fylgja

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fylgja f (genitive singular fylgju, nominative plural fylgjur)

fylgju (genitive singular)
fylgjur (nominative plural)
fylgja (indefinite nominative singular)
fylgjan (definite nominative singular)
fylgjur (indefinite nominative plural)
fylgjurnar (definite nominative plural)
fylgju (accusative indefinite singular)
fylgjuna (accusative definite singular)
fylgjur (accusative indefinite plural)
fylgjurnar (accusative definite plural)
fylgju (dative indefinite singular)
fylgjunni (dative definite singular)
fylgjum (dative indefinite plural)
fylgjunum (dative definite plural)
fylgju (genitive indefinite singular)
fylgjunnar (definite genitive singular)
fylgja (genitive indefinite plural)
fylgna (genitive indefinite plural)
fylgjanna (definite genitive plural)
fylgnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną.

(folklore) a spirit which follows someone; guardian spirit


ormur

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.


tagga

tagga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative taggaði, supine taggað)

taggaði (indicative past singular third-person)
taggað (supine)
að tagga (infinitive)
taggað (supine)
taggandi (participle present)
ég tagga (indicative participle present)
við töggum (indicative present)
ég taggi (present subjunctive)
við töggum (present subjunctive)
þú taggar (indicative participle present)
þið taggið (indicative present)
þú taggir (present subjunctive)
þið taggið (present subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle present)
hún (indicative participle present)
það taggar (indicative participle present)
þeir (indicative present)
þær (indicative present)
þau tagga (indicative present)
hann (present subjunctive)
hún (present subjunctive)
það taggi (present subjunctive)
þeir (present subjunctive)
þær (present subjunctive)
þau taggi (present subjunctive)
ég taggaði (indicative participle past present)
við tögguðum (indicative past)
ég taggaði (past subjunctive)
við tögguðum (past subjunctive)
þú taggaðir (indicative participle past present)
þið tögguðuð (indicative past)
þú taggaðir (past subjunctive)
þið tögguðuð (past subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle past present)
hún (indicative participle past present)
það taggaði (indicative participle past present)
þeir (indicative past)
þær (indicative past)
þau tögguðu (indicative past)
hann (past subjunctive)
hún (past subjunctive)
það taggaði (past subjunctive)
þeir (past subjunctive)
þær (past subjunctive)
þau tögguðu (past subjunctive)
tagga (þú) (indicative participle past present)
taggið (þið) (indicative past)
taggaðu (indicative participle past present pronoun-included)
taggiði (indicative past pronoun-included)
að taggast (infinitive)
taggast (supine)
taggandist (participle present)
it is never used attributively (participle present)
predicatively (participle present)
only for explicatory subclauses (participle present)
ég taggast (indicative participle present)
við töggumst (indicative present)
ég taggist (present subjunctive)
við töggumst (present subjunctive)
þú taggast (indicative participle present)
þið taggist (indicative present)
þú taggist (present subjunctive)
þið taggist (present subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle present)
hún (indicative participle present)
það taggast (indicative participle present)
þeir (indicative present)
þær (indicative present)
þau taggast (indicative present)
hann (present subjunctive)
hún (present subjunctive)
það taggist (present subjunctive)
þeir (present subjunctive)
þær (present subjunctive)
þau taggist (present subjunctive)
ég taggaðist (indicative participle past present)
við tögguðumst (indicative past)
ég taggaðist (past subjunctive)
við tögguðumst (past subjunctive)
þú taggaðist (indicative participle past present)
þið tögguðust (indicative past)
þú taggaðist (past subjunctive)
þið tögguðust (past subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle past present)
hún (indicative participle past present)
það taggaðist (indicative participle past present)
þeir (indicative past)
þær (indicative past)
þau tögguðust (indicative past)
hann (past subjunctive)
hún (past subjunctive)
það taggaðist (past subjunctive)
þeir (past subjunctive)
þær (past subjunctive)
þau tögguðust (past subjunctive)
taggast (þú) (indicative participle past present)
taggist (þið) (indicative past)
taggastu (indicative participle past present pronoun-included)
taggisti (indicative past pronoun-included)
taggaður (masculine nominative singular)
tögguð (feminine nominative singular)
taggað (neuter nominative singular)
taggaðir (masculine nominative plural)
taggaðar (feminine nominative plural)
tögguð (neuter nominative plural)
taggaðan (accusative masculine singular)
taggaða (accusative feminine singular)
taggað (accusative neuter singular)
taggaða (accusative masculine plural)
taggaðar (accusative feminine plural)
tögguð (accusative neuter plural)
tögguðum (dative masculine singular)
taggaðri (dative feminine singular)
tögguðu (dative neuter singular)
tögguðum (dative masculine plural)
tögguðum (dative feminine plural)
tögguðum (dative neuter plural)
taggaðs (genitive masculine singular)
taggaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
taggaðs (genitive neuter singular)
taggaðra (genitive masculine plural)
taggaðra (feminine genitive plural)
taggaðra (genitive neuter plural)
taggaði (masculine nominative singular)
taggaða (feminine nominative singular)
taggaða (neuter nominative singular)
tögguðu (masculine nominative plural)
tögguðu (feminine nominative plural)
tögguðu (neuter nominative plural)
taggaða (accusative masculine singular)
tögguðu (accusative feminine singular)
taggaða (accusative neuter singular)
tögguðu (accusative masculine plural)
tögguðu (accusative feminine plural)
tögguðu (accusative neuter plural)
taggaða (dative masculine singular)
tögguðu (dative feminine singular)
taggaða (dative neuter singular)
tögguðu (dative masculine plural)
tögguðu (dative feminine plural)
tögguðu (dative neuter plural)
taggaða (genitive masculine singular)
tögguðu (feminine genitive singular)
taggaða (genitive neuter singular)
tögguðu (genitive masculine plural)
tögguðu (feminine genitive plural)
tögguðu (genitive neuter plural)

(slang, graffiti) to tag (mark with one's distinctive tag)


nærmynd

nærmynd f (genitive singular nærmyndar, nominative plural nærmyndir)

nærmyndar (genitive singular)
nærmyndir (nominative plural)
nærmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
nærmyndin (definite nominative singular)
nærmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
nærmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
nærmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
nærmyndina (accusative definite singular)
nærmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
nærmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
nærmynd (dative indefinite singular)
nærmyndinni (dative definite singular)
nærmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
nærmyndunum (dative definite plural)
nærmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
nærmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nærmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
nærmyndanna (definite genitive plural)

From nær- (“close”) and mynd (“picture”).


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)


sjálfsmynd

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sjálfsmynd f (genitive singular sjálfsmyndar, nominative plural sjálfsmyndir)

sjálfsmyndar (genitive singular)
sjálfsmyndir (nominative plural)
sjálfsmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
sjálfsmyndin (definite nominative singular)
sjálfsmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
sjálfsmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
sjálfsmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
sjálfsmyndina (accusative definite singular)
sjálfsmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
sjálfsmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
sjálfsmynd (dative indefinite singular)
sjálfsmyndinni (dative definite singular)
sjálfsmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
sjálfsmyndunum (dative definite plural)
sjálfsmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
sjálfsmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sjálfsmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
sjálfsmyndanna (definite genitive plural)

(painting, photography) self-portrait, selfie


þema

þema n (genitive singular þema, nominative plural þemu)

þema (genitive singular)
þemu (nominative plural)
þema (indefinite nominative singular)
þemað (definite nominative singular)
þemu (indefinite nominative plural)
þemun (definite nominative plural)
þema (accusative indefinite singular)
þemað (accusative definite singular)
þemu (accusative indefinite plural)
þemun (accusative definite plural)
þema (dative indefinite singular)
þemanu (dative definite singular)
þemum (dative indefinite plural)
þemunum (dative definite plural)
þema (genitive indefinite singular)
þemans (definite genitive singular)
þema (genitive indefinite plural)
þemanna (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

(literature, art, music, linguistics) theme


þrímynd

þrímynd f (genitive singular þrímyndar, nominative plural þrímyndir)

þrímyndar (genitive singular)
þrímyndir (nominative plural)
þrímynd (indefinite nominative singular)
þrímyndin (definite nominative singular)
þrímyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
þrímyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
þrímynd (accusative indefinite singular)
þrímyndina (accusative definite singular)
þrímyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
þrímyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
þrímynd (dative indefinite singular)
þrímyndinni (dative definite singular)
þrímyndum (dative indefinite plural)
þrímyndunum (dative definite plural)
þrímyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
þrímyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
þrímynda (genitive indefinite plural)
þrímyndanna (definite genitive plural)

From þrí- (“tri-”) + mynd (“picture, form”).


tvímynd

tvímynd f (genitive singular tvímyndar, nominative plural tvímyndir)

tvímyndar (genitive singular)
tvímyndir (nominative plural)
tvímynd (indefinite nominative singular)
tvímyndin (definite nominative singular)
tvímyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
tvímyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
tvímynd (accusative indefinite singular)
tvímyndina (accusative definite singular)
tvímyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
tvímyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
tvímynd (dative indefinite singular)
tvímyndinni (dative definite singular)
tvímyndum (dative indefinite plural)
tvímyndunum (dative definite plural)
tvímyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
tvímyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tvímynda (genitive indefinite plural)
tvímyndanna (definite genitive plural)

From tví- (“bi-”) + mynd (“picture, form”).


dyrgja

dyrgja f (genitive singular dyrgju, nominative plural dyrgjur)

dyrgju (genitive singular)
dyrgjur (nominative plural)
dyrgja (indefinite nominative singular)
dyrgjan (definite nominative singular)
dyrgjur (indefinite nominative plural)
dyrgjurnar (definite nominative plural)
dyrgju (accusative indefinite singular)
dyrgjuna (accusative definite singular)
dyrgjur (accusative indefinite plural)
dyrgjurnar (accusative definite plural)
dyrgju (dative indefinite singular)
dyrgjunni (dative definite singular)
dyrgjum (dative indefinite plural)
dyrgjunum (dative definite plural)
dyrgju (genitive indefinite singular)
dyrgjunnar (definite genitive singular)
dyrgja (genitive indefinite plural)
dyrgna (genitive indefinite plural)
dyrgjanna (definite genitive plural)
dyrgnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dyrgja, from Proto-Germanic *durgijǭ. Related to dvergur (“dwarf”).

(archaic, folklore) a female dwarf (mythological creature)


Grýla

Grýla (indefinite nominative singular)
Grýlu (accusative indefinite singular)
Grýlu (dative indefinite singular)
Grýlu (genitive indefinite singular)

(folklore) An ogress in Icelandic folklore, the mother of the Yule Lads.


Leppalúði

Leppalúði (indefinite nominative singular)
Leppalúða (accusative indefinite singular)
Leppalúða (dative indefinite singular)
Leppalúða (genitive indefinite singular)

(folklore) In Icelandic folklore, the father of the Yule Lads.


grýla

grýla f (genitive singular grýlu, nominative plural grýlur)

grýlu (genitive singular)
grýlur (nominative plural)
grýla (indefinite nominative singular)
grýlan (definite nominative singular)
grýlur (indefinite nominative plural)
grýlurnar (definite nominative plural)
grýlu (accusative indefinite singular)
grýluna (accusative definite singular)
grýlur (accusative indefinite plural)
grýlurnar (accusative definite plural)
grýlu (dative indefinite singular)
grýlunni (dative definite singular)
grýlum (dative indefinite plural)
grýlunum (dative definite plural)
grýlu (genitive indefinite singular)
grýlunnar (definite genitive singular)
grýla (genitive indefinite plural)
grýlna (genitive indefinite plural)
grýlanna (definite genitive plural)
grýlnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse grýla. Compare German Gräuel (“horror, atrocity”), Dutch gruwel (“abomination”).


þysja

þysja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þysjaði, supine þysjað)

þysjaði (indicative past singular third-person)
þysjað (supine)
að þysja (infinitive)
þysjað (supine)
þysjandi (participle present)
ég þysja (indicative participle present)
við þysjum (indicative present)
ég þysji (present subjunctive)
við þysjum (present subjunctive)
þú þysjar (indicative participle present)
þið þysjið (indicative present)
þú þysjir (present subjunctive)
þið þysjið (present subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle present)
hún (indicative participle present)
það þysjar (indicative participle present)
þeir (indicative present)
þær (indicative present)
þau þysja (indicative present)
hann (present subjunctive)
hún (present subjunctive)
það þysji (present subjunctive)
þeir (present subjunctive)
þær (present subjunctive)
þau þysji (present subjunctive)
ég þysjaði (indicative participle past present)
við þysjuðum (indicative past)
ég þysjaði (past subjunctive)
við þysjuðum (past subjunctive)
þú þysjaðir (indicative participle past present)
þið þysjuðuð (indicative past)
þú þysjaðir (past subjunctive)
þið þysjuðuð (past subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle past present)
hún (indicative participle past present)
það þysjaði (indicative participle past present)
þeir (indicative past)
þær (indicative past)
þau þysjuðu (indicative past)
hann (past subjunctive)
hún (past subjunctive)
það þysjaði (past subjunctive)
þeir (past subjunctive)
þær (past subjunctive)
þau þysjuðu (past subjunctive)
þysja (þú) (indicative participle past present)
þysjið (þið) (indicative past)
þysjaðu (indicative participle past present pronoun-included)
þysjiði (indicative past pronoun-included)
að þysjast (infinitive)
þysjast (supine)
þysjandist (participle present)
it is never used attributively (participle present)
predicatively (participle present)
only for explicatory subclauses (participle present)
ég þysjast (indicative participle present)
við þysjumst (indicative present)
ég þysjist (present subjunctive)
við þysjumst (present subjunctive)
þú þysjast (indicative participle present)
þið þysjist (indicative present)
þú þysjist (present subjunctive)
þið þysjist (present subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle present)
hún (indicative participle present)
það þysjast (indicative participle present)
þeir (indicative present)
þær (indicative present)
þau þysjast (indicative present)
hann (present subjunctive)
hún (present subjunctive)
það þysjist (present subjunctive)
þeir (present subjunctive)
þær (present subjunctive)
þau þysjist (present subjunctive)
ég þysjaðist (indicative participle past present)
við þysjuðumst (indicative past)
ég þysjaðist (past subjunctive)
við þysjuðumst (past subjunctive)
þú þysjaðist (indicative participle past present)
þið þysjuðust (indicative past)
þú þysjaðist (past subjunctive)
þið þysjuðust (past subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle past present)
hún (indicative participle past present)
það þysjaðist (indicative participle past present)
þeir (indicative past)
þær (indicative past)
þau þysjuðust (indicative past)
hann (past subjunctive)
hún (past subjunctive)
það þysjaðist (past subjunctive)
þeir (past subjunctive)
þær (past subjunctive)
þau þysjuðust (past subjunctive)
þysjast (þú) (indicative participle past present)
þysjist (þið) (indicative past)
þysjastu (indicative participle past present pronoun-included)
þysjisti (indicative past pronoun-included)
þysjaður (masculine nominative singular)
þysjuð (feminine nominative singular)
þysjað (neuter nominative singular)
þysjaðir (masculine nominative plural)
þysjaðar (feminine nominative plural)
þysjuð (neuter nominative plural)
þysjaðan (accusative masculine singular)
þysjaða (accusative feminine singular)
þysjað (accusative neuter singular)
þysjaða (accusative masculine plural)
þysjaðar (accusative feminine plural)
þysjuð (accusative neuter plural)
þysjuðum (dative masculine singular)
þysjaðri (dative feminine singular)
þysjuðu (dative neuter singular)
þysjuðum (dative masculine plural)
þysjuðum (dative feminine plural)
þysjuðum (dative neuter plural)
þysjaðs (genitive masculine singular)
þysjaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
þysjaðs (genitive neuter singular)
þysjaðra (genitive masculine plural)
þysjaðra (feminine genitive plural)
þysjaðra (genitive neuter plural)
þysjaði (masculine nominative singular)
þysjaða (feminine nominative singular)
þysjaða (neuter nominative singular)
þysjuðu (masculine nominative plural)
þysjuðu (feminine nominative plural)
þysjuðu (neuter nominative plural)
þysjaða (accusative masculine singular)
þysjuðu (accusative feminine singular)
þysjaða (accusative neuter singular)
þysjuðu (accusative masculine plural)
þysjuðu (accusative feminine plural)
þysjuðu (accusative neuter plural)
þysjaða (dative masculine singular)
þysjuðu (dative feminine singular)
þysjaða (dative neuter singular)
þysjuðu (dative masculine plural)
þysjuðu (dative feminine plural)
þysjuðu (dative neuter plural)
þysjaða (genitive masculine singular)
þysjuðu (feminine genitive singular)
þysjaða (genitive neuter singular)
þysjuðu (genitive masculine plural)
þysjuðu (feminine genitive plural)
þysjuðu (genitive neuter plural)

(photography, computing) to zoom (change size of picture)


vefmyndavél

vefmyndavél f (genitive singular vefmyndavélar, nominative plural vefmyndavélar)

vefmyndavélar (genitive singular)
vefmyndavélar (nominative plural)
vefmyndavél (indefinite nominative singular)
vefmyndavélin (definite nominative singular)
vefmyndavélar (indefinite nominative plural)
vefmyndavélarnar (definite nominative plural)
vefmyndavél (accusative indefinite singular)
vefmyndavélina (accusative definite singular)
vefmyndavélar (accusative indefinite plural)
vefmyndavélarnar (accusative definite plural)
vefmyndavél (dative indefinite singular)
vefmyndavélinni (dative definite singular)
vefmyndavélum (dative indefinite plural)
vefmyndavélunum (dative definite plural)
vefmyndavélar (genitive indefinite singular)
vefmyndavélarinnar (definite genitive singular)
vefmyndavéla (genitive indefinite plural)
vefmyndavélanna (definite genitive plural)

From vefur (“web”) + myndavél (“camera”).


aðdráttarlinsa

aðdráttarlinsa f (genitive singular aðdráttarlinsu, nominative plural aðdráttarlinsur)

aðdráttarlinsu (genitive singular)
aðdráttarlinsur (nominative plural)
aðdráttarlinsa (indefinite nominative singular)
aðdráttarlinsan (definite nominative singular)
aðdráttarlinsur (indefinite nominative plural)
aðdráttarlinsurnar (definite nominative plural)
aðdráttarlinsu (accusative indefinite singular)
aðdráttarlinsuna (accusative definite singular)
aðdráttarlinsur (accusative indefinite plural)
aðdráttarlinsurnar (accusative definite plural)
aðdráttarlinsu (dative indefinite singular)
aðdráttarlinsunni (dative definite singular)
aðdráttarlinsum (dative indefinite plural)
aðdráttarlinsunum (dative definite plural)
aðdráttarlinsu (genitive indefinite singular)
aðdráttarlinsunnar (definite genitive singular)
aðdráttarlinsa (genitive indefinite plural)
aðdráttarlinsanna (definite genitive plural)


öfuguggi

öfuguggi (indefinite nominative singular)
öfugugginn (definite nominative singular)
öfuguggar (indefinite nominative plural)
öfuguggarnir (definite nominative plural)
öfugugga (accusative indefinite singular)
öfuguggann (accusative definite singular)
öfugugga (accusative indefinite plural)
öfuguggana (accusative definite plural)
öfugugga (dative indefinite singular)
öfugugganum (dative definite singular)
öfuguggum (dative indefinite plural)
öfuguggunum (dative definite plural)
öfugugga (genitive indefinite singular)
öfuguggans (definite genitive singular)
öfugugga (genitive indefinite plural)
öfugugganna (definite genitive plural)

From öfugur + uggi, literally “with fins turning the wrong way”.

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(folklore) a mythological poisonous fish whose fins are the wrong way


búálfur

(folklore) a gnome-like being that lives in people's houses


sjálfa

head

sjálfa f (genitive singular sjálfu, nominative plural sjálfur)

sjálfu (genitive singular)
sjálfur (nominative plural)
sjálfa (indefinite nominative singular)
sjálfan (definite nominative singular)
sjálfur (indefinite nominative plural)
sjálfurnar (definite nominative plural)
sjálfu (accusative indefinite singular)
sjálfuna (accusative definite singular)
sjálfur (accusative indefinite plural)
sjálfurnar (accusative definite plural)
sjálfu (dative indefinite singular)
sjálfunni (dative definite singular)
sjálfum (dative indefinite plural)
sjálfunum (dative definite plural)
sjálfu (genitive indefinite singular)
sjálfunnar (definite genitive singular)
sjálfa (genitive indefinite plural)
sjálfanna (definite genitive plural)

Forvitnar mörgæsir taka sjálfu

2018 March 9, Björn Malmquist, “Forvitnar mörgæsir taka sjálfu”, in RÚV: