Hera

is-proper noun

Hera f (proper noun, genitive singular Heru)

Heru (genitive singular)
Hera (indefinite nominative singular)
Heru (accusative indefinite singular)
Heru (dative indefinite singular)
Heru (genitive indefinite singular)


félagshyggja

is-noun

félagshyggja f (genitive singular félagshyggju, no plural)

félagshyggju (genitive singular)
félagshyggja (indefinite nominative singular)
félagshyggjan (definite nominative singular)
félagshyggju (accusative indefinite singular)
félagshyggjuna (accusative definite singular)
félagshyggju (dative indefinite singular)
félagshyggjunni (dative definite singular)
félagshyggju (genitive indefinite singular)
félagshyggjunnar (definite genitive singular)

From félag (“association, society”) + hyggja (“thought”).


Loki

is-proper noun

Loki m (proper noun, genitive singular Loka)

Loka (genitive singular)
Loki (indefinite nominative singular)
Loka (accusative indefinite singular)
Loka (dative indefinite singular)
Loka (genitive indefinite singular)


fiskur

is-noun

fiskur m (genitive singular fisks, nominative plural fiskar)

fisks (genitive singular)
fiskar (nominative plural)
fiskur (indefinite nominative singular)
fiskurinn (definite nominative singular)
fiskar (indefinite nominative plural)
fiskarnir (definite nominative plural)
fisk (accusative indefinite singular)
fiskinn (accusative definite singular)
fiska (accusative indefinite plural)
fiskana (accusative definite plural)
fiski (dative indefinite singular)
fisk (dative indefinite singular)
fiskinum (dative definite singular)
fisknum (dative definite singular)
fiskum (dative indefinite plural)
fiskunum (dative definite plural)
fisks (genitive indefinite singular)
fisksins (definite genitive singular)
fiska (genitive indefinite plural)
fiskanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


háttur

háttur m (genitive singular háttar, nominative plural hættir)

háttar (genitive singular)
hættir (nominative plural)
háttur (indefinite nominative singular)
hátturinn (definite nominative singular)
hættir (indefinite nominative plural)
hættirnir (definite nominative plural)
hátt (accusative indefinite singular)
háttinn (accusative definite singular)
hætti (accusative indefinite plural)
háttu (accusative archaic indefinite literary plural)
hættina (accusative definite plural)
hætti (dative indefinite singular)
hættinum (dative definite singular)
háttum (dative indefinite plural)
háttunum (dative definite plural)
háttar (genitive indefinite singular)
háttarins (definite genitive singular)
hátta (genitive indefinite plural)
háttanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic *hahtuz.

(logic) mode, modality; (the classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity)


vog

vog f (genitive singular vogar, nominative plural vogir)

vogar (genitive singular)
vogir (nominative plural)
vog (indefinite nominative singular)
vogin (definite nominative singular)
vogir (indefinite nominative plural)
vogirnar (definite nominative plural)
vog (accusative indefinite singular)
vogina (accusative definite singular)
vogir (accusative indefinite plural)
vogirnar (accusative definite plural)
vog (dative indefinite singular)
voginni (dative definite singular)
vogum (dative indefinite plural)
vogunum (dative definite plural)
vogar (genitive indefinite singular)
vogarinnar (definite genitive singular)
voga (genitive indefinite plural)
voganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō.

Ég er vog.


marmennill

marmennill m (genitive singular marmennils, nominative plural marmennlar)

marmennils (genitive singular)
marmennlar (nominative plural)
marmennill (indefinite nominative singular)
marmennillinn (definite nominative singular)
marmennlar (indefinite nominative plural)
marmennlarnir (definite nominative plural)
marmennil (accusative indefinite singular)
marmennilinn (accusative definite singular)
marmennla (accusative indefinite plural)
marmennlana (accusative definite plural)
marmennli (dative indefinite singular)
marmennlinum (dative definite singular)
marmennlum (dative indefinite plural)
marmennlunum (dative definite plural)
marmennils (genitive indefinite singular)
marmennilsins (definite genitive singular)
marmennla (genitive indefinite plural)
marmennlanna (definite genitive plural)


Þór

is-proper noun

Þór m (proper noun, genitive singular Þórs)

Þórs (genitive singular)
Þór (indefinite nominative singular)
Þór (accusative indefinite singular)
Þór (dative indefinite singular)
Þórs (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cogante with Faroese Tórur, and Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish Tor.

cog

(Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.


Mjölnir

is-proper noun

Mjölnir m (proper noun, genitive singular Mjölnis)

Mjölnis (genitive singular)
Mjölnir (indefinite nominative singular)
Mjölni (accusative indefinite singular)
Mjölni (dative indefinite singular)
Mjölnis (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

(Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)


merki

is-noun

merki n (genitive singular merkis, nominative plural merki)

merkis (genitive singular)
merki (nominative plural)
merki (indefinite nominative singular)
merkið (definite nominative singular)
merki (indefinite nominative plural)
merkin (definite nominative plural)
merki (accusative indefinite singular)
merkið (accusative definite singular)
merki (accusative indefinite plural)
merkin (accusative definite plural)
merki (dative indefinite singular)
merkinu (dative definite singular)
merkjum (dative indefinite plural)
merkjunum (dative definite plural)
merkis (genitive indefinite singular)
merkisins (definite genitive singular)
merkja (genitive indefinite plural)
merkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).


ormur

is-noun

ormur m (genitive singular orms, nominative plural ormar)

orms (genitive singular)
ormar (nominative plural)
ormur (indefinite nominative singular)
ormurinn (definite nominative singular)
ormar (indefinite nominative plural)
ormarnir (definite nominative plural)
orm (accusative indefinite singular)
orminn (accusative definite singular)
orma (accusative indefinite plural)
ormana (accusative definite plural)
ormi (dative indefinite singular)
orminum (dative definite singular)
ormum (dative indefinite plural)
ormunum (dative definite plural)
orms (genitive indefinite singular)
ormsins (definite genitive singular)
orma (genitive indefinite plural)
ormanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.


París

is-proper noun

París m (proper noun, genitive singular Parísar)

Parísar (genitive singular)
París (indefinite nominative singular)
París (accusative indefinite singular)
París (dative indefinite singular)
Parísi (dative indefinite singular)
Parísar (genitive indefinite singular)


Ísis

Ísis f (proper noun, genitive singular Ísisar)

Ísisar (genitive singular)
Ísis (indefinite nominative singular)
Ísisi (accusative indefinite singular)
Ísisi (dative indefinite singular)
Ísisar (genitive indefinite singular)


vínguð

is-noun

vínguð m (genitive singular vínguðs, nominative plural vínguðir)

vínguðs (genitive singular)
vínguðir (nominative plural)
vínguð (indefinite nominative singular)
vínguðinn (definite nominative singular)
vínguðir (indefinite nominative plural)
vínguðirnir (definite nominative plural)
vínguð (accusative indefinite singular)
vínguðinn (accusative definite singular)
vínguði (accusative indefinite plural)
vínguðina (accusative definite plural)
vínguði (dative indefinite singular)
vínguðinum (dative definite singular)
vínguðum (dative indefinite plural)
vínguðunum (dative definite plural)
vínguðs (genitive indefinite singular)
vínguðsins (definite genitive singular)
vínguða (genitive indefinite plural)
vínguðanna (definite genitive plural)

(mythology) god of wine (such as Bacchus)


Elli

is-proper noun

Elli f (proper noun, genitive singular Elli)

Elli (genitive singular)
Elli (indefinite nominative singular)
Elli (accusative indefinite singular)
Elli (dative indefinite singular)
Elli (genitive indefinite singular)

(Norse mythology) the personification of old age as an old woman, who defeats Thor in a wrestling match


Bakkus

Bakkus m (proper noun, genitive singular Bakkusar)

Bakkusar (genitive singular)
Bakkus (indefinite nominative singular)
Bakkus (accusative indefinite singular)
Bakkusi (dative indefinite singular)
Bakkusar (genitive indefinite singular)

Borrowed from Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).


Sif

Sif f (proper noun, genitive singular Sifjar)

Sifjar (genitive singular)
Sif (indefinite nominative singular)
Sif (accusative indefinite singular)
Sif (dative indefinite singular)
Sifjar (genitive indefinite singular)


Yngvi

Yngvi m (proper noun, genitive singular Yngva)

Yngva (genitive singular)
Yngvi (indefinite nominative singular)
Yngva (accusative indefinite singular)
Yngva (dative indefinite singular)
Yngva (genitive indefinite singular)

(Norse mythology) Yngvi, the god Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr


jötunn

is-noun

jötunn m (genitive singular jötuns, nominative plural jötnar)

jötuns (genitive singular)
jötnar (nominative plural)
jötunn (indefinite nominative singular)
jötunninn (definite nominative singular)
jötnar (indefinite nominative plural)
jötnarnir (definite nominative plural)
jötun (accusative indefinite singular)
jötuninn (accusative definite singular)
jötna (accusative indefinite plural)
jötnana (accusative definite plural)
jötni (dative indefinite singular)
jötninum (dative definite singular)
jötnum (dative indefinite plural)
jötnunum (dative definite plural)
jötuns (genitive indefinite singular)
jötunsins (definite genitive singular)
jötna (genitive indefinite plural)
jötnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse jǫtunn, Cognate with Swedish jätte, Danish jætte, Norwegian jotnar, jotne.


nykur

nykur m (genitive singular nykurs, nominative plural nykrar)

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

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

cog

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

nykurgrúpa

character group, dual abelian group, dual group

nykurlögmál

duality, duality principle, principle of duality

nykurrúm

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


Merkúr

is-proper noun

Merkúr m (proper noun, genitive singular Merkúrs)

Merkúrs (genitive singular)
Merkúr (indefinite nominative singular)
Merkúr (accusative indefinite singular)
Merkúr (dative indefinite singular)
Merkúrs (genitive indefinite singular)


kýklópi

is-noun

kýklópi m (genitive singular kýklópa, nominative plural kýklópar)

kýklópa (genitive singular)
kýklópar (nominative plural)
kýklópi (indefinite nominative singular)
kýklópinn (definite nominative singular)
kýklópar (indefinite nominative plural)
kýklóparnir (definite nominative plural)
kýklópa (accusative indefinite singular)
kýklópann (accusative definite singular)
kýklópa (accusative indefinite plural)
kýklópana (accusative definite plural)
kýklópa (dative indefinite singular)
kýklópanum (dative definite singular)
kýklópum (dative indefinite plural)
kýklópunum (dative definite plural)
kýklópa (genitive indefinite singular)
kýklópans (definite genitive singular)
kýklópa (genitive indefinite plural)
kýklópanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps).


Seifur

is-proper noun

Seifur m (proper noun, genitive singular Seifs)

Seifs (genitive singular)
Seifur (indefinite nominative singular)
Seif (accusative indefinite singular)
Seifi (dative indefinite singular)
Seifs (genitive indefinite singular)

An adaptation of Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).


Óðinn

Óðinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Óðins)

Óðins (genitive singular)
Óðinn (indefinite nominative singular)
Óðin (accusative indefinite singular)
Óðni (dative indefinite singular)
Óðins (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.


Freyr

Freyr m (proper noun, genitive singular Freys)

Freys (genitive singular)
Freyr (indefinite nominative singular)
Frey (accusative indefinite singular)
Frey (dative indefinite singular)
Freys (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Freyr. Used as a given name since 1910.

(Norse mythology) Freyr, a god associated with kingship and virility


Aþena

is-noun

Aþena f (genitive singular Aþenu, no plural)

Aþenu (genitive singular)
Aþena (indefinite nominative singular)
Aþenu (accusative indefinite singular)
Aþenu (dative indefinite singular)
Aþenu (genitive indefinite singular)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē).


neitun

is-noun

neitun f (genitive singular neitunar, nominative plural neitanir)

neitunar (genitive singular)
neitanir (nominative plural)
neitun (indefinite nominative singular)
neitunin (definite nominative singular)
neitanir (indefinite nominative plural)
neitanirnar (definite nominative plural)
neitun (accusative indefinite singular)
neitunina (accusative definite singular)
neitanir (accusative indefinite plural)
neitanirnar (accusative definite plural)
neitun (dative indefinite singular)
neituninni (dative definite singular)
neitunum (dative indefinite plural)
neitununum (dative definite plural)
neitunar (genitive indefinite singular)
neitunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
neitana (genitive indefinite plural)
neitananna (definite genitive plural)

Compare neita (“to deny; to refuse”) + -un.

sameiginleg neitun

joint denial, non-disjunction, rejection


tvöföld neitun

tvöföld neitun f (genitive singular tvöfaldrar neitunar, nominative plural tvöfaldar neitanir)

tvöfaldrar neitunar (genitive singular)
tvöfaldar neitanir (nominative plural)
tvöföld neitun (indefinite nominative singular)
tvöfalda neitunin (definite nominative singular)
tvöfaldar neitanir (indefinite nominative plural)
tvöföldu neitanirnar (definite nominative plural)
tvöfalda neitun (accusative indefinite singular)
tvöföldu neitunina (accusative definite singular)
tvöfaldar neitanir (accusative indefinite plural)
tvöföldu neitanirnar (accusative definite plural)
tvöfaldri neitun (dative indefinite singular)
tvöföldu neituninni (dative definite singular)
tvöföldum neitunum (dative indefinite plural)
tvöföldu neitununum (dative definite plural)
tvöfaldrar neitunar (genitive indefinite singular)
tvöföldu neitunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tvöfaldra neitana (genitive indefinite plural)
tvöföldu neitananna (definite genitive plural)


neitunarháttur

neitunarháttur m (genitive singular neitunarháttar, nominative plural neitunarhættir)

neitunarháttar (genitive singular)
neitunarhættir (nominative plural)
neitunarháttur (indefinite nominative singular)
neitunarhátturinn (definite nominative singular)
neitunarhættir (indefinite nominative plural)
neitunarhættirnir (definite nominative plural)
neitunarhátt (accusative indefinite singular)
neitunarháttinn (accusative definite singular)
neitunarhætti (accusative indefinite plural)
neitunarhættina (accusative definite plural)
neitunarhætti (dative indefinite singular)
neitunarhættinum (dative definite singular)
neitunarháttum (dative indefinite plural)
neitunarháttunum (dative definite plural)
neitunarháttar (genitive indefinite singular)
neitunarháttarins (definite genitive singular)
neitunarhátta (genitive indefinite plural)
neitunarháttanna (definite genitive plural)

From neitun (“refusal, negation”) + háttur (“mood, custom”).

af

1. If P, then Q.

2. Not Q.

3. Therefore, not P.

(philosophy, logic) modus tollens; (a valid form of argument in which the consequent of a conditional proposition is denied, entailing the denial of the consequent):


verufræði

is-noun

verufræði f (genitive singular verufræði, no plural)

verufræði (genitive singular)
verufræði (indefinite nominative singular)
verufræðin (definite nominative singular)
verufræði (accusative indefinite singular)
verufræðina (accusative definite singular)
verufræði (dative indefinite singular)
verufræðinni (dative definite singular)
verufræði (genitive indefinite singular)
verufræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From vera (“reality”) + -fræði (“-logy”), where veru (“of reality”) is the genitive of vera. Compare also the terms verulegur (“real”) and veruleiki (“reality”).


hafmey

hafmey f (genitive singular hafmeyjar, nominative plural hafmeyjar)

hafmeyjar (genitive singular)
hafmeyjar (nominative plural)
hafmey (indefinite nominative singular)
hafmeyin (definite nominative singular)
hafmeyjar (indefinite nominative plural)
hafmeyjarnar (definite nominative plural)
hafmey (accusative indefinite singular)
hafmeyna (accusative definite singular)
hafmeyjar (accusative indefinite plural)
hafmeyjarnar (accusative definite plural)
hafmey (dative indefinite singular)
hafmeynni (dative definite singular)
hafmeyjum (dative indefinite plural)
hafmeyjunum (dative definite plural)
hafmeyjar (genitive indefinite singular)
hafmeyjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hafmeyja (genitive indefinite plural)
hafmeyjanna (definite genitive plural)


skuggabaldur

skuggabaldur m (genitive singular skuggabaldurs, nominative plural skuggabaldrar)

skuggabaldurs (genitive singular)
skuggabaldrar (nominative plural)
skuggabaldur (indefinite nominative singular)
skuggabaldurinn (definite nominative singular)
skuggabaldrar (indefinite nominative plural)
skuggabaldrarnir (definite nominative plural)
skuggabaldur (accusative indefinite singular)
skuggabaldurinn (accusative definite singular)
skuggabaldra (accusative indefinite plural)
skuggabaldrana (accusative definite plural)
skuggabaldri (dative indefinite singular)
skuggabaldrinum (dative definite singular)
skuggaböldrum (dative indefinite plural)
skuggaböldrunum (dative definite plural)
skuggabaldurs (genitive indefinite singular)
skuggabaldursins (definite genitive singular)
skuggabaldra (genitive indefinite plural)
skuggabaldranna (definite genitive plural)

From skugga (“of shadows”, genitive of skuggi (“a shadow”)) + Baldur (“a male given name”).

com

genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="is">skuggi</i> (“a shadow”)

(mythology) a creature from Icelandic folk belief who is the offspring of a tomcat (a male cat) and a vixen (female fox) or a bitch (female dog)


stökkull

is-noun

stökkull m (genitive singular stökkuls, nominative plural stökklar)

stökkuls (genitive singular)
stökklar (nominative plural)
stökkull (indefinite nominative singular)
stökkullinn (definite nominative singular)
stökklar (indefinite nominative plural)
stökklarnir (definite nominative plural)
stökkul (accusative indefinite singular)
stökkulinn (accusative definite singular)
stökkla (accusative indefinite plural)
stökklana (accusative definite plural)
stökkli (dative indefinite singular)
stökklinum (dative definite singular)
stökklum (dative indefinite plural)
stökklunum (dative definite plural)
stökkuls (genitive indefinite singular)
stökkulsins (definite genitive singular)
stökkla (genitive indefinite plural)
stökklanna (definite genitive plural)

(mythology) a whale that hunts ships to destroy them


náæta

náæta f (genitive singular náætu, nominative plural náætur)

náætu (genitive singular)
náætur (nominative plural)
náæta (indefinite nominative singular)
náætan (definite nominative singular)
náætur (indefinite nominative plural)
náæturnar (definite nominative plural)
náætu (accusative indefinite singular)
náætuna (accusative definite singular)
náætur (accusative indefinite plural)
náæturnar (accusative definite plural)
náætu (dative indefinite singular)
náætunni (dative definite singular)
náætum (dative indefinite plural)
náætunum (dative definite plural)
náætu (genitive indefinite singular)
náætunnar (definite genitive singular)
náæta (genitive indefinite plural)
náætna (genitive indefinite plural)
náætanna (definite genitive plural)
náætnanna (definite genitive plural)

From nár (“pertaining to death or a cadaver”) + æta (“eater”).

compound

(mythology, folklore) a ghoul; (a spirit said to feed on corpses)


rökhenda

is-noun

rökhenda f (genitive singular rökhendu, nominative plural rökhendur)

rökhendu (genitive singular)
rökhendur (nominative plural)
rökhenda (indefinite nominative singular)
rökhendan (definite nominative singular)
rökhendur (indefinite nominative plural)
rökhendurnar (definite nominative plural)
rökhendu (accusative indefinite singular)
rökhenduna (accusative definite singular)
rökhendur (accusative indefinite plural)
rökhendurnar (accusative definite plural)
rökhendu (dative indefinite singular)
rökhendunni (dative definite singular)
rökhendum (dative indefinite plural)
rökhendunum (dative definite plural)
rökhendu (genitive indefinite singular)
rökhendunnar (definite genitive singular)
rökhendna (genitive indefinite plural)
rökhenda (genitive indefinite plural)
rökhendnanna (definite genitive plural)
rökhendanna (definite genitive plural)

From rök (“logic”) + -henda (“for terms pertaining to meter or line of poetry”).


Freyja

is-proper noun

Freyja f (proper noun, genitive singular Freyju)

Freyju (genitive singular)
Freyja (indefinite nominative singular)
Freyju (accusative indefinite singular)
Freyju (dative indefinite singular)
Freyju (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

(Norse mythology) Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic


Iðunn

Iðunn f (proper noun, genitive singular Iðunnar)

Iðunnar (genitive singular)
Iðunn (indefinite nominative singular)
Iðunni (accusative indefinite singular)
Iðunni (dative indefinite singular)
Iðunnar (genitive indefinite singular)

(Norse mythology) Iðunn, Idun (goddess of youth)


jólaköttur

is-noun

jólaköttur m (genitive singular jólakattar, nominative plural jólakettir)

jólakattar (genitive singular)
jólakettir (nominative plural)
jólaköttur (indefinite nominative singular)
jólakötturinn (definite nominative singular)
jólakettir (indefinite nominative plural)
jólakettirnir (definite nominative plural)
jólakött (accusative indefinite singular)
jólaköttinn (accusative definite singular)
jólaketti (accusative indefinite plural)
jólakettina (accusative definite plural)
jólaketti (dative indefinite singular)
jólakettinum (dative definite singular)
jólaköttum (dative indefinite plural)
jólaköttunum (dative definite plural)
jólakattar (genitive indefinite singular)
jólakattarins (definite genitive singular)
jólakatta (genitive indefinite plural)
jólakattanna (definite genitive plural)

From jól (“Christmas”) + köttur (“cat”).

Fékkstu ný föt í jólagjöf eða ferðu í jólaköttinn í ár?

Did you get new clothes for Christmas or are you going in the Yule cat this year?

Í slíkum undirbúningi skiptir máli að fjölskyldan fjárfesti í huggulegum hátíðarklæðum, til að komast hjá því að lenda í bíræfnum klóm jólakattarins.

2004 December 12, Elínrós Líndal, “Jólaföt á smáfólkið”, in Morgunblaðið, →ISSN, →OCLC:

In such preparations it is hugely important that the family invests in cozy festive clothing, in order to avoid landing in the audacious claws of the Yule cat.

(mythology) the Yule cat: a monster known for eating children who do not receive clothes for Christmas.


háttarökfræði

háttarökfræði f (genitive singular háttarökfræði, no plural)

háttarökfræði (genitive singular)
háttarökfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
háttarökfræðin (definite nominative singular)
háttarökfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
háttarökfræðina (accusative definite singular)
háttarökfræði (dative indefinite singular)
háttarökfræðinni (dative definite singular)
háttarökfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
háttarökfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From háttur (“modality, mode”) + rökfræði (“logic”).

af

(logic) modal logic; (any formal system that attempts to deal with modalities such as possibility and necessity, but also obligation and permission)


Herkúles

is-proper noun

Herkúles m (proper noun, genitive singular Herkúlesar)

Herkúlesar (genitive singular)
Herkúles (indefinite nominative singular)
Herkúles (accusative indefinite singular)
Herkúlesi (dative indefinite singular)
Herkúlesar (genitive indefinite singular)


Valgrind

Valgrind f (proper noun, genitive singular Valgrindar)

Valgrindar (genitive singular)
Valgrind (indefinite nominative singular)
Valgrind (accusative indefinite singular)
Valgrind (dative indefinite singular)
Valgrindar (genitive indefinite singular)

Borrowed from Old Norse Valgrind, from valr (“dead warrior”) + grind (“gate”).

(Norse mythology) Valgrind (the main entrance to Valhalla in Norse mythology)


Miðgarður

Miðgarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Miðgarðs)

Miðgarðs (genitive singular)
Miðgarður (indefinite nominative singular)
Miðgarð (accusative indefinite singular)
Miðgarði (dative indefinite singular)
Miðgarðs (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Miðgarðr, from miðr (“middle”) + garðr (“yard; enclosured land; realm”) or directly from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz (“Middle Earth”). Cognate with Old English middangeard, Old Saxon middilgard, Old High German mittilgart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).


marbendill

is-noun

marbendill m (genitive singular marbendils, nominative plural marbendlar)

marbendils (genitive singular)
marbendlar (nominative plural)
marbendill (indefinite nominative singular)
marbendillinn (definite nominative singular)
marbendlar (indefinite nominative plural)
marbendlarnir (definite nominative plural)
marbendil (accusative indefinite singular)
marbendilinn (accusative definite singular)
marbendla (accusative indefinite plural)
marbendlana (accusative definite plural)
marbendli (dative indefinite singular)
marbendlinum (dative definite singular)
marbendlum (dative indefinite plural)
marbendlunum (dative definite plural)
marbendils (genitive indefinite singular)
marbendilsins (definite genitive singular)
marbendla (genitive indefinite plural)
marbendlanna (definite genitive plural)


Úranus

is-proper noun

Úranus m (proper noun, genitive singular Úranusar)

Úranusar (genitive singular)
Úranus (indefinite nominative singular)
Úranus (accusative indefinite singular)
Úranusi (dative indefinite singular)
Úranusar (genitive indefinite singular)


hughyggja

is-noun

hughyggja f (genitive singular hughyggju, no plural)

hughyggju (genitive singular)
hughyggja (indefinite nominative singular)
hughyggjan (definite nominative singular)
hughyggju (accusative indefinite singular)
hughyggjuna (accusative definite singular)
hughyggju (dative indefinite singular)
hughyggjunni (dative definite singular)
hughyggju (genitive indefinite singular)
hughyggjunnar (definite genitive singular)


járntjald

járntjald n (genitive singular járntjalds, nominative plural járntjöld)

járntjalds (genitive singular)
járntjöld (nominative plural)
járntjald (indefinite nominative singular)
járntjaldið (definite nominative singular)
járntjöld (indefinite nominative plural)
járntjöldin (definite nominative plural)
járntjald (accusative indefinite singular)
járntjaldið (accusative definite singular)
járntjöld (accusative indefinite plural)
járntjöldin (accusative definite plural)
járntjaldi (dative indefinite singular)
járntjaldinu (dative definite singular)
járntjöldum (dative indefinite plural)
járntjöldunum (dative definite plural)
járntjalds (genitive indefinite singular)
járntjaldsins (definite genitive singular)
járntjalda (genitive indefinite plural)
járntjaldanna (definite genitive plural)

From járn + tjald, a calque of English Iron Curtain.

(communism, historical, politics) Iron Curtain


finngálkn

finngálkn n (genitive singular finngálkns, nominative plural finngálkn)

finngálkns (genitive singular)
finngálkn (nominative plural)
finngálkn (indefinite nominative singular)
finngálknið (definite nominative singular)
finngálkn (indefinite nominative plural)
finngálknin (definite nominative plural)
finngálkn (accusative indefinite singular)
finngálknið (accusative definite singular)
finngálkn (accusative indefinite plural)
finngálknin (accusative definite plural)
finngálkni (dative indefinite singular)
finngálkninu (dative definite singular)
finngálknum (dative indefinite plural)
finngálknunum (dative definite plural)
finngálkns (genitive indefinite singular)
finngálknsins (definite genitive singular)
finngálkna (genitive indefinite plural)
finngálknanna (definite genitive plural)