite nominative singular)
útlendingurinn (definite nominative singular)
útlendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
útlendingarnir (definite nominative plural)
útlending (accusative indefinite singular)
útlendinginn (accusative definite singular)
útlendinga (accusative indefinite plural)
útlendingana (accusative definite plural)
útlendingi (dative indefinite singular)
útlendingnum (dative definite singular)
útlendingum (dative indefinite plural)
útlendingunum (dative definite plural)
útlendings (genitive indefinite singular)
útlendingsins (definite genitive singular)
útlendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
útlendinganna (definite genitive plural)


útvarpstæki

útvarpstæki n (genitive singular útvarpstækis, nominative plural útvarpstæki)

útvarpstækis (genitive singular)
útvarpstæki (nominative plural)


vandamál

vandamál n (genitive singular vandamáls, nominative plural vandamál)

vandamáls (genitive singular)
vandamál (nominative plural)
vandamál (indefinite nominative singular)
vandamálið (definite nominative singular)
vandamál (indefinite nominative plural)
vandamálin (definite nominative plural)
vandamál (accusative indefinite singular)
vandamálið (accusative definite singular)
vandamál (accusative indefinite plural)
vandamálin (accusative definite plural)
vandamáli (dative indefinite singular)
vandamálinu (dative definite singular)
vandamálum (dative indefinite plural)
vandamálunum (dative definite plural)
vandamáls (genitive indefinite singular)
vandamálsins (definite genitive singular)
vandamála (genitive indefinite plural)
vandamálanna (definite genitive plural)

From vandi (“trouble”) + mál (“matter, issue”).

compound

Er eitthvað vandamál?

Já já, ég get alveg sótt þig. Það er ekkert vandamál.

Yea sure, I can pick you up. It's no bother.


varahjól

is-noun

varahjól n (genitive singular varahjóls, nominative plural varahjól)

varahjóls (genitive singular)
varahjól (nominative plural)
varahjól (indefinite nominative singular)
varahjólið (definite nominative singular)
varahjól (indefinite nominative plural)
varahjólin (definite nominative plural)
varahjól (accusative indefinite singular)
varahjólið (accusative definite singular)
varahjól (accusative indefinite plural)
varahjólin (accusative definite plural)
varahjóli (dative indefinite singular)
varahjólinu (dative definite singular)
varahjólum (dative indefinite plural)
varahjólunum (dative definite plural)
varahjóls (genitive indefinite singular)
varahjólsins (definite genitive singular)
varahjóla (genitive indefinite plural)
varahjólanna (definite genitive plural)

From vara- (“spare, extra”) + hjól (“tire, wheel”).


varahlutur

is-noun

varahlutur m (genitive singular varahlutar, nominative plural varahlutir)

varahlutar (genitive singular)
varahlutir (nominative plural)
varahlutur (indefinite nominative singular)
varahluturinn (definite nominative singular)
varahlutir (indefinite nominative plural)
varahlutirnir (definite nominative plural)
varahlut (accusative indefinite singular)
varahlutinn (accusative definite singular)
varahluti (accusative indefinite plural)
varahlutina (accusative definite plural)
varahlut (dative indefinite singular)
varahlutnum (dative definite singular)
varahlutum (dative indefinite plural)
varahlutunum (dative definite plural)
varahlutar (genitive indefinite singular)
varahlutarins (definite genitive singular)
varahluta (genitive indefinite plural)
varahlutanna (definite genitive plural)

From vara- (“spare, extra”) + hlutur (“object, thing”).


varúð

is-noun

varúð f (genitive singular varúðar, no plural)

varúðar (genitive singular)
varúð (indefinite nominative singular)
varúðin (definite nominative singular)
varúð (accusative indefinite singular)
varúðina (accusative definite singular)
varúð (dative indefinite singular)
varúðinni (dative definite singular)
varúðar (genitive indefinite singular)
varúðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


vaskur

vaskur m (genitive singular vasks, nominative plural vaskar)

vasks (genitive singular)
vaskar (nominative plural)
vaskur (indefinite nominative singular)
vaskurinn (definite nominative singular)
vaskar (indefinite nominative plural)
vaskarnir (definite nominative plural)
vask (accusative indefinite singular)
vaskinn (accusative definite singular)
vaska (accusative indefinite plural)
vaskana (accusative definite plural)
vaski (dative indefinite singular)
vaskinum (dative definite singular)
vöskum (dative indefinite plural)
vöskunum (dative definite plural)
vasks (genitive indefinite singular)
vasksins (definite genitive singular)
vaska (genitive indefinite plural)
vaskanna (definite genitive plural)


veður

veður n (genitive singular veðurs, nominative plural veður)

veðurs (genitive singular)
veður (nominative plural)
veður (indefinite nominative singular)
veðrið (definite nominative singular)
veður (indefinite nominative plural)
veðrin (definite nominative plural)
veður (accusative indefinite singular)
veðrið (accusative definite singular)
veður (accusative indefinite plural)
veðrin (accusative definite plural)
veðri (dative indefinite singular)
veðrinu (dative definite singular)
veðrum (dative indefinite plural)
veðrunum (dative definite plural)
veðurs (genitive indefinite singular)
veðursins (definite genitive singular)
veðra (genitive indefinite plural)
veðranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse veðr (“weather”).

fjúka út í veður og vind

to be blown away and never to be seen again

vita ekki hvaðan á sig stendur veðrið

confused from sth being a complete surprise

veðurathugun

meteorological observation, observation, weather observation

veðurhorfur

weather outlook, weather forecast, forecast

veðurratsjá

weather radar, cloud and collision warning system

veðurskilyrði

meteorological conditions, weather conditions

veðurskip

ocean station vessel, ocean weather station

veðurstofa

meteorological authority, meteorological office

veðurþistill

stemless carline thistle, Carlina acaulis


veður

is-noun

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

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


veður

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

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

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


veðurspá

veðurspá f (genitive singular veðurspár, nominative plural veðurspár)

veðurspár (genitive singular)
veðurspár (nominative plural)
veðurspá (indefinite nominative singular)
veðurspáin (definite nominative singular)
veðurspár (indefinite nominative plural)
veðurspárnar (definite nominative plural)
veðurspá (accusative indefinite singular)
veðurspána (accusative definite singular)
veðurspár (accusative indefinite plural)
veðurspárnar (accusative definite plural)
veðurspá (dative indefinite singular)
veðurspánni (dative definite singular)
veðurspám (dative indefinite plural)
veðurspánum (dative definite plural)
veðurspár (genitive indefinite singular)
veðurspárinnar (definite genitive singular)
veðurspáa (genitive indefinite plural)
veðurspánna (definite genitive plural)

From veður (“weather”) + spá (“forecast”).


vegabréf

vegabréf n (genitive singular vegabréfs, nominative plural vegabréf)

vegabréfs (genitive singular)
vegabréf (nominative plural)
vegabréf (indefinite nominative singular)
vegabréfið (definite nominative singular)
vegabréf (indefinite nominative plural)
vegabréfin (definite nominative plural)
vegabréf (accusative indefinite singular)
vegabréfið (accusative definite singular)
vegabréf (accusative indefinite plural)
vegabréfin (accusative definite plural)
vegabréfi (dative indefinite singular)
vegabréfinu (dative definite singular)
vegabréfum (dative indefinite plural)
vegabréfunum (dative definite plural)
vegabréfs (genitive indefinite singular)
vegabréfsins (definite genitive singular)
vegabréfa (genitive indefinite plural)
vegabréfanna (definite genitive plural)


veggur

veggur m (genitive singular veggjar or veggs, nominative plural veggir)

veggjar (genitive singular)
veggs (genitive singular)
veggir (nominative plural)
veggur (indefinite nominative singular)
veggurinn (definite nominative singular)
veggir (indefinite nominative plural)
veggirnir (definite nominative plural)
vegg (accusative indefinite singular)
vegginn (accusative definite singular)
veggi (accusative indefinite plural)
veggina (accusative definite plural)
vegg (dative indefinite singular)
veggnum (dative definite singular)
veggjum (dative indefinite plural)
veggjunum (dative definite plural)
veggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
veggs (genitive indefinite singular)
veggjarins (definite genitive singular)
veggsins (definite genitive singular)
veggja (genitive indefinite plural)
veggjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse veggr, from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz.


veiðileyfi

veiðileyfi n (genitive singular veiðileyfis, nominative plural veiðileyfi)

veiðileyfis (genitive singular)
veiðileyfi (nominative plural)
veiðileyfi (indefinite nominative singular)
veiðileyfið (definite nominative singular)
veiðileyfi (indefinite nominative plural)
veiðileyfin (definite nominative plural)
veiðileyfi (accusative indefinite singular)
veiðileyfið (accusative definite singular)
veiðileyfi (accusative indefinite plural)
veiðileyfin (accusative definite plural)
veiðileyfi (dative indefinite singular)
veiðileyfinu (dative definite singular)
veiðileyfum (dative indefinite plural)
veiðileyfunum (dative definite plural)
veiðileyfis (genitive indefinite singular)
veiðileyfisins (definite genitive singular)
veiðileyfa (genitive indefinite plural)
veiðileyfanna (definite genitive plural)


veiðistöng

veiðistöng f (genitive singular veiðistangar, nominative plural veiðistengur or veiðistangir)

veiðistangar (genitive singular)
veiðistengur (nominative plural)
veiðistangir (nominative plural)
veiðistöng (indefinite nominative singular)
veiðistöngin (definite nominative singular)
veiðistengur (indefinite nominative plural)
veiðistangir (indefinite nominative plural)
veiðistengurnar (definite nominative plural)
veiðistangirnar (definite nominative plural)
veiðistöng (accusative indefinite singular)
veiðistöngina (accusative definite singular)
veiðistengur (accusative indefinite plural)
veiðistangir (accusative indefinite plural)
veiðistengurnar (accusative definite plural)
veiðistangirnar (accusative definite plural)
veiðistöng (dative indefinite singular)
veiðistönginni (dative definite singular)
veiðistöngum (dative indefinite plural)
veiðistöngunum (dative definite plural)
veiðistangar (genitive indefinite singular)
veiðistangarinnar (definite genitive singular)
veiðistanga (genitive indefinite plural)
veiðistanganna (definite genitive plural)


veitingahús

veitingahús n (genitive singular veitingahúss, nominative plural veitingahús)

veitingahúss (genitive singular)
veitingahús (nominative plural)
veitingahús (indefinite nominative singular)
veitingahúsið (definite nominative singular)
veitingahús (indefinite nominative plural)
veitingahúsin (definite nominative plural)
veitingahús (accusative indefinite singular)
veitingahúsið (accusative definite singular)
veitingahús (accusative indefinite plural)
veitingahúsin (accusative definite plural)
veitingahúsi (dative indefinite singular)
veitingahúsinu (dative definite singular)
veitingahúsum (dative indefinite plural)
veitingahúsunum (dative definite plural)
veitingahúss (genitive indefinite singular)
veitingahússins (definite genitive singular)
veitingahúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
veitingahúsanna (definite genitive plural)

veiting (“provision, serving”) + hús (“house”).


venja

is-noun

venja f (genitive singular venju, nominative plural venjur)

venju (genitive singular)
venjur (nominative plural)
venja (indefinite nominative singular)
venjan (definite nominative singular)
venjur (indefinite nominative plural)
venjurnar (definite nominative plural)
venju (accusative indefinite singular)
venjuna (accusative definite singular)
venjur (accusative indefinite plural)
venjurnar (accusative definite plural)
venju (dative indefinite singular)
venjunni (dative definite singular)
venjum (dative indefinite plural)
venjunum (dative definite plural)
venju (genitive indefinite singular)
venjunnar (definite genitive singular)
venja (genitive indefinite plural)
venjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjǭ.


ventill

ventill m (genitive singular ventils, nominative plural ventlar)

ventils (genitive singular)
ventlar (nominative plural)
ventill (indefinite nominative singular)
ventillinn (definite nominative singular)
ventlar (indefinite nominative plural)
ventlarnir (definite nominative plural)
ventil (accusative indefinite singular)
ventilinn (accusative definite singular)
ventla (accusative indefinite plural)
ventlana (accusative definite plural)
ventli (dative indefinite singular)
ventlinum (dative definite singular)
ventlum (dative indefinite plural)
ventlunum (dative definite plural)
ventils (genitive indefinite singular)
ventilsins (definite genitive singular)
ventla (genitive indefinite plural)
ventlanna (definite genitive plural)


verð

verð n (genitive singular verðs, nominative plural verð)

verðs (genitive singular)
verð (nominative plural)
verð (indefinite nominative singular)
verðið (definite nominative singular)
verð (indefinite nominative plural)
verðin (definite nominative plural)
verð (accusative indefinite singular)
verðið (accusative definite singular)
verð (accusative indefinite plural)
verðin (accusative definite plural)
verði (dative indefinite singular)
verðinu (dative definite singular)
verðum (dative indefinite plural)
verðunum (dative definite plural)
verðs (genitive indefinite singular)
verðsins (definite genitive singular)
verða (genitive indefinite plural)
verðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz. Cognate with Old English weorþ (“worth”), English worth.


verksmiðja

verksmiðja f (genitive singular verksmiðju, nominative plural verksmiðjur)

verksmiðju (genitive singular)
verksmiðjur (nominative plural)
verksmiðja (indefinite nominative singular)
verksmiðjan (definite nominative singular)
verksmiðjur (indefinite nominative plural)
verksmiðjurnar (definite nominative plural)
verksmiðju (accusative indefinite singular)
verksmiðjuna (accusative definite singular)
verksmiðjur (accusative indefinite plural)
verksmiðjurnar (accusative definite plural)
verksmiðju (dative indefinite singular)
verksmiðjunni (dative definite singular)
verksmiðjum (dative indefinite plural)
verksmiðjunum (dative definite plural)
verksmiðju (genitive indefinite singular)
verksmiðjunnar (definite genitive singular)
verksmiðja (genitive indefinite plural)
verksmiðjanna (definite genitive plural)


verkstæði

verkstæði n (genitive singular verkstæðis, nominative plural verkstæði)

verkstæðis (genitive singular)
verkstæði (nominative plural)
verkstæði (indefinite nominative singular)
verkstæðið (definite nominative singular)
verkstæði (indefinite nominative plural)
verkstæðin (definite nominative plural)
verkstæði (accusative indefinite singular)
verkstæðið (accusative definite singular)
verkstæði (accusative indefinite plural)
verkstæðin (accusative definite plural)
verkstæði (dative indefinite singular)
verkstæðinu (dative definite singular)
verkstæðum (dative indefinite plural)
verkstæðunum (dative definite plural)
verkstæðis (genitive indefinite singular)
verkstæðisins (definite genitive singular)
verkstæða (genitive indefinite plural)
verkstæðanna (definite genitive plural)


verkur

verkur m (genitive singular verkjar, nominative plural verkir)

verkjar (genitive singular)
verkir (nominative plural)
verkur (indefinite nominative singular)
verkurinn (definite nominative singular)
verkir (indefinite nominative plural)
verkirnir (definite nominative plural)
verk (accusative indefinite singular)
verkinn (accusative definite singular)
verki (accusative indefinite plural)
verkina (accusative definite plural)
verk (dative indefinite singular)
verknum (dative definite singular)
verkjum (dative indefinite plural)
verkjunum (dative definite plural)
verkjar (genitive indefinite singular)
verkjarins (definite genitive singular)
verkja (genitive indefinite plural)
verkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse verkr, from Proto-Germanic *warkiz. More at wark.


verslun

verslun f (genitive singular verslunar, nominative plural verslanir)

verslunar (genitive singular)
verslanir (nominative plural)
verslun (indefinite nominative singular)
verslunin (definite nominative singular)
verslanir (indefinite nominative plural)
verslanirnar (definite nominative plural)
verslun (accusative indefinite singular)
verslunina (accusative definite singular)
verslanir (accusative indefinite plural)
verslanirnar (accusative definite plural)
verslun (dative indefinite singular)
versluninni (dative definite singular)
verslunum (dative indefinite plural)
verslununum (dative definite plural)
verslunar (genitive indefinite singular)
verslunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
verslana (genitive indefinite plural)
verslananna (definite genitive plural)
verzlun (alternative)


vestur

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, no plural)

vesturs (genitive singular)
vestur (indefinite nominative singular)
vestrið (definite nominative singular)
vestur (accusative indefinite singular)
vestrið (accusative definite singular)
vestri (dative indefinite singular)
vestrinu (dative definite singular)
vesturs (genitive indefinite singular)
vestursins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.


við

indefinite accusative/dative singular of viður


núll

núll n (genitive singular núlls, nominative plural núll)

núlls (genitive singular)
núll (nominative plural)
núll (indefinite nominative singular)
núllið (definite nominative singular)
núll (indefinite nominative plural)
núllin (definite nominative plural)
núll (accusative indefinite singular)
núllið (accusative definite singular)
núll (accusative indefinite plural)
núllin (accusative definite plural)
núlli (dative indefinite singular)
núllinu (dative definite singular)
núllum (dative indefinite plural)
núllunum (dative definite plural)
núlls (genitive indefinite singular)
núllsins (definite genitive singular)
núlla (genitive indefinite plural)
núllanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish nul (“nobody”), from Italian nullo (“no, not any; null”) or French nul (“no, no one”), from Middle French nul (“nobody; no one”), from Old French nul (“nobody; no one”), both from Latin nūllus (“no one, none, not any”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos, perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) + *-nós (creates verbal adjectives).

Þeir menn virðast fara með sterk rök sem segja að núllið sé núll og núllið sé ekki tala og núllið sé ekki neitt stærðfræðilega séð.

2004, Gunnar Dal, Þriðja árþúsundið: Framtíð manns og heims, page 58:

The men seem to come with good arguments that said that the zero is nothing and the zero is not a number and the zero is to be seen as nothing mathematical.


átta

átta f (genitive singular áttu, nominative plural áttur)

áttu (genitive singular)
áttur (nominative plural)
átta (indefinite nominative singular)
áttan (definite nominative singular)
áttur (indefinite nominative plural)
átturnar (definite nominative plural)
áttu (accusative indefinite singular)
áttuna (accusative definite singular)
áttur (accusative indefinite plural)
átturnar (accusative definite plural)
áttu (dative indefinite singular)
áttunni (dative definite singular)
áttum (dative indefinite plural)
áttunum (dative definite plural)
áttu (genitive indefinite singular)
áttunnar (definite genitive singular)
átta (genitive indefinite plural)
áttanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Norwegian åtte, Swedish åtta, Danish otte.


lús

lús f (genitive singular lúsar, nominative plural lýs)

lúsar (genitive singular)
lýs (nominative plural)
lús (indefinite nominative singular)
lúsin (definite nominative singular)
lýs (indefinite nominative plural)
lýsnar (definite nominative plural)
lús (accusative indefinite singular)
lúsina (accusative definite singular)
lýs (accusative indefinite plural)
lýsnar (accusative definite plural)
lús (dative indefinite singular)
lúsinni (dative definite singular)
lúsum (dative indefinite plural)
lúsunum (dative definite plural)
lúsar (genitive indefinite singular)
lúsarinnar (definite genitive singular)
lúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
lúsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.


slanga

slanga f (genitive singular slöngu, nominative plural slöngur)

slöngu (genitive singular)
slöngur (nominative plural)
slanga (indefinite nominative singular)
slangan (definite nominative singular)
slöngur (indefinite nominative plural)
slöngurnar (definite nominative plural)
slöngu (accusative indefinite singular)
slönguna (accusative definite singular)
slöngur (accusative indefinite plural)
slöngurnar (accusative definite plural)
slöngu (dative indefinite singular)
slöngunni (dative definite singular)
slöngum (dative indefinite plural)
slöngunum (dative definite plural)
slöngu (genitive indefinite singular)
slöngunnar (definite genitive singular)
slangna (genitive indefinite plural)
slangnanna (definite genitive plural)


snákur

snákur m (genitive singular snáks, nominative plural snákar)

snáks (genitive singular)
snákar (nominative plural)
snákur (indefinite nominative singular)
snákurinn (definite nominative singular)
snákar (indefinite nominative plural)
snákarnir (definite nominative plural)
snák (accusative indefinite singular)
snákinn (accusative definite singular)
snáka (accusative indefinite plural)
snákana (accusative definite plural)
snák (dative indefinite singular)
snáki (dative indefinite singular)
snáknum (dative definite singular)
snákum (dative indefinite plural)
snákunum (dative definite plural)
snáks (genitive indefinite singular)
snáksins (definite genitive singular)
snáka (genitive indefinite plural)
snákanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse snákr (“snake”) (only in poetry) and synonymous snókr, from Proto-Germanic *snakô; cognates include Danish snog (“a snake”), Swedish snok, English snake.


skógur

skógur m (genitive singular skógar, nominative plural skógar)

skógar (genitive singular)
skógar (nominative plural)
skógur (indefinite nominative singular)
skógurinn (definite nominative singular)
skógar (indefinite nominative plural)
skógarnir (definite nominative plural)
skóg (accusative indefinite singular)
skóginn (accusative definite singular)
skóga (accusative indefinite plural)
skógana (accusative definite plural)
skógi (dative indefinite singular)
skóginum (dative definite singular)
skógum (dative indefinite plural)
skógunum (dative definite plural)
skógar (genitive indefinite singular)
skógarins (definite genitive singular)
skóga (genitive indefinite plural)
skóganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Cognate with Danish skov.


stafur

stafur m (genitive singular stafs, nominative plural stafir)

stafs (genitive singular)
stafir (nominative plural)
stafur (indefinite nominative singular)
stafurinn (definite nominative singular)
stafir (indefinite nominative plural)
stafirnir (definite nominative plural)
staf (accusative indefinite singular)
stafinn (accusative definite singular)
stafi (accusative indefinite plural)
stafina (accusative definite plural)
staf (dative indefinite singular)
stafnum (dative definite singular)
stöfum (dative indefinite plural)
stöfunum (dative definite plural)
stafs (genitive indefinite singular)
stafsins (definite genitive singular)
stafa (genitive indefinite plural)
stafanna (definite genitive plural)


fræ

fræ n (genitive singular fræs, nominative plural fræ)

fræs (genitive singular)
fræ (nominative plural)
fræ (indefinite nominative singular)
fræið (definite nominative singular)
fræ (indefinite nominative plural)
fræin (definite nominative plural)
fræ (accusative indefinite singular)
fræið (accusative definite singular)
fræ (accusative indefinite plural)
fræin (accusative definite plural)
fræi (dative indefinite singular)
fræinu (dative definite singular)
fræjum (dative indefinite plural)
fræjunum (dative definite plural)
fræs (genitive indefinite singular)
fræsins (definite genitive singular)
fræja (genitive indefinite plural)
fræjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fræ, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant frjó.


rót

rót f (genitive singular rótar, nominative plural rætur)

rótar (genitive singular)
rætur (nominative plural)
rót (indefinite nominative singular)
rótin (definite nominative singular)
rætur (indefinite nominative plural)
ræturnar (definite nominative plural)
rót (accusative indefinite singular)
rótina (accusative definite singular)
rætur (accusative indefinite plural)
ræturnar (accusative definite plural)
rót (dative indefinite singular)
rótinni (dative definite singular)
rótum (dative indefinite plural)
rótunum (dative definite plural)
rótar (genitive indefinite singular)
rótarinnar (definite genitive singular)
róta (genitive indefinite plural)
rótanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rót (“root”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”); compare with English wort and the Latin rādīx (“root”). Cognate with the Faroese rót; Old English rōt (whence the Middle English word root (“the underground part of a plant”) came, whence the English root came).

Rætur fjallsins eru grasi vaxnar.

The foot of the mountain is covered with grass.

the roots of something, the beginning or origin

Hvernig finnur maður rót nafnorða?


rót

rót n (genitive singular róts, no plural)

róts (genitive singular)
rót (indefinite nominative singular)
rótið (definite nominative singular)
rót (accusative indefinite singular)
rótið (accusative definite singular)
róti (dative indefinite singular)
rótinu (dative definite singular)
róts (genitive indefinite singular)
rótsins (definite genitive singular)


börkur

börkur m (genitive singular barkar, nominative plural berkir)

barkar (genitive singular)
berkir (nominative plural)
börkur (indefinite nominative singular)
börkurinn (definite nominative singular)
berkir (indefinite nominative plural)
berkirnir (definite nominative plural)
börk (accusative indefinite singular)
börkinn (accusative definite singular)
berki (accusative indefinite plural)
berkina (accusative definite plural)
berki (dative indefinite singular)
berkinum (dative definite singular)
börkum (dative indefinite plural)
börkunum (dative definite plural)
barkar (genitive indefinite singular)
barkarins (definite genitive singular)
barka (genitive indefinite plural)
barkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bǫrkr, from Proto-Germanic *barkuz.


hörund

hörund n (genitive singular hörunds, no plural)

hörunds (genitive singular)
hörund (indefinite nominative singular)
hörundið (definite nominative singular)
hörund (accusative indefinite singular)
hörundið (accusative definite singular)
hörundi (dative indefinite singular)
hörundinu (dative definite singular)
hörunds (genitive indefinite singular)
hörundsins (definite genitive singular)


reipi

reipi n (genitive singular reipis, nominative plural reipi)

reipis (genitive singular)
reipi (nominative plural)
reipi (indefinite nominative singular)
reipið (definite nominative singular)
reipi (indefinite nominative plural)
reipin (definite nominative plural)
reipi (accusative indefinite singular)
reipið (accusative definite singular)
reipi (accusative indefinite plural)
reipin (accusative definite plural)
reipi (dative indefinite singular)
reipinu (dative definite singular)
reipum (dative indefinite plural)
reipunum (dative definite plural)
reipis (genitive indefinite singular)
reipisins (definite genitive singular)
reipa (genitive indefinite plural)
reipanna (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *raipą, *raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”).


blóð

is-noun

blóð n (genitive singular blóðs, no plural)

blóðs (genitive singular)
blóð (indefinite nominative singular)
blóðið (definite nominative singular)
blóð (accusative indefinite singular)
blóðið (accusative definite singular)
blóði (dative indefinite singular)
blóðinu (dative definite singular)
blóðs (genitive indefinite singular)
blóðsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

blóðnætur

in the proverb blóðnætur eru hverjum bráðastar, referring to the fierce desire to avenge a homicide newly committed

blanda blóði saman

to enter into a foster-brothership by mixing blood together

það munar ekki um blóðmörskepp í sláturtíðinni

rista blóðörn á baki

a cruel method of putting captured enemies to death in the heathen times


bein

bein n (genitive singular beins, nominative plural bein)

beins (genitive singular)
bein (nominative plural)
bein (indefinite nominative singular)
beinið (definite nominative singular)
bein (indefinite nominative plural)
beinin (definite nominative plural)
bein (accusative indefinite singular)
beinið (accusative definite singular)
bein (accusative indefinite plural)
beinin (accusative definite plural)
beini (dative indefinite singular)
beininu (dative definite singular)
beinum (dative indefinite plural)
beinunum (dative definite plural)
beins (genitive indefinite singular)
beinsins (definite genitive singular)
beina (genitive indefinite plural)
beinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Hundurinn borðaði bein.


hali

hali m (genitive singular hala, nominative plural halar)

hala (genitive singular)
halar (nominative plural)
hali (indefinite nominative singular)
halinn (definite nominative singular)
halar (indefinite nominative plural)
halarnir (definite nominative plural)
hala (accusative indefinite singular)
halann (accusative definite singular)
hala (accusative indefinite plural)
halana (accusative definite plural)
hala (dative indefinite singular)
halanum (dative definite singular)
hölum (dative indefinite plural)
hölunum (dative definite plural)
hala (genitive indefinite singular)
halans (definite genitive singular)
hala (genitive indefinite plural)
halanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hali, from Proto-Germanic *halô.


fjöður

fjöður f (genitive singular fjaðrar, nominative plural fjaðrir)

fjaðrar (genitive singular)
fjaðrir (nominative plural)
fjöður (indefinite nominative singular)
fjöðrin (definite nominative singular)
fjaðrir (indefinite nominative plural)
fjaðrirnar (definite nominative plural)
fjöður (accusative indefinite singular)
fjöðrina (accusative definite singular)
fjaðrir (accusative indefinite plural)
fjaðrirnar (accusative definite plural)
fjöður (dative indefinite singular)
fjöðrinni (dative definite singular)
fjöðrum (dative indefinite plural)
fjöðrunum (dative definite plural)
fjaðrar (genitive indefinite singular)
fjaðrarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fjaðra (genitive indefinite plural)
fjaðranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fjǫðr (“feather”), from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).


höfuð

is-noun

höfuð n (genitive singular höfuðs, nominative plural höfuð)

höfuðs (genitive singular)
höfuð (nominative plural)
höfuð (indefinite nominative singular)
höfuðið (definite nominative singular)
höfuð (indefinite nominative plural)
höfuðin (definite nominative plural)
höfuð (accusative indefinite singular)
höfuðið (accusative definite singular)
höfuð (accusative indefinite plural)
höfuðin (accusative definite plural)
höfði (dative indefinite singular)
höfðinu (dative definite singular)
höfðum (dative indefinite plural)
höfðunum (dative definite plural)
höfuðs (genitive indefinite singular)
höfuðsins (definite genitive singular)
höfða (genitive indefinite plural)
höfðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”). More at English head.

ganga á milli bols og höfuðs á einhverjum

höfðinu styttri

to cut of someone's head, to make them shorter by the height of their head

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

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

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

Það lagðist eigi þessa ferð undir höfuð

vera höfði hærri (“to be taller by a head”)

Þetta var skip með gyltum höfðum.

Slitnaði sundur beislið, og týndist höfuðið, er á var.

The bridle tore and the head on which it lay was lost.


eyra

eyra n (genitive singular eyra, nominative plural eyru)

eyra (genitive singular)
eyru (nominative plural)
eyra (indefinite nominative singular)
eyrað (definite nominative singular)
eyru (indefinite nominative plural)
eyrun (definite nominative plural)
eyra (accusative indefinite singular)
eyrað (accusative definite singular)
eyru (accusative indefinite plural)
eyrun (accusative definite plural)
eyra (dative indefinite singular)
eyranu (dative definite singular)
eyrum (dative indefinite plural)
eyrunum (dative definite plural)
eyra (genitive indefinite singular)
eyrans (definite genitive singular)
eyrna (genitive indefinite plural)
eyrnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Inn vari gestur
er til verðar kemur
þunnu hljóði þegir,
eyrum hlýðir,
en augum skoðar.

c. 1270s, Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)

The knowing guest
who goes to the feast,
In silent attention sits;
With his ears he hears,
with his eyes he watches,
Thus wary are wise men all.


eyra

indefinite genitive plural of eyri (“sandbank”)


auga

auga n (genitive singular auga, nominative plural augu)

auga (genitive singular)
augu (nominative plural)
auga (indefinite nominative singular)
augað (definite nominative singular)
augu (indefinite nominative plural)
augun (definite nominative plural)
auga (accusative indefinite singular)
augað (accusative definite singular)
augu (accusative indefinite plural)
augun (accusative definite plural)
auga (dative indefinite singular)
auganu (dative definite singular)
augum (dative indefinite plural)
augunum (dative definite plural)
auga (genitive indefinite singular)
augans (definite genitive singular)
augna (genitive indefinite plural)
augnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognates include Latin oculus, Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō), Old English ēage, English eye, Scots ee, German Auge, Swedish öga, Danish øje.

der

Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)


munnur

is-noun

munnur m (genitive singular munns, nominative plural munnar)

munns (genitive singular)
munnar (nominative plural)
munnur (indefinite nominative singular)
munnurinn (definite nominative singular)
munnar (indefinite nominative plural)
munnarnir (definite nominative plural)
munn (accusative indefinite singular)
munninn (accusative definite singular)
munna (accusative indefinite plural)
munnana (accusative definite plural)
munni (dative indefinite singular)
munninum (dative definite singular)
munnum (dative indefinite plural)
munnunum (dative definite plural)
munns (genitive indefinite singular)
munnsins (definite genitive singular)
munna (genitive indefinite plural)
munnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-.

En amma, af hverju ertu með svona stóran munn?

But grandmother, why do you have such a big mouth?


tönn

tönn f (genitive singular tannar, nominative plural tennur or (rare, archaic, obsolete) tannir or (archaic/obsolete) tönnur)

tannar (genitive singular)
tennur (nominative plural)
tannir (archaic nominative obsolete plural rare)
tönnur (nominative plural)
tönn (indefinite nominative singular)
tönnin (definite nominative singular)
tennur (indefinite nominative plural)
tannir (archaic indefinite nominative obsolete plural rare)
tönnur (indefinite nominative plural)
tennurnar (definite nominative plural)
tannirnar (archaic definite nominative obsolete plural rare)
tönnurnar (definite nominative plural)
tönn (accusative indefinite singular)
tönnina (accusative definite singular)
tennur (accusative indefinite plural)
tannir (accusative archaic indefinite obsolete plural rare)
tönnur (accusative indefinite plural)
tennurnar (accusative definite plural)
tannirnar (accusative archaic definite obsolete plural rare)
tönnurnar (accusative definite plural)
tönn (dative indefinite singular)
tönninni (dative definite singular)
tönnum (dative indefinite plural)
tönnunum (dative definite plural)
tannar (genitive indefinite singular)
tannarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tanna (genitive indefinite plural)
tannanna (definite genitive plural)
tenn (alternative archaic obsolete)

From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.


nögl

nögl f (genitive singular naglar, nominative plural neglur or (dated or colloquial) naglir or nöglur)

naglar (genitive singular)
neglur (nominative plural)
naglir (colloquial dated nominative plural)
nöglur (nominative plural)
nögl (indefinite nominative singular)
nöglin (definite nominative singular)
neglur (indefinite nominative plural)
naglir (colloquial dated indefinite nominative plural)
nöglur (colloquial dated indefinite nominative plural)
neglurnar (definite nominative plural)
naglirnar (colloquial dated definite nominative plural)
nöglurnar (colloquial dated definite nominative plural)
nögl (accusative indefinite singular)
nöglina (accusative definite singular)
neglur (accusative indefinite plural)
naglir (accusative colloquial dated indefinite plural)
nöglur (accusative colloquial dated indefinite plural)
neglurnar (accusative definite plural)
naglirnar (accusative colloquial dated definite plural)
nöglurnar (accusative colloquial dated definite plural)
nögl (dative indefinite singular)
nöglinni (dative definite singular)
nöglum (dative indefinite plural)
nöglunum (dative definite plural)
naglar (genitive indefinite singular)
naglarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nagla (genitive indefinite plural)
naglanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

f,,^ur:ir􂀿dated or colloquial􂁀:ur􂀿dated or colloquial􂁀

From Old Norse nagl (masculine; plural negl), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.


leggur

is-noun

leggur m (genitive singular leggjar or leggs, nominative plural leggir)

leggjar (genitive singular)
leggs (genitive singular)
leggir (nominative plural)
leggur (indefinite nominative singular)
leggurinn (definite nominative singular)
leggir (indefinite nominative plural)
leggirnir (definite nominative plural)
legg (accusative indefinite singular)
legginn (accusative definite singular)
leggi (accusative indefinite plural)
leggina (accusative definite plural)
legg (dative indefinite singular)
leggnum (dative definite singular)
leggjum (dative indefinite plural)
leggjunum (dative definite plural)
leggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
leggs (genitive indefinite singular)
leggjarins (definite genitive singular)
leggsins (definite genitive singular)
leggja (genitive indefinite plural)
leggjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)lak-. Cognates include the Swedish lägg and English leg.


kné

kné n (genitive singular knés, nominative plural kné)

knés (genitive singular)
kné (nominative plural)
kné (indefinite nominative singular)
knéð (definite nominative singular)
kné (indefinite nominative plural)
knén (definite nominative plural)
kné (accusative indefinite singular)
knéð (accusative definite singular)
kné (accusative indefinite plural)
knén (accusative definite plural)
kné (dative indefinite singular)
knénu (dative definite singular)
knjám (dative indefinite plural)
knjánum (dative definite plural)
knés (genitive indefinite singular)
knésins (definite genitive singular)
knjáa (genitive indefinite plural)
knjánna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, originally from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

láta kné fylgja kviði

to let the knee follow the belly, to plant the knee on the belly; to ride roughshod over, to show no mercy, to give no quarter


hönd

hönd f (genitive singular handar, nominative plural hendur or (in the meaning "style of writing") handir or (rare, archaic) höndur)

handar (genitive singular)
hendur (nominative plural)
handir (nominative plural)
höndur (archaic nominative plural rare)
hönd (indefinite nominative singular)
höndin (definite nominative singular)
hendur (indefinite nominative plural)
handir (indefinite nominative plural)
höndur (archaic indefinite nominative plural rare)
hendurnar (definite nominative plural)
handirnar (definite nominative plural)
höndurnar (archaic definite nominative plural rare)
hönd (accusative indefinite singular)
höndina (accusative definite singular)
hendur (accusative indefinite plural)
handir (accusative indefinite plural)
höndur (accusative archaic indefinite plural rare)
hendurnar (accusative definite plural)
handirnar (accusative definite plural)
höndurnar (accusative archaic definite plural rare)
hendi (dative indefinite singular)
hönd (dative indefinite singular)
hendinni (dative definite singular)
höndinni (dative definite singular)
höndum (dative indefinite plural)
höndunum (dative definite plural)
handar (genitive indefinite singular)
handarinnar (definite genitive singular)
handa (genitive indefinite plural)
handanna (definite genitive plural)
hendi (alternative colloquial nonstandard)

is-ndecl

f,,^ur:ir􂀿in the meaning "style of writing"􂁀:ur􂀿rare, archaic􂁀.dat^i:-􂀿proscribed or in the meaning "style of writing"􂁀

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Mér er illt í hendinni.

Og ykkur á hægri hönd sjáið þið Esjuna.

And on your right hand you can see the Esja.

hand, handwriting (someone's personal style of writing)


búkur

is-noun

búkur m (genitive singular búks, nominative plural búkar)

búks (genitive singular)
búkar (nominative plural)
búkur (indefinite nominative singular)
búkurinn (definite nominative singular)
búkar (indefinite nominative plural)
búkarnir (definite nominative plural)
búk (accusative indefinite singular)
búkinn (accusative definite singular)
búka (accusative indefinite plural)
búkana (accusative definite plural)
búki (dative indefinite singular)
búk (dative indefinite singular)
búknum (dative definite singular)
búkum (dative indefinite plural)
búkunum (dative definite plural)
búks (genitive indefinite singular)
búksins (definite genitive singular)
búka (genitive indefinite plural)
búkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse búkr, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.


kjarkur

kjarkur m (genitive singular kjarks, no plural)

kjarks (genitive singular)
kjarkur (indefinite nominative singular)
kjarkurinn (definite nominative singular)
kjark (accusative indefinite singular)
kjarkinn (accusative definite singular)
kjarki (dative indefinite singular)
kjark (dative indefinite singular)
kjarkinum (dative definite singular)
kjarks (genitive indefinite singular)
kjarksins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse kjarkr, from Proto-Germanic *kerkaz. Compare Norwegian kjerk (“vigour”), kjerkje (“stiffness of the neck”), kjerkje (“to bend the head back”).


háls

háls m (genitive singular háls, nominative plural hálsar)

háls (genitive singular)
hálsar (nominative plural)
háls (indefinite nominative singular)
hálsinn (definite nominative singular)
hálsar (indefinite nominative plural)
hálsarnir (definite nominative plural)
háls (accusative indefinite singular)
hálsinn (accusative definite singular)
hálsa (accusative indefinite plural)
hálsana (accusative definite plural)
hálsi (dative indefinite singular)
hálsinum (dative definite singular)
hálsum (dative indefinite plural)
hálsunum (dative definite plural)
háls (genitive indefinite singular)
hálsins (definite genitive singular)
hálsa (genitive indefinite plural)
hálsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

(pars pro toto) a person (used only in set phrases)


vængur

vængur m (genitive singular vængs or (rare) vængjar, nominative plural vængir)

vængs (genitive singular)
vængjar (genitive rare singular)
vængir (nominative plural)
vængur (indefinite nominative singular)
vængurinn (definite nominative singular)
vængir (indefinite nominative plural)
vængirnir (definite nominative plural)
væng (accusative indefinite singular)
vænginn (accusative definite singular)
vængi (accusative indefinite plural)
vængina (accusative definite plural)
væng (dative indefinite singular)
vængnum (dative definite singular)
vængjum (dative indefinite plural)
vængjunum (dative definite plural)
vængs (genitive indefinite singular)
vængjar (genitive indefinite rare singular)
vængsins (definite genitive singular)
vængjarins (definite genitive rare singular)
vængja (genitive indefinite plural)
vængjanna (definite genitive plural)


hryggur

hryggur m (genitive singular hryggjar or (uncommon except in compounds, sometimes proscribed) hryggs, nominative plural hryggir)

hryggjar (genitive singular)
hryggs (genitive in-compounds proscribed singular sometimes uncommon)
hryggir (nominative plural)
hryggur (indefinite nominative singular)
hryggurinn (definite nominative singular)
hryggir (indefinite nominative plural)
hryggirnir (definite nominative plural)
hrygg (accusative indefinite singular)
hrygginn (accusative definite singular)
hryggi (accusative indefinite plural)
hryggina (accusative definite plural)
hrygg (dative indefinite singular)
hryggnum (dative definite singular)
hryggjum (dative indefinite plural)
hryggjunum (dative definite plural)
hryggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
hryggs (genitive indefinite singular)
hryggjarins (definite genitive singular)
hryggsins (definite genitive singular)
hryggja (genitive indefinite plural)
hryggjanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

m,jar:s􂀿uncommon except in compounds, sometimes proscribed􂁀,ir.j


brjóst

is-noun

brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)

brjósts (genitive singular)
brjóst (nominative plural)
brjóst (indefinite nominative singular)
brjóstið (definite nominative singular)
brjóst (indefinite nominative plural)
brjóstin (definite nominative plural)
brjóst (accusative indefinite singular)
brjóstið (accusative definite singular)
brjóst (accusative indefinite plural)
brjóstin (accusative definite plural)
brjósti (dative indefinite singular)
brjóstinu (dative definite singular)
brjóstum (dative indefinite plural)
brjóstunum (dative definite plural)
brjósts (genitive indefinite singular)
brjóstsins (definite genitive singular)
brjósta (genitive indefinite plural)
brjóstanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

der

(chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)


hjarta

is-noun

hjarta n (genitive singular hjarta, nominative plural hjörtu)

hjarta (genitive singular)
hjörtu (nominative plural)
hjarta (indefinite nominative singular)
hjartað (definite nominative singular)
hjörtu (indefinite nominative plural)
hjörtun (definite nominative plural)
hjarta (accusative indefinite singular)
hjartað (accusative definite singular)
hjörtu (accusative indefinite plural)
hjörtun (accusative definite plural)
hjarta (dative indefinite singular)
hjartanu (dative definite singular)
hjörtum (dative indefinite plural)
hjörtunum (dative definite plural)
hjarta (genitive indefinite singular)
hjartans (definite genitive singular)
hjartna (genitive indefinite plural)
hjartnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).


lifur

lifur f (genitive singular lifrar, nominative plural lifrar)

lifrar (genitive singular)
lifrar (nominative plural)
lifur (indefinite nominative singular)
lifrin (definite nominative singular)
lifrar (indefinite nominative plural)
lifrarnar (definite nominative plural)
lifur (accusative indefinite singular)
lifrina (accusative definite singular)
lifrar (accusative indefinite plural)
lifrarnar (accusative definite plural)
lifur (dative indefinite singular)
lifrinni (dative definite singular)
lifrum (dative indefinite plural)
lifrunum (dative definite plural)
lifrar (genitive indefinite singular)
lifrarinnar (definite genitive singular)
lifra (genitive indefinite plural)
lifranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).


spýja

is-noun

spýja f (genitive singular spýju, nominative plural spýjur)

spýju (genitive singular)
spýjur (nominative plural)
spýja (indefinite nominative singular)
spýjan (definite nominative singular)
spýjur (indefinite nominative plural)
spýjurnar (definite nominative plural)
spýju (accusative indefinite singular)
spýjuna (accusative definite singular)
spýjur (accusative indefinite plural)
spýjurnar (accusative definite plural)
spýju (dative indefinite singular)
spýjunni (dative definite singular)
spýjum (dative indefinite plural)
spýjunum (dative definite plural)
spýju (genitive indefinite singular)
spýjunnar (definite genitive singular)
spýja (genitive indefinite plural)
spýjanna (definite genitive plural)

a thick shower of rain in windy conditions


hræðsla

hræðsla f (genitive singular hræðslu, no plural)

hræðslu (genitive singular)
hræðsla (indefinite nominative singular)
hræðslan (definite nominative singular)
hræðslu (accusative indefinite singular)
hræðsluna (accusative definite singular)
hræðslu (dative indefinite singular)
hræðslunni (dative definite singular)
hræðslu (genitive indefinite singular)
hræðslunnar (definite genitive singular)


grafa

grafa f (genitive singular gröfu, nominative plural gröfur)

gröfu (genitive singular)
gröfur (nominative plural)
grafa (indefinite nominative singular)
grafan (definite nominative singular)
gröfur (indefinite nominative plural)
gröfurnar (definite nominative plural)
gröfu (accusative indefinite singular)
gröfuna (accusative definite singular)
gröfur (accusative indefinite plural)
gröfurnar (accusative definite plural)
gröfu (dative indefinite singular)
gröfunni (dative definite singular)
gröfum (dative indefinite plural)
gröfunum (dative definite plural)
gröfu (genitive indefinite singular)
gröfunnar (definite genitive singular)
grafa (genitive indefinite plural)
grafanna (definite genitive plural)

an excavator, a digger; (large machine used to dig holes and trenches)


ganga

ganga f (genitive singular göngu, nominative plural göngur)

göngu (genitive singular)
göngur (nominative plural)
ganga (indefinite nominative singular)
gangan (definite nominative singular)
göngur (indefinite nominative plural)
göngurnar (definite nominative plural)
göngu (accusative indefinite singular)
gönguna (accusative definite singular)
göngur (accusative indefinite plural)
göngurnar (accusative definite plural)
göngu (dative indefinite singular)
göngunni (dative definite singular)
göngum (dative indefinite plural)
göngunum (dative definite plural)
göngu (genitive indefinite singular)
göngunnar (definite genitive singular)
gangna (genitive indefinite plural)
gangnanna (definite genitive plural)

an excursion on foot; a walk, a stroll, a hike

(in plural only) the annual herding of sheep


tungl

tungl n (genitive singular tungls, nominative plural tungl)

tungls (genitive singular)
tungl (nominative plural)
tungl (indefinite nominative singular)
tunglið (definite nominative singular)
tungl (indefinite nominative plural)
tunglin (definite nominative plural)
tungl (accusative indefinite singular)
tunglið (accusative definite singular)
tungl (accusative indefinite plural)
tunglin (accusative definite plural)
tungli (dative indefinite singular)
tunglinu (dative definite singular)
tunglum (dative indefinite plural)
tunglunum (dative definite plural)
tungls (genitive indefinite singular)
tunglsins (definite genitive singular)
tungla (genitive indefinite plural)
tunglanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tungl (“moon”), from Proto-Germanic *tunglą.


stjarna

stjarna f (genitive singular stjörnu, nominative plural stjörnur)

stjörnu (genitive singular)
stjörnur (nominative plural)
stjarna (indefinite nominative singular)
stjarnan (definite nominative singular)
stjörnur (indefinite nominative plural)
stjörnurnar (definite nominative plural)
stjörnu (accusative indefinite singular)
stjörnuna (accusative definite singular)
stjörnur (accusative indefinite plural)
stjörnurnar (accusative definite plural)
stjörnu (dative indefinite singular)
stjörnunni (dative definite singular)
stjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
stjörnunum (dative definite plural)
stjörnu (genitive indefinite singular)
stjörnunnar (definite genitive singular)
stjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
stjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.


sandur

sandur m (genitive singular sands, nominative plural sandar)

sands (genitive singular)
sandar (nominative plural)
sandur (indefinite nominative singular)
sandurinn (definite nominative singular)
sandar (indefinite nominative plural)
sandarnir (definite nominative plural)
sand (accusative indefinite singular)
sandinn (accusative definite singular)
sanda (accusative indefinite plural)
sandana (accusative definite plural)
sandi (dative indefinite singular)
sandinum (dative definite singular)
söndum (dative indefinite plural)
söndunum (dative definite plural)
sands (genitive indefinite singular)
sandsins (definite genitive singular)
sanda (genitive indefinite plural)
sandanna (definite genitive plural)

→ English: sandur

→ German: Sander

From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn / rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell

Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands, the sun is settling behind Arnarfell


ryk

ryk n (genitive singular ryks, no plural)

ryks (genitive singular)
ryk (indefinite nominative singular)
rykið (definite nominative singular)
ryk (accusative indefinite singular)
rykið (accusative definite singular)
ryki (dative indefinite singular)
rykinu (dative definite singular)
ryks (genitive indefinite singular)
ryksins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse ryk (“dust, powder”), from the verb rjúka (“to reek, to smoke”).


ský

ský n (genitive singular skýs, nominative plural ský)

skýs (genitive singular)
ský (nominative plural)
ský (indefinite nominative singular)
skýið (definite nominative singular)
ský (indefinite nominative plural)
skýin (definite nominative plural)
ský (accusative indefinite singular)
skýið (accusative definite singular)
ský (accusative indefinite plural)
skýin (accusative definite plural)
skýi (dative indefinite singular)
skýinu (dative definite singular)
skýjum (dative indefinite plural)
skýjunum (dative definite plural)
skýs (genitive indefinite singular)
skýsins (definite genitive singular)
skýja (genitive indefinite plural)
skýjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).


þoka

is-noun

þoka f (genitive singular þoku, nominative plural þokur)

þoku (genitive singular)
þokur (nominative plural)
þoka (indefinite nominative singular)
þokan (definite nominative singular)
þokur (indefinite nominative plural)
þokurnar (definite nominative plural)
þoku (accusative indefinite singular)
þokuna (accusative definite singular)
þokur (accusative indefinite plural)
þokurnar (accusative definite plural)
þoku (dative indefinite singular)
þokunni (dative definite singular)
þokum (dative indefinite plural)
þokunum (dative definite plural)
þoku (genitive indefinite singular)
þokunnar (definite genitive singular)
þokna (genitive indefinite plural)
þoka (genitive indefinite plural)
þoknanna (definite genitive plural)
þokanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þoka, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]; cognate with Danish tåge, Norwegian Bokmål tåke, Swedish töcken, Middle Low German dake, Old English *þuh (as in geþuxian (“to become dark, cloudy”)).


himinn

himinn m (genitive singular himins, nominative plural himnar)

himins (genitive singular)
himnar (nominative plural)
himinn (indefinite nominative singular)
himinninn (definite nominative singular)
himnar (indefinite nominative plural)
himnarnir (definite nominative plural)
himin (accusative indefinite singular)
himininn (accusative definite singular)
himna (accusative indefinite plural)
himnana (accusative definite plural)
himni (dative indefinite singular)
himninum (dative definite singular)
himnum (dative indefinite plural)
himnunum (dative definite plural)
himins (genitive indefinite singular)
himinsins (definite genitive singular)
himna (genitive indefinite plural)
himnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”).

der

Við lágum undir berum himni.


vindur

is-noun

vindur m (genitive singular vinds or (rare) vindar, nominative plural vindar)

vinds (genitive singular)
vindar (genitive rare singular)
vindar (nominative plural)
vindur (indefinite nominative singular)
vindurinn (definite nominative singular)
vindar (indefinite nominative plural)
vindarnir (definite nominative plural)
vind (accusative indefinite singular)
vindinn (accusative definite singular)
vinda (accusative indefinite plural)
vindana (accusative definite plural)
vindi (dative indefinite singular)
vindinum (dative definite singular)
vindum (dative indefinite plural)
vindunum (dative definite plural)
vinds (genitive indefinite singular)
vindar (genitive indefinite rare singular)
vindsins (definite genitive singular)
vindarins (definite genitive rare singular)
vinda (genitive indefinite plural)
vindanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).


snjór

snjór m (genitive singular snjós or (dated) snjóvar or snjóar, nominative plural snjóar or (dated) snjóvar)

snjós (genitive singular)
snjóvar (dated genitive singular)
snjóar (genitive singular)
snjóar (nominative plural)
snjóvar (dated nominative plural)
snjór (indefinite nominative singular)
snjórinn (definite nominative singular)
snjóar (indefinite nominative plural)
snjóvar (dated indefinite nominative plural)
snjóarnir (definite nominative plural)
snjóvarnir (dated definite nominative plural)
snjó (accusative indefinite singular)
snjóinn (accusative definite singular)
snjóa (accusative indefinite plural)
snjóva (accusative dated indefinite plural)
snjóana (accusative definite plural)
snjóvana (accusative dated definite plural)
snjó (dative indefinite singular)
snævi (dative indefinite singular)
snjónum (dative definite singular)
snjóum (dative indefinite plural)
snjóunum (dative definite plural)
snjós (genitive indefinite singular)
snjóvar (dated genitive indefinite singular)
snjóar (genitive indefinite singular)
snjósins (definite genitive singular)
snjóvarins (dated definite genitive singular)
snjóarins (definite genitive singular)
snjóa (genitive indefinite plural)
snjóanna (definite genitive plural)
snjár (alternative)
snær (alternative)

Snjórinn leysir.


reykur

reykur m (genitive singular reykjar or reyks, nominative plural reykir)

reykjar (genitive singular)
reyks (genitive singular)
reykir (nominative plural)
reykur (indefinite nominative singular)
reykurinn (definite nominative singular)
reykir (indefinite nominative plural)
reykirnir (definite nominative plural)
reyk (accusative indefinite singular)
reykinn (accusative definite singular)
reyki (accusative indefinite plural)
reykina (accusative definite plural)
reyk (dative indefinite singular)
reyknum (dative definite singular)
reykjum (dative indefinite plural)
reykjunum (dative definite plural)
reykjar (genitive indefinite singular)
reyks (genitive indefinite singular)
reykjarins (definite genitive singular)
reyksins (definite genitive singular)
reykja (genitive indefinite plural)
reykjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse reykr, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz.


aska

aska f (genitive singular ösku, no plural)

ösku (genitive singular)
aska (indefinite nominative singular)
askan (definite nominative singular)
ösku (accusative indefinite singular)
öskuna (accusative definite singular)
ösku (dative indefinite singular)
öskunni (dative definite singular)
ösku (genitive indefinite singular)
öskunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.

Aska hylur vígvöllinn eftir að sprengjurnar féllu.

The battlefield is covered in ashes after the bombs had fallen.