amalgam

amalgam n (genitive singular amalgams, no plural)

amalgams (genitive singular)
amalgam (indefinite nominative singular)
amalgamið (definite nominative singular)
amalgam (accusative indefinite singular)
amalgamið (accusative definite singular)
amalgami (dative indefinite singular)
amalgaminu (dative definite singular)
amalgams (genitive indefinite singular)
amalgamsins (definite genitive singular)


bar

is-noun

bar m (genitive singular bars, nominative plural barir)

bars (genitive singular)
barir (nominative plural)
bar (indefinite nominative singular)
barinn (definite nominative singular)
barir (indefinite nominative plural)
barirnir (definite nominative plural)
bar (accusative indefinite singular)
barinn (accusative definite singular)
bari (accusative indefinite plural)
barina (accusative definite plural)
bar (dative indefinite singular)
barnum (dative definite singular)
börum (dative indefinite plural)
börunum (dative definite plural)
bars (genitive indefinite singular)
barsins (definite genitive singular)
bara (genitive indefinite plural)
baranna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English bar (1), from Old French barre.

bar (establishment offering alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises)

bar (counter at which such beverages are sold or offered)

(by extension) a counter where a buffet or a specialized kind of food is offered


bar

bar n (genitive singular bars, nominative plural bör)

bars (genitive singular)
bör (nominative plural)
bar (indefinite nominative singular)
barið (definite nominative singular)
bör (indefinite nominative plural)
börin (definite nominative plural)
bar (accusative indefinite singular)
barið (accusative definite singular)
bör (accusative indefinite plural)
börin (accusative definite plural)
bari (dative indefinite singular)
barinu (dative definite singular)
börum (dative indefinite plural)
börunum (dative definite plural)
bars (genitive indefinite singular)
barsins (definite genitive singular)
bara (genitive indefinite plural)
baranna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English bar (2), from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”).


bar

first/third-person singular past indicative active of bera


Helsinki

Helsinki (the capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland)


skin

skin n (genitive singular skins, nominative plural skin)

skins (genitive singular)
skin (nominative plural)
skin (indefinite nominative singular)
skinið (definite nominative singular)
skin (indefinite nominative plural)
skinin (definite nominative plural)
skin (accusative indefinite singular)
skinið (accusative definite singular)
skin (accusative indefinite plural)
skinin (accusative definite plural)
skini (dative indefinite singular)
skininu (dative definite singular)
skinum (dative indefinite plural)
skinunum (dative definite plural)
skins (genitive indefinite singular)
skinsins (definite genitive singular)
skina (genitive indefinite plural)
skinanna (definite genitive plural)


pat

pat n (genitive singular pats, no plural)

pats (genitive singular)
pat (indefinite nominative singular)
patið (definite nominative singular)
pat (accusative indefinite singular)
patið (accusative definite singular)
pati (dative indefinite singular)
patinu (dative definite singular)
pats (genitive indefinite singular)
patsins (definite genitive singular)


tap

tap n (genitive singular taps, nominative plural töp)

taps (genitive singular)
töp (nominative plural)
tap (indefinite nominative singular)
tapið (definite nominative singular)
töp (indefinite nominative plural)
töpin (definite nominative plural)
tap (accusative indefinite singular)
tapið (accusative definite singular)
töp (accusative indefinite plural)
töpin (accusative definite plural)
tapi (dative indefinite singular)
tapinu (dative definite singular)
töpum (dative indefinite plural)
töpunum (dative definite plural)
taps (genitive indefinite singular)
tapsins (definite genitive singular)
tapa (genitive indefinite plural)
tapanna (definite genitive plural)

Búðin er rekin með tapi.


lemur

second-person singular present indicative of lemja

third-person singular present indicative of lemja


sigma

sigma n (genitive singular sigma, nominative plural sigmu) or rarely
sigma f (genitive singular sigmu, nominative plural sigmur)

sigma (canonical neuter)
rarely sigma (canonical feminine)
sigma (genitive singular)
sigmu (nominative plural)
sigmu (genitive singular)
sigmur (nominative plural)
sigma (indefinite nominative singular)
sigmað (definite nominative singular)
sigmu (indefinite nominative plural)
sigmun (definite nominative plural)
sigma (accusative indefinite singular)
sigmað (accusative definite singular)
sigmu (accusative indefinite plural)
sigmun (accusative definite plural)
sigma (dative indefinite singular)
sigmanu (dative definite singular)
sigmum (dative indefinite plural)
sigmunum (dative definite plural)
sigma (genitive indefinite singular)
sigmans (definite genitive singular)
sigma (genitive indefinite plural)
sigmanna (definite genitive plural)
sigma (indefinite nominative singular)
sigman (definite nominative singular)
sigmur (indefinite nominative plural)
sigmurnar (definite nominative plural)
sigmu (accusative indefinite singular)
sigmuna (accusative definite singular)
sigmur (accusative indefinite plural)
sigmurnar (accusative definite plural)
sigmu (dative indefinite singular)
sigmunni (dative definite singular)
sigmum (dative indefinite plural)
sigmunum (dative definite plural)
sigmu (genitive indefinite singular)
sigmunnar (definite genitive singular)
sigma (genitive indefinite plural)
sigmanna (definite genitive plural)


tau

tau n (genitive singular taus, no plural)

taus (genitive singular)
tau (indefinite nominative singular)
tauið (definite nominative singular)
tau (accusative indefinite singular)
tauið (accusative definite singular)
taui (dative indefinite singular)
tauinu (dative definite singular)
taus (genitive indefinite singular)
tausins (definite genitive singular)


Pakistani

Pakistani m (genitive singular Pakistana, nominative plural Pakistanar or (rare) Pakistanir)

Pakistana (genitive singular)
Pakistanar (nominative plural)
Pakistanir (nominative plural rare)
Pakistani (indefinite nominative singular)
Pakistaninn (definite nominative singular)
Pakistanar (indefinite nominative plural)
Pakistanir (indefinite nominative plural rare)
Pakistanarnir (definite nominative plural)
Pakistanirnir (definite nominative plural rare)
Pakistana (accusative indefinite singular)
Pakistanann (accusative definite singular)
Pakistana (accusative indefinite plural)
Pakistani (accusative indefinite plural rare)
Pakistanana (accusative definite plural)
Pakistanina (accusative definite plural rare)
Pakistana (dative indefinite singular)
Pakistananum (dative definite singular)
Pakistönum (dative indefinite plural)
Pakistönunum (dative definite plural)
Pakistana (genitive indefinite singular)
Pakistanans (definite genitive singular)
Pakistana (genitive indefinite plural)
Pakistananna (definite genitive plural)


volt

volt n (genitive singular volts, nominative plural volt)

volts (genitive singular)
volt (nominative plural)
volt (indefinite nominative singular)
voltið (definite nominative singular)
volt (indefinite nominative plural)
voltin (definite nominative plural)
volt (accusative indefinite singular)
voltið (accusative definite singular)
volt (accusative indefinite plural)
voltin (accusative definite plural)
volti (dative indefinite singular)
voltinu (dative definite singular)
voltum (dative indefinite plural)
voltunum (dative definite plural)
volts (genitive indefinite singular)
voltsins (definite genitive singular)
volta (genitive indefinite plural)
voltanna (definite genitive plural)

Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.


sí

From Old Norse sí-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-.


turn

is-noun

turn m (genitive singular turns, nominative plural turnar)

turns (genitive singular)
turnar (nominative plural)
turn (indefinite nominative singular)
turninn (definite nominative singular)
turnar (indefinite nominative plural)
turnarnir (definite nominative plural)
turn (accusative indefinite singular)
turninn (accusative definite singular)
turna (accusative indefinite plural)
turnana (accusative definite plural)
turni (dative indefinite singular)
turninum (dative definite singular)
turnum (dative indefinite plural)
turnunum (dative definite plural)
turns (genitive indefinite singular)
turnsins (definite genitive singular)
turna (genitive indefinite plural)
turnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Latin turris (“tower”). Cognate with Danish tårn and German Turm. First appears in the 12th or 13th century.


Alexander

is-proper noun

Alexander m (proper noun, genitive singular Alexanders)

Alexanders (genitive singular)
Alexander (indefinite nominative singular)
Alexander (accusative indefinite singular)
Alexanderi (dative indefinite singular)
Alexanders (genitive indefinite singular)

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


ax

is-noun

ax n (genitive singular ax, nominative plural öx)

ax (genitive singular)
öx (nominative plural)
ax (indefinite nominative singular)
axið (definite nominative singular)
öx (indefinite nominative plural)
öxin (definite nominative plural)
ax (accusative indefinite singular)
axið (accusative definite singular)
öx (accusative indefinite plural)
öxin (accusative definite plural)
axi (dative indefinite singular)
axinu (dative definite singular)
öxum (dative indefinite plural)
öxunum (dative definite plural)
ax (genitive indefinite singular)
axins (definite genitive singular)
axa (genitive indefinite plural)
axanna (definite genitive plural)


panda

panda f (genitive singular pöndu, nominative plural pöndur)

pöndu (genitive singular)
pöndur (nominative plural)
panda (indefinite nominative singular)
pandan (definite nominative singular)
pöndur (indefinite nominative plural)
pöndurnar (definite nominative plural)
pöndu (accusative indefinite singular)
pönduna (accusative definite singular)
pöndur (accusative indefinite plural)
pöndurnar (accusative definite plural)
pöndu (dative indefinite singular)
pöndunni (dative definite singular)
pöndum (dative indefinite plural)
pöndunum (dative definite plural)
pöndu (genitive indefinite singular)
pöndunnar (definite genitive singular)
panda (genitive indefinite plural)
pandna (genitive indefinite plural)
pandanna (definite genitive plural)
pandnanna (definite genitive plural)


loft

loft n (genitive singular lofts, nominative plural loft)

lofts (genitive singular)
loft (nominative plural)
loft (indefinite nominative singular)
loftið (definite nominative singular)
loft (indefinite nominative plural)
loftin (definite nominative plural)
loft (accusative indefinite singular)
loftið (accusative definite singular)
loft (accusative indefinite plural)
loftin (accusative definite plural)
lofti (dative indefinite singular)
loftinu (dative definite singular)
loftum (dative indefinite plural)
loftunum (dative definite plural)
lofts (genitive indefinite singular)
loftsins (definite genitive singular)
lofta (genitive indefinite plural)
loftanna (definite genitive plural)


land

land n (genitive singular lands, nominative plural lönd)

lands (genitive singular)
lönd (nominative plural)
land (indefinite nominative singular)
landið (definite nominative singular)
lönd (indefinite nominative plural)
löndin (definite nominative plural)
land (accusative indefinite singular)
landið (accusative definite singular)
lönd (accusative indefinite plural)
löndin (accusative definite plural)
landi (dative indefinite singular)
landinu (dative definite singular)
löndum (dative indefinite plural)
löndunum (dative definite plural)
lands (genitive indefinite singular)
landsins (definite genitive singular)
landa (genitive indefinite plural)
landanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

eiga langt í land

of something- to have a long way to go/to be finished

(uncountable) land, earth, ground (part of the Earth not under water)

Japan er fallegt land.

Ég bý úti á landi.

(uncountable) land, as a mass noun, measurable in quantity

Ég á þetta land og allt sem er á því.


Holland

is-proper noun

Holland n (proper noun, genitive singular Hollands)

Hollands (genitive singular)
Holland (indefinite nominative singular)
Holland (accusative indefinite singular)
Hollandi (dative indefinite singular)
Hollands (genitive indefinite singular)

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


horn

is-noun

horn n (genitive singular horns, nominative plural horn)

horns (genitive singular)
horn (nominative plural)
horn (indefinite nominative singular)
hornið (definite nominative singular)
horn (indefinite nominative plural)
hornin (definite nominative plural)
horn (accusative indefinite singular)
hornið (accusative definite singular)
horn (accusative indefinite plural)
hornin (accusative definite plural)
horni (dative indefinite singular)
horninu (dative definite singular)
hornum (dative indefinite plural)
hornunum (dative definite plural)
horns (genitive indefinite singular)
hornsins (definite genitive singular)
horna (genitive indefinite plural)
hornanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (horna), from Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

fin (of a cetacean or other marine animal)


flag

flag n (genitive singular flags, nominative plural flög)

flags (genitive singular)
flög (nominative plural)
flag (indefinite nominative singular)
flagið (definite nominative singular)
flög (indefinite nominative plural)
flögin (definite nominative plural)
flag (accusative indefinite singular)
flagið (accusative definite singular)
flög (accusative indefinite plural)
flögin (accusative definite plural)
flagi (dative indefinite singular)
flaginu (dative definite singular)
flögum (dative indefinite plural)
flögunum (dative definite plural)
flags (genitive indefinite singular)
flagsins (definite genitive singular)
flaga (genitive indefinite plural)
flaganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse flag, flaga, probably from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”). However, compare Proto-Germanic *plaggą.


sort

is-noun

sort f (genitive singular sortar, nominative plural sortir)

sortar (genitive singular)
sortir (nominative plural)
sort (indefinite nominative singular)
sortin (definite nominative singular)
sortir (indefinite nominative plural)
sortirnar (definite nominative plural)
sort (accusative indefinite singular)
sortina (accusative definite singular)
sortir (accusative indefinite plural)
sortirnar (accusative definite plural)
sort (dative indefinite singular)
sortinni (dative definite singular)
sortum (dative indefinite plural)
sortunum (dative definite plural)
sortar (genitive indefinite singular)
sortarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sorta (genitive indefinite plural)
sortanna (definite genitive plural)


té

té n (genitive singular té or tés, nominative plural té)

té (genitive singular)
tés (genitive singular)
té (nominative plural)
té (indefinite nominative singular)
téið (definite nominative singular)
té (indefinite nominative plural)
téin (definite nominative plural)
té (accusative indefinite singular)
téið (accusative definite singular)
té (accusative indefinite plural)
téin (accusative definite plural)
té (dative indefinite singular)
téi (dative indefinite singular)
téinu (dative definite singular)
téum (dative indefinite plural)
téunum (dative definite plural)
té (genitive indefinite singular)
tés (genitive indefinite singular)
tésins (definite genitive singular)
téa (genitive indefinite plural)
téanna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.


té

té n (genitive singular té or tés, no plural)

té (genitive singular)
tés (genitive singular)
té (indefinite nominative singular)
téið (definite nominative singular)
té (accusative indefinite singular)
téið (accusative definite singular)
té (dative indefinite singular)
téi (dative indefinite singular)
téinu (dative definite singular)
té (genitive indefinite singular)
tés (genitive indefinite singular)
tésins (definite genitive singular)

* Per Gerhard Köbler, possibly from Proto-Germanic *tehwō (“order, array”); compare Middle High German zeche.
* Per Íslensk orðsifjabók, more likely from a putative Proto-Germanic *tī̆ha-, from Proto-Germanic *tīhaną (“to show, to point out”).

der

supply, provision; now used only in set phrases


té

is-noun

té n (genitive singular tés, nominative plural té)

tés (genitive singular)
té (nominative plural)
té (indefinite nominative singular)
téið (definite nominative singular)
té (indefinite nominative plural)
téin (definite nominative plural)
té (accusative indefinite singular)
téið (accusative definite singular)
té (accusative indefinite plural)
téin (accusative definite plural)
téi (dative indefinite singular)
téinu (dative definite singular)
téum (dative indefinite plural)
téunum (dative definite plural)
tés (genitive indefinite singular)
tésins (definite genitive singular)
téa (genitive indefinite plural)
téanna (definite genitive plural)


drama

drama n (genitive singular drama, nominative plural drömu)

drama (genitive singular)
drömu (nominative plural)
drama (indefinite nominative singular)
dramað (definite nominative singular)
drömu (indefinite nominative plural)
drömun (definite nominative plural)
drama (accusative indefinite singular)
dramað (accusative definite singular)
drömu (accusative indefinite plural)
drömun (accusative definite plural)
drama (dative indefinite singular)
dramanu (dative definite singular)
drömum (dative indefinite plural)
drömunum (dative definite plural)
drama (genitive indefinite singular)
dramans (definite genitive singular)
drama (genitive indefinite plural)
dramanna (definite genitive plural)


farm

indefinite accusative singular of farmur


form

form n (genitive singular forms, nominative plural form)

forms (genitive singular)
form (nominative plural)
form (indefinite nominative singular)
formið (definite nominative singular)
form (indefinite nominative plural)
formin (definite nominative plural)
form (accusative indefinite singular)
formið (accusative definite singular)
form (accusative indefinite plural)
formin (accusative definite plural)
formi (dative indefinite singular)
forminu (dative definite singular)
formum (dative indefinite plural)
formunum (dative definite plural)
forms (genitive indefinite singular)
formsins (definite genitive singular)
forma (genitive indefinite plural)
formanna (definite genitive plural)


je

(slang, dated) yeah (indicating enthusiastic appreciation, etc.)


je

je n (genitive singular jes, nominative plural je)

jes (genitive singular)
je (nominative plural)
je (indefinite nominative singular)
jeið (definite nominative singular)
je (indefinite nominative plural)
jein (definite nominative plural)
je (accusative indefinite singular)
jeið (accusative definite singular)
je (accusative indefinite plural)
jein (accusative definite plural)
jei (dative indefinite singular)
jeinu (dative definite singular)
jeum (dative indefinite plural)
jeunum (dative definite plural)
jes (genitive indefinite singular)
jesins (definite genitive singular)
jea (genitive indefinite plural)
jeanna (definite genitive plural)


Reykjavík

is-proper noun

Reykjavík f (proper noun, genitive singular Reykjavíkur)

Reykjavíkur (genitive singular)
Reykjavík (indefinite nominative singular)
Reykjavík (accusative indefinite singular)
Reykjavík (dative indefinite singular)
Reykjavíkur (genitive indefinite singular)

Literally, “bay of smokes”, from Old Norse Reykjavík, from reykja (genitive plural of reykr (“smoke”)) + vík (“bay”).

com

genitive plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">reykr</i> (“smoke”)

Reykjavík (a city in the Capital Region, Iceland; the capital city of Iceland)


dans

is-noun

dans m (genitive singular dans, nominative plural dansar)

dans (genitive singular)
dansar (nominative plural)
dans (indefinite nominative singular)
dansinn (definite nominative singular)
dansar (indefinite nominative plural)
dansarnir (definite nominative plural)
dans (accusative indefinite singular)
dansinn (accusative definite singular)
dansa (accusative indefinite plural)
dansana (accusative definite plural)
dansi (dative indefinite singular)
dansinum (dative definite singular)
dönsum (dative indefinite plural)
dönsunum (dative definite plural)
dans (genitive indefinite singular)
dansins (definite genitive singular)
dansa (genitive indefinite plural)
dansanna (definite genitive plural)


ex

ex n (genitive singular ex, nominative plural ex)

ex (genitive singular)
ex (nominative plural)
ex (indefinite nominative singular)
exið (definite nominative singular)
ex (indefinite nominative plural)
exin (definite nominative plural)
ex (accusative indefinite singular)
exið (accusative definite singular)
ex (accusative indefinite plural)
exin (accusative definite plural)
exi (dative indefinite singular)
exinu (dative definite singular)
exum (dative indefinite plural)
exunum (dative definite plural)
ex (genitive indefinite singular)
exins (definite genitive singular)
exa (genitive indefinite plural)
exanna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.


vita

head

vita (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative veit, third-person singular past indicative vissi, supine vitað)

veit (indicative present singular third-person)
vissi (indicative past singular third-person)
vitað (supine)

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).

Hvernig förum við að því að borga þetta? Það má fjandinn vita

vita vel/vita fyrir víst/vita með vissu/vita fyrir satt (“to be sure”)

Hann er svindlari og ég veit þetta fyrir víst

Hann er laglegur og veit af sér

vita af sér (“to be pleased with one self”)

Að heyra barn hlæja er það fallegasta sem ég veit.

To hear a child laughing is the most beautiful thing I know.

Vissir þú að við lentum aldrei á tunglinu í alvörunni? Það var allt feik.

Did you know we never really landed on the moon? It was all fake.

to know (information), know of something

það er ekki að vita/það er aldrei að vita (“you never know”)

Það er aldrei að vita hvenær næsta tækifæri býðst

Látið mig vita ef ykkur vantar eitthvað

láta [einhvern] vita (“to let [someone] know”)

Ég veit ekkert um þetta mál

vita um eitthvað/ vita um einhvern (“to know about something/someone”)

vita til einhvers (“to know something. bad/good:”)

Það er hörmulegt að vita til þess að það skuli ekki vera hægt að lækna þetta

Veistu hverskonar maður hann er?- Nei

vita ekki haus né sporð á einhverju (“know nothing about something”)

Vittu nú hvort þú getir ekki lagað þetta fyrir mig.


vita

inflection of viti:
indefinite accusative

inflection of viti:
indefinite dative singular


sum

inflection of sumur (“some”):
nominative feminine singular

inflection of sumur (“some”):
nominative/accusative neuter plural

Ég þekkti sum barnanna.


Venus

is-proper noun

Venus f (proper noun, genitive singular Venusar)

Venusar (genitive singular)
Venus (indefinite nominative singular)
Venus (accusative indefinite singular)
Venusi (accusative indefinite singular)
Venus (dative indefinite singular)
Venusi (dative indefinite singular)
Venusar (genitive indefinite singular)


vespa

is-noun

vespa f (genitive singular vespu, nominative plural vespur)

vespu (genitive singular)
vespur (nominative plural)
vespa (indefinite nominative singular)
vespan (definite nominative singular)
vespur (indefinite nominative plural)
vespurnar (definite nominative plural)
vespu (accusative indefinite singular)
vespuna (accusative definite singular)
vespur (accusative indefinite plural)
vespurnar (accusative definite plural)
vespu (dative indefinite singular)
vespunni (dative definite singular)
vespum (dative indefinite plural)
vespunum (dative definite plural)
vespu (genitive indefinite singular)
vespunnar (definite genitive singular)
vespa (genitive indefinite plural)
vespna (genitive indefinite plural)
vespanna (definite genitive plural)
vespnanna (definite genitive plural)


berg

berg n (genitive singular bergs, nominative plural berg)

bergs (genitive singular)
berg (nominative plural)
berg (indefinite nominative singular)
bergið (definite nominative singular)
berg (indefinite nominative plural)
bergin (definite nominative plural)
berg (accusative indefinite singular)
bergið (accusative definite singular)
berg (accusative indefinite plural)
bergin (accusative definite plural)
bergi (dative indefinite singular)
berginu (dative definite singular)
bergum (dative indefinite plural)
bergunum (dative definite plural)
bergs (genitive indefinite singular)
bergsins (definite genitive singular)
berga (genitive indefinite plural)
berganna (definite genitive plural)


agi

agi m (genitive singular aga, no plural)

aga (genitive singular)
agi (indefinite nominative singular)
aginn (definite nominative singular)
aga (accusative indefinite singular)
agann (accusative definite singular)
aga (dative indefinite singular)
aganum (dative definite singular)
aga (genitive indefinite singular)
agans (definite genitive singular)


él

él n (genitive singular éls, nominative plural él)

éls (genitive singular)
él (nominative plural)
él (indefinite nominative singular)
élið (definite nominative singular)
él (indefinite nominative plural)
élin (definite nominative plural)
él (accusative indefinite singular)
élið (accusative definite singular)
él (accusative indefinite plural)
élin (accusative definite plural)
éli (dative indefinite singular)
élinu (dative definite singular)
éljum (dative indefinite plural)
éljunum (dative definite plural)
éls (genitive indefinite singular)
élsins (definite genitive singular)
élja (genitive indefinite plural)
éljanna (definite genitive plural)


norsk

feminine singular nominative strong positive degree

neuter plural nominative strong positive degree

neuter plural accusative strong positive degree


vos

vos n (genitive singular voss, nominative plural vos)

voss (genitive singular)
vos (nominative plural)
vos (indefinite nominative singular)
vosið (definite nominative singular)
vos (indefinite nominative plural)
vosin (definite nominative plural)
vos (accusative indefinite singular)
vosið (accusative definite singular)
vos (accusative indefinite plural)
vosin (accusative definite plural)
vosi (dative indefinite singular)
vosinu (dative definite singular)
vosum (dative indefinite plural)
vosunum (dative definite plural)
voss (genitive indefinite singular)
vossins (definite genitive singular)
vosa (genitive indefinite plural)
vosanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse vás, which is related to vaska (“to wash”).

wetness, toil, fatigue (from storm, sea, frost, bad weather)


dýr

is-adj

dýr (comparative dýrari, superlative dýrastur)

dýrari (comparative)
dýrastur (superlative)
dýr (masculine nominative strong)
dýr (feminine nominative strong)
dýrt (neuter nominative strong)
dýran (accusative masculine strong)
dýra (accusative feminine strong)
dýrt (accusative neuter strong)
dýrum (dative masculine strong)
dýrri (dative feminine strong)
dýru (dative neuter strong)
dýrs (genitive masculine strong)
dýrrar (feminine genitive strong)
dýrs (genitive neuter strong)
dýrir (masculine nominative strong)
dýrar (feminine nominative strong)
dýr (neuter nominative strong)
dýra (accusative masculine strong)
dýrar (accusative feminine strong)
dýr (accusative neuter strong)
dýrum (dative strong)
dýrra (genitive strong)
dýri (masculine nominative weak)
dýra (feminine nominative weak)
dýra (neuter nominative weak)
dýra (masculine weak)
dýru (feminine weak)
dýra (neuter weak)
dýru (plural weak)
dýrari (masculine singular weak)
dýrari (feminine singular weak)
dýrara (neuter singular weak)
dýrari (plural weak)
dýrastur (masculine nominative strong)
dýrust (feminine nominative strong)
dýrast (neuter nominative strong)
dýrastan (accusative masculine strong)
dýrasta (accusative feminine strong)
dýrast (accusative neuter strong)
dýrustum (dative masculine strong)
dýrastri (dative feminine strong)
dýrustu (dative neuter strong)
dýrasts (genitive masculine strong)
dýrastrar (feminine genitive strong)
dýrasts (genitive neuter strong)
dýrastir (masculine nominative strong)
dýrastar (feminine nominative strong)
dýrust (neuter nominative strong)
dýrasta (accusative masculine strong)
dýrastar (accusative feminine strong)
dýrust (accusative neuter strong)
dýrustum (dative strong)
dýrastra (genitive strong)
dýrasti (masculine nominative weak)
dýrasta (feminine nominative weak)
dýrasta (neuter nominative weak)
dýrasta (masculine weak)
dýrustu (feminine weak)
dýrasta (neuter weak)
dýrustu (plural weak)

From Old Norse dýrr from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dīere (English dear), Old High German tiuri. Cognates with Danish dyr, Faroese dýrur, Norwegian Bokmål dyr and Swedish dyr.


dýr

is-noun

dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, nominative plural dýr)

dýrs (genitive singular)
dýr (nominative plural)
dýr (indefinite nominative singular)
dýrið (definite nominative singular)
dýr (indefinite nominative plural)
dýrin (definite nominative plural)
dýr (accusative indefinite singular)
dýrið (accusative definite singular)
dýr (accusative indefinite plural)
dýrin (accusative definite plural)
dýri (dative indefinite singular)
dýrinu (dative definite singular)
dýrum (dative indefinite plural)
dýrunum (dative definite plural)
dýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
dýrsins (definite genitive singular)
dýra (genitive indefinite plural)
dýranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą. Cognate with Faroese dýr, Danish dyr, Swedish djur, Old English dēor (> English deer), Old High German tior (> German Tier).


rana

inflection of rani:
indefinite accusative/genitive plural


lamb

lamb n (genitive singular lambs, nominative plural lömb)

lambs (genitive singular)
lömb (nominative plural)
lamb (indefinite nominative singular)
lambið (definite nominative singular)
lömb (indefinite nominative plural)
lömbin (definite nominative plural)
lamb (accusative indefinite singular)
lambið (accusative definite singular)
lömb (accusative indefinite plural)
lömbin (accusative definite plural)
lambi (dative indefinite singular)
lambinu (dative definite singular)
lömbum (dative indefinite plural)
lömbunum (dative definite plural)
lambs (genitive indefinite singular)
lambsins (definite genitive singular)
lamba (genitive indefinite plural)
lambanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.


hark

hark n (genitive singular harks, no plural)

harks (genitive singular)
hark (indefinite nominative singular)
harkið (definite nominative singular)
hark (accusative indefinite singular)
harkið (accusative definite singular)
harki (dative indefinite singular)
harkinu (dative definite singular)
harks (genitive indefinite singular)
harksins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse hark (“sound”), probably of imitative origin. Compare the cognates listed at Swedish harkla (“to clear the throat”).

onomatopoeic

imitative


hola

is-noun

hola f (genitive singular holu, nominative plural holur)

holu (genitive singular)
holur (nominative plural)
hola (indefinite nominative singular)
holan (definite nominative singular)
holur (indefinite nominative plural)
holurnar (definite nominative plural)
holu (accusative indefinite singular)
holuna (accusative definite singular)
holur (accusative indefinite plural)
holurnar (accusative definite plural)
holu (dative indefinite singular)
holunni (dative definite singular)
holum (dative indefinite plural)
holunum (dative definite plural)
holu (genitive indefinite singular)
holunnar (definite genitive singular)
holna (genitive indefinite plural)
hola (genitive indefinite plural)
holnanna (definite genitive plural)
holanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą (“hole”).

Tannlæknirinn fann holu í jaxlinum mínum.

hole, cavity (indent into an object, e.g. the ground)


hola

head

hola (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative holaði, supine holað)

holaði (indicative past singular third-person)
holað (supine)
holaður (masculine nominative singular)
holuð (feminine nominative singular)
holað (neuter nominative singular)
holaðir (masculine nominative plural)
holaðar (feminine nominative plural)
holuð (neuter nominative plural)
holaðan (accusative masculine singular)
holaða (accusative feminine singular)
holað (accusative neuter singular)
holaða (accusative masculine plural)
holaðar (accusative feminine plural)
holuð (accusative neuter plural)
holuðum (dative masculine singular)
holaðri (dative feminine singular)
holuðu (dative neuter singular)
holuðum (dative masculine plural)
holuðum (dative feminine plural)
holuðum (dative neuter plural)
holaðs (genitive masculine singular)
holaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
holaðs (genitive neuter singular)
holaðra (genitive masculine plural)
holaðra (feminine genitive plural)
holaðra (genitive neuter plural)
holaði (masculine nominative singular)
holaða (feminine nominative singular)
holaða (neuter nominative singular)
holuðu (masculine nominative plural)
holuðu (feminine nominative plural)
holuðu (neuter nominative plural)
holaða (accusative masculine singular)
holuðu (accusative feminine singular)
holaða (accusative neuter singular)
holuðu (accusative masculine plural)
holuðu (accusative feminine plural)
holuðu (accusative neuter plural)
holaða (dative masculine singular)
holuðu (dative feminine singular)
holaða (dative neuter singular)
holuðu (dative masculine plural)
holuðu (dative feminine plural)
holuðu (dative neuter plural)
holaða (genitive masculine singular)
holuðu (feminine genitive singular)
holaða (genitive neuter singular)
holuðu (genitive masculine plural)
holuðu (feminine genitive plural)
holuðu (genitive neuter plural)

to hollow, to hollow out [with accusative]


gel

is-noun

gel n (genitive singular gels, no plural)

gels (genitive singular)
gel (indefinite nominative singular)
gelið (definite nominative singular)
gel (accusative indefinite singular)
gelið (accusative definite singular)
geli (dative indefinite singular)
gelinu (dative definite singular)
gels (genitive indefinite singular)
gelsins (definite genitive singular)


frost

frost n (genitive singular frosts, nominative plural frost)

frosts (genitive singular)
frost (nominative plural)
frost (indefinite nominative singular)
frostið (definite nominative singular)
frost (indefinite nominative plural)
frostin (definite nominative plural)
frost (accusative indefinite singular)
frostið (accusative definite singular)
frost (accusative indefinite plural)
frostin (accusative definite plural)
frosti (dative indefinite singular)
frostinu (dative definite singular)
frostum (dative indefinite plural)
frostunum (dative definite plural)
frosts (genitive indefinite singular)
frostsins (definite genitive singular)
frosta (genitive indefinite plural)
frostanna (definite genitive plural)


sik

sín (genitive singular)
sik (accusative)
sér (dative)
sín (genitive)

Þeir hvíldu sik þar.

(reflexive pronoun) Archaic form of sig.


hik

hik n (genitive singular hiks, no plural)

hiks (genitive singular)
hik (indefinite nominative singular)
hikið (definite nominative singular)
hik (accusative indefinite singular)
hikið (accusative definite singular)
hiki (dative indefinite singular)
hikinu (dative definite singular)
hiks (genitive indefinite singular)
hiksins (definite genitive singular)


op

op n (genitive singular ops, nominative plural op)

ops (genitive singular)
op (nominative plural)
op (indefinite nominative singular)
opið (definite nominative singular)
op (indefinite nominative plural)
opin (definite nominative plural)
op (accusative indefinite singular)
opið (accusative definite singular)
op (accusative indefinite plural)
opin (accusative definite plural)
opi (dative indefinite singular)
opinu (dative definite singular)
opum (dative indefinite plural)
opunum (dative definite plural)
ops (genitive indefinite singular)
opsins (definite genitive singular)
opa (genitive indefinite plural)
opanna (definite genitive plural)


kom

first/third-person singular past indicative


Gotland

is-proper noun

Gotland n (proper noun, genitive singular Gotlands)

Gotlands (genitive singular)
Gotland (indefinite nominative singular)
Gotland (accusative indefinite singular)
Gotlandi (dative indefinite singular)
Gotlands (genitive indefinite singular)


barn

is-noun

barn n (genitive singular barns, nominative plural börn)

barns (genitive singular)
börn (nominative plural)
barn (indefinite nominative singular)
barnið (definite nominative singular)
börn (indefinite nominative plural)
börnin (definite nominative plural)
barn (accusative indefinite singular)
barnið (accusative definite singular)
börn (accusative indefinite plural)
börnin (accusative definite plural)
barni (dative indefinite singular)
barninu (dative definite singular)
börnum (dative indefinite plural)
börnunum (dative definite plural)
barns (genitive indefinite singular)
barnsins (definite genitive singular)
barna (genitive indefinite plural)
barnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną.


pera

pera f (genitive singular peru, nominative plural perur)

peru (genitive singular)
perur (nominative plural)
pera (indefinite nominative singular)
peran (definite nominative singular)
perur (indefinite nominative plural)
perurnar (definite nominative plural)
peru (accusative indefinite singular)
peruna (accusative definite singular)
perur (accusative indefinite plural)
perurnar (accusative definite plural)
peru (dative indefinite singular)
perunni (dative definite singular)
perum (dative indefinite plural)
perunum (dative definite plural)
peru (genitive indefinite singular)
perunnar (definite genitive singular)
pera (genitive indefinite plural)
peranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse pera, probably from Old English pere, peru, from Latin pirum.


más

más n (genitive singular máss, no plural)

máss (genitive singular)
más (indefinite nominative singular)
másið (definite nominative singular)
más (accusative indefinite singular)
másið (accusative definite singular)
mási (dative indefinite singular)
másinu (dative definite singular)
máss (genitive indefinite singular)
mássins (definite genitive singular)


nei

From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *né, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).

jú

implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative

Nei, en gaman!

Nei, hæ!

exclamation indicating being pleasantly surprised


nei

nei n (genitive singular neis, nominative plural nei)

neis (genitive singular)
nei (nominative plural)
nei (indefinite nominative singular)
neiið (definite nominative singular)
nei (indefinite nominative plural)
neiin (definite nominative plural)
nei (accusative indefinite singular)
neiið (accusative definite singular)
nei (accusative indefinite plural)
neiin (accusative definite plural)
neii (dative indefinite singular)
neiinu (dative definite singular)
neium (dative indefinite plural)
neiunum (dative definite plural)
neis (genitive indefinite singular)
neisins (definite genitive singular)
neia (genitive indefinite plural)
neianna (definite genitive plural)


né

From Old Norse né, from Proto-Germanic *nehw.

Ég er hvorki svangur né þyrstur.

Maðurinn hennar er hvorki klár né hnyttinn.

nor (used with hvorki meaning "neither")


gos

gos n (genitive singular goss, nominative plural gos)

goss (genitive singular)
gos (nominative plural)
gos (indefinite nominative singular)
gosið (definite nominative singular)
gos (indefinite nominative plural)
gosin (definite nominative plural)
gos (accusative indefinite singular)
gosið (accusative definite singular)
gos (accusative indefinite plural)
gosin (accusative definite plural)
gosi (dative indefinite singular)
gosinu (dative definite singular)
gosum (dative indefinite plural)
gosunum (dative definite plural)
goss (genitive indefinite singular)
gossins (definite genitive singular)
gosa (genitive indefinite plural)
gosanna (definite genitive plural)

(geology) eruption (of a geyser, volcano, etc.)


fuss

Fuss! Meiri vitleysan!

pshaw!, pht!, used to indicate disapproval or scoffery


vellum

first-person plural present indicative of vella

first-person plural present subjunctive of vella


amen

Í guðanna bænum, amen.


amen

at the end of creed or in Biblical translations: truly, verily


apa

head

apa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative apaði, supine apað)

apaði (indicative past singular third-person)
apað (supine)


gati

first-person singular present subjunctive of gata

third-person singular present subjunctive of gata

third-person plural present subjunctive of gata


tali

first-person singular present subjunctive

inflection of tala:
third-person present subjunctive


kamar

is-noun

kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)

kamars (genitive singular)
kamrar (nominative plural)
kamar (indefinite nominative singular)
kamarinn (definite nominative singular)
kamrar (indefinite nominative plural)
kamrarnir (definite nominative plural)
kamar (accusative indefinite singular)
kamarinn (accusative definite singular)
kamra (accusative indefinite plural)
kamrana (accusative definite plural)
kamri (dative indefinite singular)
kamrinum (dative definite singular)
kömrum (dative indefinite plural)
kömrunum (dative definite plural)
kamars (genitive indefinite singular)
kamarsins (definite genitive singular)
kamra (genitive indefinite plural)
kamranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).


metri

metri m (genitive singular metra, nominative plural metrar)

metra (genitive singular)
metrar (nominative plural)
metri (indefinite nominative singular)
metrinn (definite nominative singular)
metrar (indefinite nominative plural)
metrarnir (definite nominative plural)
metra (accusative indefinite singular)
metrann (accusative definite singular)
metra (accusative indefinite plural)
metrana (accusative definite plural)
metra (dative indefinite singular)
metranum (dative definite singular)
metrum (dative indefinite plural)
metrunum (dative definite plural)
metra (genitive indefinite singular)
metrans (definite genitive singular)
metra (genitive indefinite plural)
metranna (definite genitive plural)


mega-

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).


massa

inflection of massi:
indefinite accusative

inflection of massi:
indefinite dative singular

inflection of massi:
indefinite genitive


gum

is-noun

gum n (genitive singular gums, no plural)

gums (genitive singular)
gum (indefinite nominative singular)
gumið (definite nominative singular)
gum (accusative indefinite singular)
gumið (accusative definite singular)
gumi (dative indefinite singular)
guminu (dative definite singular)
gums (genitive indefinite singular)
gumsins (definite genitive singular)

From Proto-Germanic *gaumō (“attention, heed”).


anda

head

anda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative andaði, supine andað)

andaði (indicative past singular third-person)
andað (supine)
andaður (masculine nominative singular)
önduð (feminine nominative singular)
andað (neuter nominative singular)
andaðir (masculine nominative plural)
andaðar (feminine nominative plural)
önduð (neuter nominative plural)
andaðan (accusative masculine singular)
andaða (accusative feminine singular)
andað (accusative neuter singular)
andaða (accusative masculine plural)
andaðar (accusative feminine plural)
önduð (accusative neuter plural)
önduðum (dative masculine singular)
andaðri (dative feminine singular)
önduðu (dative neuter singular)
önduðum (dative masculine plural)
önduðum (dative feminine plural)
önduðum (dative neuter plural)
andaðs (genitive masculine singular)
andaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
andaðs (genitive neuter singular)
andaðra (genitive masculine plural)
andaðra (feminine genitive plural)
andaðra (genitive neuter plural)
andaði (masculine nominative singular)
andaða (feminine nominative singular)
andaða (neuter nominative singular)
önduðu (masculine nominative plural)
önduðu (feminine nominative plural)
önduðu (neuter nominative plural)
andaða (accusative masculine singular)
önduðu (accusative feminine singular)
andaða (accusative neuter singular)
önduðu (accusative masculine plural)
önduðu (accusative feminine plural)
önduðu (accusative neuter plural)
andaða (dative masculine singular)
önduðu (dative feminine singular)
andaða (dative neuter singular)
önduðu (dative masculine plural)
önduðu (dative feminine plural)
önduðu (dative neuter plural)
andaða (genitive masculine singular)
önduðu (feminine genitive singular)
andaða (genitive neuter singular)
önduðu (genitive masculine plural)
önduðu (feminine genitive plural)
önduðu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse anda (“to breathe”). Compare the Swedish andas and ande.


anda

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of andi:
indefinite accusative

inflection of andi:
indefinite dative singular


bagi

is-noun

bagi m (genitive singular baga, nominative plural bagar)

baga (genitive singular)
bagar (nominative plural)
bagi (indefinite nominative singular)
baginn (definite nominative singular)
bagar (indefinite nominative plural)
bagarnir (definite nominative plural)
baga (accusative indefinite singular)
bagann (accusative definite singular)
baga (accusative indefinite plural)
bagana (accusative definite plural)
baga (dative indefinite singular)
baganum (dative definite singular)
bögum (dative indefinite plural)
bögunum (dative definite plural)
baga (genitive indefinite singular)
bagans (definite genitive singular)
baga (genitive indefinite plural)
baganna (definite genitive plural)

þrengslin í húsinu eru mjög til baga

the lack of space in the house is a serious inconvenience


eski

eski n (genitive singular eskis, no plural)

eskis (genitive singular)
eski (indefinite nominative singular)
eskið (definite nominative singular)
eski (accusative indefinite singular)
eskið (accusative definite singular)
eski (dative indefinite singular)
eskinu (dative definite singular)
eskis (genitive indefinite singular)
eskisins (definite genitive singular)

Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale#Translingual

beitieski

variegated horsetail, Equisetum variegatum


lok

lok n (genitive singular loks, nominative plural lok)

loks (genitive singular)
lok (nominative plural)
lok (indefinite nominative singular)
lokið (definite nominative singular)
lok (indefinite nominative plural)
lokin (definite nominative plural)
lok (accusative indefinite singular)
lokið (accusative definite singular)
lok (accusative indefinite plural)
lokin (accusative definite plural)
loki (dative indefinite singular)
lokinu (dative definite singular)
lokum (dative indefinite plural)
lokunum (dative definite plural)
loks (genitive indefinite singular)
loksins (definite genitive singular)
loka (genitive indefinite plural)
lokanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut, cover”).


lok

is-noun

lok n pl (plural only, genitive plural loka)

loka (genitive plural)
lok (indefinite nominative plural)
lokin (definite nominative plural)
lok (accusative indefinite plural)
lokin (accusative definite plural)
lokum (dative indefinite plural)
lokunum (dative definite plural)
loka (genitive indefinite plural)
lokanna (definite genitive plural)

From the same origin as the "lid" sense of Etymology 1, as "closing lid" > "close, finish, end".

kaupið er greitt í lok mánaðarins

the purchase is paid at the end of the month

í lokin

að lokum

að líða undir lok


hét

inflection of heita:
first-person singular past indicative

inflection of heita:
third-person singular past indicative


ló

ló f (genitive singular lóar, nominative plural lær)

lóar (genitive singular)
lær (nominative plural)
ló (indefinite nominative singular)
lóin (definite nominative singular)
lær (indefinite nominative plural)
lærnar (definite nominative plural)
ló (accusative indefinite singular)
lóna (accusative definite singular)
lær (accusative indefinite plural)
lærnar (accusative definite plural)
ló (dative indefinite singular)
lónni (dative definite singular)
lóm (dative indefinite plural)
lónum (dative definite plural)
lóar (genitive indefinite singular)
lóarinnar (definite genitive singular)
lóa (genitive indefinite plural)
lónna (definite genitive plural)

pill, bobble (small defect on woollen clothing)


öl

öl n (genitive singular öls, nominative plural öl)

öls (genitive singular)
öl (nominative plural)
öl (indefinite nominative singular)
ölið (definite nominative singular)
öl (indefinite nominative plural)
ölin (definite nominative plural)
öl (accusative indefinite singular)
ölið (accusative definite singular)
öl (accusative indefinite plural)
ölin (accusative definite plural)
öli (dative indefinite singular)
ölinu (dative definite singular)
ölum (dative indefinite plural)
ölunum (dative definite plural)
öls (genitive indefinite singular)
ölsins (definite genitive singular)
öla (genitive indefinite plural)
ölanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Cognate with Swedish öl.


vera

head

vera (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative var, third-person plural past indicative voru, supine verið)

verb (strong)
var (indicative past singular third-person)
voru (indicative past plural third-person)
verið (supine)

From Old Norse vera, earlier vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. Cognate with Danish være, Norwegian Bokmål være, Norwegian Nynorsk vera, and Swedish vara.

Það er gaman að vera góður.

Að vera eða vera ekki.

Ég var kennari áður en ég gerðist stærðfræðingur.

I was a teacher before I become a mathematician.

Hvernig veistu að þetta sé ekki gildra?

How do you know that this is not a trap?

(ambitransitive, takes nominative adjectives or nouns) to be

ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi

koma til dyranna eins og maður er klæddur

það er betra að hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig


vera

is-noun

vera f (genitive singular veru, nominative plural verur)

veru (genitive singular)
verur (nominative plural)
vera (indefinite nominative singular)
veran (definite nominative singular)
verur (indefinite nominative plural)
verurnar (definite nominative plural)
veru (accusative indefinite singular)
veruna (accusative definite singular)
verur (accusative indefinite plural)
verurnar (accusative definite plural)
veru (dative indefinite singular)
verunni (dative definite singular)
verum (dative indefinite plural)
verunum (dative definite plural)
veru (genitive indefinite singular)
verunnar (definite genitive singular)
vera (genitive indefinite plural)
veranna (definite genitive plural)


Bratislava

is-proper noun

Bratislava n (proper noun, genitive singular Bratislava)

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


eg

From older Icelandic ek, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare with Faroese eg, Norn eg and Norwegian Nynorsk eg.

ek (alternative archaic)
ég (alternative modern)

(poetic, archaic) I (first-person singular personal pronoun)


panna

is-noun

panna f (genitive singular pönnu, nominative plural pönnur)

pönnu (genitive singular)
pönnur (nominative plural)
panna (indefinite nominative singular)
pannan (definite nominative singular)
pönnur (indefinite nominative plural)
pönnurnar (definite nominative plural)
pönnu (accusative indefinite singular)
pönnuna (accusative definite singular)
pönnur (accusative indefinite plural)
pönnurnar (accusative definite plural)
pönnu (dative indefinite singular)
pönnunni (dative definite singular)
pönnum (dative indefinite plural)
pönnunum (dative definite plural)
pönnu (genitive indefinite singular)
pönnunnar (definite genitive singular)
panna (genitive indefinite plural)
pannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse panna, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ.


millibar

millibar n (genitive singular millibars, nominative plural millibör)

millibars (genitive singular)
millibör (nominative plural)
millibar (indefinite nominative singular)
millibarið (definite nominative singular)
millibör (indefinite nominative plural)
millibörin (definite nominative plural)
millibar (accusative indefinite singular)
millibarið (accusative definite singular)
millibör (accusative indefinite plural)
millibörin (accusative definite plural)
millibari (dative indefinite singular)
millibarinu (dative definite singular)
millibörum (dative indefinite plural)
millibörunum (dative definite plural)
millibars (genitive indefinite singular)
millibarsins (definite genitive singular)
millibara (genitive indefinite plural)
millibaranna (definite genitive plural)


olla

head

olla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ollaði, supine ollað)

ollaði (indicative past singular third-person)
ollað (supine)

(skateboarding) to ollie, perform an ollie


lumi

first/third-person singular subjunctive of luma


piss

is-noun

piss n (genitive singular piss, no plural)

piss (genitive singular)
piss (indefinite nominative singular)
pissið (definite nominative singular)
piss (accusative indefinite singular)
pissið (accusative definite singular)
pissi (dative indefinite singular)
pissinu (dative definite singular)
piss (genitive indefinite singular)
pissins (definite genitive singular)


Bern

is-proper noun

Bern f (proper noun, genitive singular Bernar)

Bernar (genitive singular)
Bern (indefinite nominative singular)
Bern (accusative indefinite singular)
Bern (dative indefinite singular)
Bernar (genitive indefinite singular)


-ing

is-noun

-ing f (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -ingar, nominative plural -ingar)

-ingar (genitive singular)
-ingar (nominative plural)
-ing (indefinite nominative singular)
-ingin (definite nominative singular)
-ingar (indefinite nominative plural)
-ingarnar (definite nominative plural)
-ingu (accusative indefinite singular)
-inguna (accusative definite singular)
-ingar (accusative indefinite plural)
-ingarnar (accusative definite plural)
-ingu (dative indefinite singular)
-ingunni (dative definite singular)
-ingum (dative indefinite plural)
-ingunum (dative definite plural)
-ingar (genitive indefinite singular)
-ingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
-inga (genitive indefinite plural)
-inganna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

-ing; indicates an action performed by a verb


Thor

is-proper noun

Thor m (proper noun, genitive singular Thors)

Thors (genitive singular)
Thor (indefinite nominative singular)
Thor (accusative indefinite singular)
Thor (dative indefinite singular)
Thors (genitive indefinite singular)


kala

head

kala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kól, third-person plural past indicative kólu, supine kalið)

kól (indicative past singular third-person)
kólu (indicative past plural third-person)
kalið (supine)
kalinn (masculine nominative singular)
kalin (feminine nominative singular)
kalið (neuter nominative singular)
kalnir (masculine nominative plural)
kalnar (feminine nominative plural)
kalin (neuter nominative plural)
kalinn (accusative masculine singular)
kalna (accusative feminine singular)
kalið (accusative neuter singular)
kalna (accusative masculine plural)
kalnar (accusative feminine plural)
kalin (accusative neuter plural)
kölnum (dative masculine singular)
kalinni (dative feminine singular)
kölnu (dative neuter singular)
kölnum (dative masculine plural)
kölnum (dative feminine plural)
kölnum (dative neuter plural)
kalins (genitive masculine singular)
kalinnar (feminine genitive singular)
kalins (genitive neuter singular)
kalinna (genitive masculine plural)
kalinna (feminine genitive plural)
kalinna (genitive neuter plural)
kalni (masculine nominative singular)
kalna (feminine nominative singular)
kalna (neuter nominative singular)
kölnu (masculine nominative plural)
kölnu (feminine nominative plural)
kölnu (neuter nominative plural)
kalna (accusative masculine singular)
kölnu (accusative feminine singular)
kalna (accusative neuter singular)
kölnu (accusative masculine plural)
kölnu (accusative feminine plural)
kölnu (accusative neuter plural)
kalna (dative masculine singular)
kölnu (dative feminine singular)
kalna (dative neuter singular)
kölnu (dative masculine plural)
kölnu (dative feminine plural)
kölnu (dative neuter plural)
kalna (genitive masculine singular)
kölnu (feminine genitive singular)
kalna (genitive neuter singular)
kölnu (genitive masculine plural)
kölnu (feminine genitive plural)
kölnu (genitive neuter plural)

Mig kól á tám.


und

is-noun

und f (genitive singular undar, nominative plural undir)

undar (genitive singular)
undir (nominative plural)
und (indefinite nominative singular)
undin (definite nominative singular)
undir (indefinite nominative plural)
undirnar (definite nominative plural)
und (accusative indefinite singular)
undina (accusative definite singular)
undir (accusative indefinite plural)
undirnar (accusative definite plural)
und (dative indefinite singular)
undinni (dative definite singular)
undum (dative indefinite plural)
undunum (dative definite plural)
undar (genitive indefinite singular)
undarinnar (definite genitive singular)
unda (genitive indefinite plural)
undanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse und, from Proto-Germanic *wundō.


milli

From Old Norse *miðli, from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *midlą (“middle”).

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

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

milli tveggja elda

between a rock and a hard place; between the Devil and the deep blue sea


milli

milli m (genitive singular milla, nominative plural millar)

milla (genitive singular)
millar (nominative plural)
milli (indefinite nominative singular)
millinn (definite nominative singular)
millar (indefinite nominative plural)
millarnir (definite nominative plural)
milla (accusative indefinite singular)
millann (accusative definite singular)
milla (accusative indefinite plural)
millana (accusative definite plural)
milla (dative indefinite singular)
millanum (dative definite singular)
millum (dative indefinite plural)
millunum (dative definite plural)
milla (genitive indefinite singular)
millans (definite genitive singular)
milla (genitive indefinite plural)
millanna (definite genitive plural)


for-

From Old Norse for-, from Proto-Germanic *fra-.

for- + síða (“page”) → forsíða (“front page”)


toga

head

toga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative togaði, supine togað)

togaði (indicative past singular third-person)
togað (supine)
togaður (masculine nominative singular)
toguð (feminine nominative singular)
togað (neuter nominative singular)
togaðir (masculine nominative plural)
togaðar (feminine nominative plural)
toguð (neuter nominative plural)
togaðan (accusative masculine singular)
togaða (accusative feminine singular)
togað (accusative neuter singular)
togaða (accusative masculine plural)
togaðar (accusative feminine plural)
toguð (accusative neuter plural)
toguðum (dative masculine singular)
togaðri (dative feminine singular)
toguðu (dative neuter singular)
toguðum (dative masculine plural)
toguðum (dative feminine plural)
toguðum (dative neuter plural)
togaðs (genitive masculine singular)
togaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
togaðs (genitive neuter singular)
togaðra (genitive masculine plural)
togaðra (feminine genitive plural)
togaðra (genitive neuter plural)
togaði (masculine nominative singular)
togaða (feminine nominative singular)
togaða (neuter nominative singular)
toguðu (masculine nominative plural)
toguðu (feminine nominative plural)
toguðu (neuter nominative plural)
togaða (accusative masculine singular)
toguðu (accusative feminine singular)
togaða (accusative neuter singular)
toguðu (accusative masculine plural)
toguðu (accusative feminine plural)
toguðu (accusative neuter plural)
togaða (dative masculine singular)
toguðu (dative feminine singular)
togaða (dative neuter singular)
toguðu (dative masculine plural)
toguðu (dative feminine plural)
toguðu (dative neuter plural)
togaða (genitive masculine singular)
toguðu (feminine genitive singular)
togaða (genitive neuter singular)
toguðu (genitive masculine plural)
toguðu (feminine genitive plural)
toguðu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse toga, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną; cognate with English tow.

togast á um

to fight over something, to contend for something

to pull, to draw, to tug [intransitive or with accusative]

to trawl [intransitive or with accusative]


ilma

ilma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ilmaði, supine ilmað)

ilmaði (indicative past singular third-person)
ilmað (supine)

(intransitive) to smell pleasant, to give off a pleasant scent


linna

linna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative linnti, supine linnt)

linnti (indicative past singular third-person)
linnt (supine)

From Old Norse linna, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to move aside, swerve from, cease”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to avoid, elude, decline, shrink away from, recede”). Cognate with English dialectal lin.

der

(intransitive or impersonal) to stop, to abate


kirja

head

kirja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kirjaði, supine kirjað)

kirjaði (indicative past singular third-person)
kirjað (supine)
kirjaður (masculine nominative singular)
kirjuð (feminine nominative singular)
kirjað (neuter nominative singular)
kirjaðir (masculine nominative plural)
kirjaðar (feminine nominative plural)
kirjuð (neuter nominative plural)
kirjaðan (accusative masculine singular)
kirjaða (accusative feminine singular)
kirjað (accusative neuter singular)
kirjaða (accusative masculine plural)
kirjaðar (accusative feminine plural)
kirjuð (accusative neuter plural)
kirjuðum (dative masculine singular)
kirjaðri (dative feminine singular)
kirjuðu (dative neuter singular)
kirjuðum (dative masculine plural)
kirjuðum (dative feminine plural)
kirjuðum (dative neuter plural)
kirjaðs (genitive masculine singular)
kirjaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
kirjaðs (genitive neuter singular)
kirjaðra (genitive masculine plural)
kirjaðra (feminine genitive plural)
kirjaðra (genitive neuter plural)
kirjaði (masculine nominative singular)
kirjaða (feminine nominative singular)
kirjaða (neuter nominative singular)
kirjuðu (masculine nominative plural)
kirjuðu (feminine nominative plural)
kirjuðu (neuter nominative plural)
kirjaða (accusative masculine singular)
kirjuðu (accusative feminine singular)
kirjaða (accusative neuter singular)
kirjuðu (accusative masculine plural)
kirjuðu (accusative feminine plural)
kirjuðu (accusative neuter plural)
kirjaða (dative masculine singular)
kirjuðu (dative feminine singular)
kirjaða (dative neuter singular)
kirjuðu (dative masculine plural)
kirjuðu (dative feminine plural)
kirjuðu (dative neuter plural)
kirjaða (genitive masculine singular)
kirjuðu (feminine genitive singular)
kirjaða (genitive neuter singular)
kirjuðu (genitive masculine plural)
kirjuðu (feminine genitive plural)
kirjuðu (genitive neuter plural)


pasta

is-noun

pasta n (genitive singular pasta, no plural)

pasta (genitive singular)
pasta (indefinite nominative singular)
pastað (definite nominative singular)
pasta (accusative indefinite singular)
pastað (accusative definite singular)
pasta (dative indefinite singular)
pastanu (dative definite singular)
pasta (genitive indefinite singular)
pastans (definite genitive singular)


rok

rok n (genitive singular roks, nominative plural rok)

roks (genitive singular)
rok (nominative plural)
rok (indefinite nominative singular)
rokið (definite nominative singular)
rok (indefinite nominative plural)
rokin (definite nominative plural)
rok (accusative indefinite singular)
rokið (accusative definite singular)
rok (accusative indefinite plural)
rokin (accusative definite plural)
roki (dative indefinite singular)
rokinu (dative definite singular)
rokum (dative indefinite plural)
rokunum (dative definite plural)
roks (genitive indefinite singular)
roksins (definite genitive singular)
roka (genitive indefinite plural)
rokanna (definite genitive plural)

Related to rjúka (“to emit smoke, rush”); see there for more.


ek

ég (first-person nominative singular)
eg (first-person nominative singular)
ek (archaic first-person nominative singular)
þú (nominative second-person singular)
hann (masculine nominative singular third-person)
hún (feminine nominative singular third-person)
hon (archaic feminine nominative singular third-person)
hón (archaic feminine nominative singular third-person)
það (neuter nominative singular third-person)
þat (archaic neuter nominative singular third-person)
mig (accusative first-person singular)
mik (accusative archaic first-person singular)
þig (accusative second-person singular)
þik (accusative archaic second-person singular)
hann (accusative masculine singular third-person)
hana (accusative feminine singular third-person)
það (accusative neuter singular third-person)
þat (accusative archaic neuter singular third-person)
mér (dative first-person singular)
þér (dative second-person singular)
honum (dative masculine singular third-person)
hánum (archaic dative masculine singular third-person)
henni (dative feminine singular third-person)
því (dative neuter singular third-person)
mín (first-person genitive singular)
þín (genitive second-person singular)
hans (genitive masculine singular third-person)
hennar (feminine genitive singular third-person)
þess (genitive neuter singular third-person)
við (first-person nominative plural)
þið (nominative plural second-person)
þit (archaic nominative plural second-person)
þeir (masculine nominative plural third-person)
þær (feminine nominative plural third-person)
þau (neuter nominative plural third-person)
okkur (accusative first-person plural)
ykkur (accusative plural second-person)
þá (accusative masculine plural third-person)
þær (accusative feminine plural third-person)
þau (accusative neuter plural third-person)
okkur (dative first-person plural)
ykkur (dative plural second-person)
þeim (dative masculine plural third-person)
þeim (dative feminine plural third-person)
þeim (dative neuter plural third-person)
okkar (first-person genitive plural)
ykkar (genitive plural second-person)
þeirra (genitive masculine plural third-person)
þeirra (feminine genitive plural third-person)
þeirra (genitive neuter plural third-person)
ég (alternative modern)
eg (alternative archaic poetic)

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Ek spurða þá, hvar ek skyldi sitja.


ek

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

first-person singular active present indicative of aka


öra

indefinite genitive plural of ör (“scar”)


ala

head

ala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative ól, third-person plural past indicative ólu, supine alið)

ól (indicative past singular third-person)
ólu (indicative past plural third-person)
alið (supine)
alinn (masculine nominative singular)
alin (feminine nominative singular)
alið (neuter nominative singular)
aldir (masculine nominative plural)
aldar (feminine nominative plural)
alin (neuter nominative plural)
alinn (accusative masculine singular)
alda (accusative feminine singular)
alið (accusative neuter singular)
alda (accusative masculine plural)
aldar (accusative feminine plural)
alin (accusative neuter plural)
öldum (dative masculine singular)
alinni (dative feminine singular)
öldu (dative neuter singular)
öldum (dative masculine plural)
öldum (dative feminine plural)
öldum (dative neuter plural)
alins (genitive masculine singular)
alinnar (feminine genitive singular)
alins (genitive neuter singular)
alinna (genitive masculine plural)
alinna (feminine genitive plural)
alinna (genitive neuter plural)
aldi (masculine nominative singular)
alda (feminine nominative singular)
alda (neuter nominative singular)
öldu (masculine nominative plural)
öldu (feminine nominative plural)
öldu (neuter nominative plural)
alda (accusative masculine singular)
öldu (accusative feminine singular)
alda (accusative neuter singular)
öldu (accusative masculine plural)
öldu (accusative feminine plural)
öldu (accusative neuter plural)
alda (dative masculine singular)
öldu (dative feminine singular)
alda (dative neuter singular)
öldu (dative masculine plural)
öldu (dative feminine plural)
öldu (dative neuter plural)
alda (genitive masculine singular)
öldu (feminine genitive singular)
alda (genitive neuter singular)
öldu (genitive masculine plural)
öldu (feminine genitive plural)
öldu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

inh

to bear, give birth to [with accusative]


gata

is-noun

gata f (genitive singular götu, nominative plural götur)

götu (genitive singular)
götur (nominative plural)
gata (indefinite nominative singular)
gatan (definite nominative singular)
götur (indefinite nominative plural)
göturnar (definite nominative plural)
götu (accusative indefinite singular)
götuna (accusative definite singular)
götur (accusative indefinite plural)
göturnar (accusative definite plural)
götu (dative indefinite singular)
götunni (dative definite singular)
götum (dative indefinite plural)
götunum (dative definite plural)
götu (genitive indefinite singular)
götunnar (definite genitive singular)
gatna (genitive indefinite plural)
gatnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gata, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ.


gata

head

gata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gataði, supine gatað)

gataði (indicative past singular third-person)
gatað (supine)
gataður (masculine nominative singular)
götuð (feminine nominative singular)
gatað (neuter nominative singular)
gataðir (masculine nominative plural)
gataðar (feminine nominative plural)
götuð (neuter nominative plural)
gataðan (accusative masculine singular)
gataða (accusative feminine singular)
gatað (accusative neuter singular)
gataða (accusative masculine plural)
gataðar (accusative feminine plural)
götuð (accusative neuter plural)
götuðum (dative masculine singular)
gataðri (dative feminine singular)
götuðu (dative neuter singular)
götuðum (dative masculine plural)
götuðum (dative feminine plural)
götuðum (dative neuter plural)
gataðs (genitive masculine singular)
gataðrar (feminine genitive singular)
gataðs (genitive neuter singular)
gataðra (genitive masculine plural)
gataðra (feminine genitive plural)
gataðra (genitive neuter plural)
gataði (masculine nominative singular)
gataða (feminine nominative singular)
gataða (neuter nominative singular)
götuðu (masculine nominative plural)
götuðu (feminine nominative plural)
götuðu (neuter nominative plural)
gataða (accusative masculine singular)
götuðu (accusative feminine singular)
gataða (accusative neuter singular)
götuðu (accusative masculine plural)
götuðu (accusative feminine plural)
götuðu (accusative neuter plural)
gataða (dative masculine singular)
götuðu (dative feminine singular)
gataða (dative neuter singular)
götuðu (dative masculine plural)
götuðu (dative feminine plural)
götuðu (dative neuter plural)
gataða (genitive masculine singular)
götuðu (feminine genitive singular)
gataða (genitive neuter singular)
götuðu (genitive masculine plural)
götuðu (feminine genitive plural)
götuðu (genitive neuter plural)

(transitive) specifically, to punch a hole in (using a perforator)

(intransitive, informal) to be stumped (be unable to answer a question)


ungar

second-person singular active present indicative of unga

third-person singular active present indicative of unga


fold

is-noun

fold f (genitive singular foldar, nominative plural foldir)

foldar (genitive singular)
foldir (nominative plural)
fold (indefinite nominative singular)
foldin (definite nominative singular)
foldir (indefinite nominative plural)
foldirnar (definite nominative plural)
fold (accusative indefinite singular)
foldina (accusative definite singular)
foldir (accusative indefinite plural)
foldirnar (accusative definite plural)
fold (dative indefinite singular)
foldinni (dative definite singular)
foldum (dative indefinite plural)
foldunum (dative definite plural)
foldar (genitive indefinite singular)
foldarinnar (definite genitive singular)
folda (genitive indefinite plural)
foldanna (definite genitive plural)


alba

alba f (genitive singular ölbu, nominative plural ölbur)

ölbu (genitive singular)
ölbur (nominative plural)
alba (indefinite nominative singular)
alban (definite nominative singular)
ölbur (indefinite nominative plural)
ölburnar (definite nominative plural)
ölbu (accusative indefinite singular)
ölbuna (accusative definite singular)
ölbur (accusative indefinite plural)
ölburnar (accusative definite plural)
ölbu (dative indefinite singular)
ölbunni (dative definite singular)
ölbum (dative indefinite plural)
ölbunum (dative definite plural)
ölbu (genitive indefinite singular)
ölbunnar (definite genitive singular)
alba (genitive indefinite plural)
albanna (definite genitive plural)


frat

frat n (genitive singular frats, no plural)

frats (genitive singular)
frat (indefinite nominative singular)
fratið (definite nominative singular)
frat (accusative indefinite singular)
fratið (accusative definite singular)
frati (dative indefinite singular)
fratinu (dative definite singular)
frats (genitive indefinite singular)
fratsins (definite genitive singular)


þing

þing n (genitive singular þings, nominative plural þing)

þings (genitive singular)
þing (nominative plural)
þing (indefinite nominative singular)
þingið (definite nominative singular)
þing (indefinite nominative plural)
þingin (definite nominative plural)
þing (accusative indefinite singular)
þingið (accusative definite singular)
þing (accusative indefinite plural)
þingin (accusative definite plural)
þingi (dative indefinite singular)
þinginu (dative definite singular)
þingum (dative indefinite plural)
þingunum (dative definite plural)
þings (genitive indefinite singular)
þingsins (definite genitive singular)
þinga (genitive indefinite plural)
þinganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þing (“assembly, council, business”), in turn from Proto-Germanic *þingą.
Cognate with Faroese ting, Norwegian ting, Swedish ting, and Danish ting, English thing, Dutch ding, German Ding.

sýndarþinghald

virtual conferencing, virtual conference


sorg

is-noun

sorg f (genitive singular sorgar, nominative plural sorgir)

sorgar (genitive singular)
sorgir (nominative plural)
sorg (indefinite nominative singular)
sorgin (definite nominative singular)
sorgir (indefinite nominative plural)
sorgirnar (definite nominative plural)
sorg (accusative indefinite singular)
sorgina (accusative definite singular)
sorgir (accusative indefinite plural)
sorgirnar (accusative definite plural)
sorg (dative indefinite singular)
sorginni (dative definite singular)
sorgum (dative indefinite plural)
sorgunum (dative definite plural)
sorgar (genitive indefinite singular)
sorgarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sorga (genitive indefinite plural)
sorganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).


hnutu

third-person plural active past indicative of hnjóta


origami

origami (indefinite nominative singular)
origamiið (definite nominative singular)
origami (accusative indefinite singular)
origamiið (accusative definite singular)
origami (dative indefinite singular)
origaminu (dative definite singular)
origami (genitive indefinite singular)
origamiins (definite genitive singular)
órigamí (alternative)

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

bor+

origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)


fund

indefinite accusative singular of fundur


flan

is-noun

flan n (genitive singular flans, no plural)

flans (genitive singular)
flan (indefinite nominative singular)
flanið (definite nominative singular)
flan (accusative indefinite singular)
flanið (accusative definite singular)
flani (dative indefinite singular)
flaninu (dative definite singular)
flans (genitive indefinite singular)
flansins (definite genitive singular)


ein

Hún er ein.


ein

inflection of einn:
nominative neuter singular

inflection of einn:
nominative/accusative neuter plural


fax

fax n (genitive singular fax, nominative plural föx)

fax (genitive singular)
föx (nominative plural)
fax (indefinite nominative singular)
faxið (definite nominative singular)
föx (indefinite nominative plural)
föxin (definite nominative plural)
fax (accusative indefinite singular)
faxið (accusative definite singular)
föx (accusative indefinite plural)
föxin (accusative definite plural)
faxi (dative indefinite singular)
faxinu (dative definite singular)
föxum (dative indefinite plural)
föxunum (dative definite plural)
fax (genitive indefinite singular)
faxins (definite genitive singular)
faxa (genitive indefinite plural)
faxanna (definite genitive plural)


fax

Borrowed from English fax, from facsimile, from Latin.

fax, telefax (document sent electronically and printed with a fax machine)


biti

biti m (genitive singular bita, nominative plural bitar)

bita (genitive singular)
bitar (nominative plural)
biti (indefinite nominative singular)
bitinn (definite nominative singular)
bitar (indefinite nominative plural)
bitarnir (definite nominative plural)
bita (accusative indefinite singular)
bitann (accusative definite singular)
bita (accusative indefinite plural)
bitana (accusative definite plural)
bita (dative indefinite singular)
bitanum (dative definite singular)
bitum (dative indefinite plural)
bitunum (dative definite plural)
bita (genitive indefinite singular)
bitans (definite genitive singular)
bita (genitive indefinite plural)
bitanna (definite genitive plural)

Viltu fá þér bita?


biti

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

first-person singular past subjunctive of bíta

third-person singular past subjunctive of bíta


ess

ess n (genitive singular ess, nominative plural ess)

ess (genitive singular)
ess (nominative plural)
ess (indefinite nominative singular)
essið (definite nominative singular)
ess (indefinite nominative plural)
essin (definite nominative plural)
ess (accusative indefinite singular)
essið (accusative definite singular)
ess (accusative indefinite plural)
essin (accusative definite plural)
essi (dative indefinite singular)
essinu (dative definite singular)
essum (dative indefinite plural)
essunum (dative definite plural)
ess (genitive indefinite singular)
essins (definite genitive singular)
essa (genitive indefinite plural)
essanna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.


brand

indefinite accusative singular of brandur


les

les n (genitive singular less, nominative plural les)

less (genitive singular)
les (nominative plural)
les (indefinite nominative singular)
lesið (definite nominative singular)
les (indefinite nominative plural)
lesin (definite nominative plural)
les (accusative indefinite singular)
lesið (accusative definite singular)
les (accusative indefinite plural)
lesin (accusative definite plural)
lesi (dative indefinite singular)
lesinu (dative definite singular)
lesum (dative indefinite plural)
lesunum (dative definite plural)
less (genitive indefinite singular)
lessins (definite genitive singular)
lesa (genitive indefinite plural)
lesanna (definite genitive plural)

(linguistics) lexeme (set of inflected forms taken by a single word)

lexical analysis
lexical analysis#English

(computing) lexeme (individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis)


les

Ég les mikið af þýskum bókum.

first-person singular of lesa (“to read”)

Pálmi les alltaf sömu söguna, þótt hann eigi margar bækur.

Pálmi always reads the same story, even though he has many books.

third-person singular of lesa (“to read”)


inn

Hvenær komumst við inn?


fer

first-person singular present indicative

third-person singular present indicative


il

il f (genitive singular iljar, nominative plural iljar)

iljar (genitive singular)
iljar (nominative plural)
il (indefinite nominative singular)
ilin (definite nominative singular)
iljar (indefinite nominative plural)
iljarnar (definite nominative plural)
il (accusative indefinite singular)
ilina (accusative definite singular)
iljar (accusative indefinite plural)
iljarnar (accusative definite plural)
il (dative indefinite singular)
ilinni (dative definite singular)
iljum (dative indefinite plural)
iljunum (dative definite plural)
iljar (genitive indefinite singular)
iljarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ilja (genitive indefinite plural)
iljanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse il, from Proto-Germanic *iljō.

Honum sagðist vera illt í ilinni.


anna

head

anna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative annaði, supine annað)

annaði (indicative past singular third-person)
annað (supine)

From Old Norse anna from Proto-Germanic *azanōną.

(reflexive) to care for, to see to [with dative ‘something’]


bana

bana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative banaði, supine banað)

banaði (indicative past singular third-person)
banað (supine)

From Old Norse bana, from Proto-Germanic *banōną. See bani (“death”).

Kennari banar nemanda sinum.

Hetjan banaði drekanum.


bana

inflection of bani:
indefinite accusative/genitive plural


guma

guma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gumaði, supine gumað)

gumaði (indicative past singular third-person)
gumað (supine)

From gum (“exaggeration, boasting”) + -a.

(intransitive) to boast, to exaggerate [with af]


að

From Old Norse at (“that”). From Proto-Germanic *þat (“that”). Cognate with Old English þæt, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata).

Hún sagði mér að þessi bók væri góð lesning.

She told me that this book was a good read.


að

From Old Norse at (“at, to”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, to”). More at at.

Mig langar að lesa.


að

Göngum að húsinu.


regn

is-noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)

regns (genitive singular)
regn (indefinite nominative singular)
regnið (definite nominative singular)
regn (accusative indefinite singular)
regnið (accusative definite singular)
regni (dative indefinite singular)
regninu (dative definite singular)
regns (genitive indefinite singular)
regnsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


hring

indefinite accusative singular of hringur


kot

kot n (genitive singular kots, nominative plural kot)

kots (genitive singular)
kot (nominative plural)
kot (indefinite nominative singular)
kotið (definite nominative singular)
kot (indefinite nominative plural)
kotin (definite nominative plural)
kot (accusative indefinite singular)
kotið (accusative definite singular)
kot (accusative indefinite plural)
kotin (accusative definite plural)
koti (dative indefinite singular)
kotinu (dative definite singular)
kotum (dative indefinite plural)
kotunum (dative definite plural)
kots (genitive indefinite singular)
kotsins (definite genitive singular)
kota (genitive indefinite plural)
kotanna (definite genitive plural)


una

head

una (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative undi, supine unað)

undi (indicative past singular third-person)
unað (supine)

Inherited from Old Norse una, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną.

(intransitive) to be satisfied, feel happy

to be satisfied by, to acquiesce in [with dative]


mar

is-noun

mar m (genitive singular mars, nominative plural marar or marir)

mars (genitive singular)
marar (nominative plural)
marir (nominative plural)
mar (indefinite nominative singular)
marinn (definite nominative singular)
marar (indefinite nominative plural)
marir (indefinite nominative plural)
mararnir (definite nominative plural)
marirnir (definite nominative plural)
mar (accusative indefinite singular)
marinn (accusative definite singular)
mara (accusative indefinite plural)
mari (accusative indefinite plural)
marana (accusative definite plural)
marina (accusative definite plural)
mar (dative indefinite singular)
mari (dative indefinite singular)
marnum (dative definite singular)
marinum (dative definite singular)
mörum (dative indefinite plural)
mörunum (dative definite plural)
mars (genitive indefinite singular)
marsins (definite genitive singular)
mara (genitive indefinite plural)
maranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic *marhaz.


mar

mar m (genitive singular marar, no plural)

marar (genitive singular)
mar (indefinite nominative singular)
marinn (definite nominative singular)
mar (accusative indefinite singular)
marinn (accusative definite singular)
mar (dative indefinite singular)
mari (dative indefinite singular)
marnum (dative definite singular)
marinum (dative definite singular)
marar (genitive indefinite singular)
mararins (definite genitive singular)

Inherited from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic *mari.


mar

mar n (genitive singular mars, no plural)

mars (genitive singular)
mar (indefinite nominative singular)
marið (definite nominative singular)
mar (accusative indefinite singular)
marið (accusative definite singular)
mari (dative indefinite singular)
marinu (dative definite singular)
mars (genitive indefinite singular)
marsins (definite genitive singular)

First attested at the end of the 18th century. Related to merja (“to crush, bruise”).

Þannig fylgir hitasótt jafnan stórum mörum og beinbrotum.

1903, Búnaðarfélag Íslands, Búnaðarrit, Ríkisprentsmiðjan Gutenberg:

Thus, fever is often accompanied by large bruises and fractures.


pervert

pervert m (genitive singular perverts, nominative plural pervertar)

perverts (genitive singular)
pervertar (nominative plural)
pervert (indefinite nominative singular)
pervertinn (definite nominative singular)
pervertar (indefinite nominative plural)
pervertarnir (definite nominative plural)
pervert (accusative indefinite singular)
pervertinn (accusative definite singular)
perverta (accusative indefinite plural)
pervertana (accusative definite plural)
pervert (dative indefinite singular)
perverti (dative indefinite singular)
pervertnum (dative definite singular)
pervertinum (dative definite singular)
pervertum (dative indefinite plural)
pervertunum (dative definite plural)
perverts (genitive indefinite singular)
pervertsins (definite genitive singular)
perverta (genitive indefinite plural)
pervertanna (definite genitive plural)


pant

Childish alteration of panta (“to reserve”).

Pant velja tónlistina.

Ég pant vera R2-D2, þú mátt vera C3PO.

I call dibs on being R2-D2, you can be C3PO.

(colloquial, childish) I call dibs! (used when claiming a right to be the first or only one to do something)


par

par n (genitive singular pars, nominative plural pör)

pars (genitive singular)
pör (nominative plural)
par (indefinite nominative singular)
parið (definite nominative singular)
pör (indefinite nominative plural)
pörin (definite nominative plural)
par (accusative indefinite singular)
parið (accusative definite singular)
pör (accusative indefinite plural)
pörin (accusative definite plural)
pari (dative indefinite singular)
parinu (dative definite singular)
pörum (dative indefinite plural)
pörunum (dative definite plural)
pars (genitive indefinite singular)
parsins (definite genitive singular)
para (genitive indefinite plural)
paranna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (“equal”).


par

par n (genitive singular pars, no plural)

pars (genitive singular)
par (indefinite nominative singular)
parið (definite nominative singular)
par (accusative indefinite singular)
parið (accusative definite singular)
pari (dative indefinite singular)
parinu (dative definite singular)
pars (genitive indefinite singular)
parsins (definite genitive singular)


jarl

jarl m (genitive singular jarls, nominative plural jarlar)

jarls (genitive singular)
jarlar (nominative plural)
jarl (indefinite nominative singular)
jarlinn (definite nominative singular)
jarlar (indefinite nominative plural)
jarlarnir (definite nominative plural)
jarl (accusative indefinite singular)
jarlinn (accusative definite singular)
jarla (accusative indefinite plural)
jarlana (accusative definite plural)
jarli (dative indefinite singular)
jarlinum (dative definite singular)
jörlum (dative indefinite plural)
jörlunum (dative definite plural)
jarls (genitive indefinite singular)
jarlsins (definite genitive singular)
jarla (genitive indefinite plural)
jarlanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, akin to Old English eorl (English earl).

earl (especially applied to nobles of Britain in modern times)


vanilla

vanilla f (genitive singular vanillu, no plural) or less commonly
vanilla n (genitive singular vanilla, no plural)

vanilla (canonical feminine)
less commonly vanilla (canonical neuter)
vanillu (genitive singular)
vanilla (genitive singular)
vanilla (indefinite nominative singular)
vanillan (definite nominative singular)
vanillu (accusative indefinite singular)
vanilluna (accusative definite singular)
vanillu (dative indefinite singular)
vanillunni (dative definite singular)
vanillu (genitive indefinite singular)
vanillunnar (definite genitive singular)
vanilla (indefinite nominative singular)
vanillað (definite nominative singular)
vanilla (accusative indefinite singular)
vanillað (accusative definite singular)
vanilla (dative indefinite singular)
vanillanu (dative definite singular)
vanilla (genitive indefinite singular)
vanillans (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from English vanilla, from Spanish vainilla, diminutive of vaina (“pod”), from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).

(usually singular only, uncountable) vanilla


Adam

is-proper noun

Adam m (proper noun, genitive singular Adams)

Adams (genitive singular)
Adam (indefinite nominative singular)
Adam (accusative indefinite singular)
Adam (dative indefinite singular)
Adams (genitive indefinite singular)

Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).


part

indefinite accusative singular of partur


æ

The thirty-first letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


æ

Æ, já nú man ég!

Æ, hvað heitir lagið aftur?

Remind me again, what that song's called?

Æææ, ég er kominn með bólu.

Æææ, en sætt!

Æ! Hann beit mig!

Æ, það er leitt að heyra.

Æ, því miður.


golf

is-noun

golf n (genitive singular golfs, no plural)

golfs (genitive singular)
golf (indefinite nominative singular)
golfið (definite nominative singular)
golf (accusative indefinite singular)
golfið (accusative definite singular)
golfi (dative indefinite singular)
golfinu (dative definite singular)
golfs (genitive indefinite singular)
golfsins (definite genitive singular)


val

val n (genitive singular vals, nominative plural völ)

vals (genitive singular)
völ (nominative plural)
val (indefinite nominative singular)
valið (definite nominative singular)
völ (indefinite nominative plural)
völin (definite nominative plural)
val (accusative indefinite singular)
valið (accusative definite singular)
völ (accusative indefinite plural)
völin (accusative definite plural)
vali (dative indefinite singular)
valinu (dative definite singular)
völum (dative indefinite plural)
völunum (dative definite plural)
vals (genitive indefinite singular)
valsins (definite genitive singular)
vala (genitive indefinite plural)
valanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse val (“choice”) (see the verb velja (“to choose”)), from Proto-Germanic *walą.


vara

vara f (genitive singular vöru, nominative plural vörur)

vöru (genitive singular)
vörur (nominative plural)
vara (indefinite nominative singular)
varan (definite nominative singular)
vörur (indefinite nominative plural)
vörurnar (definite nominative plural)
vöru (accusative indefinite singular)
vöruna (accusative definite singular)
vörur (accusative indefinite plural)
vörurnar (accusative definite plural)
vöru (dative indefinite singular)
vörunni (dative definite singular)
vörum (dative indefinite plural)
vörunum (dative definite plural)
vöru (genitive indefinite singular)
vörunnar (definite genitive singular)
vara (genitive indefinite plural)
varanna (definite genitive plural)

alþjóðasamningur um viðskipti með mjólkurvörur

brauðvörur

bakery products, bread products, baker's wares

rekstrarvörur

consumables, supplies, production supplies

rekstrarvörur til nota við geislagreiningar

rekstrarvörur til nota við sjúkdómsgreiningar

snyrtivörur

cosmetics, toiletry, toilet preparations, cosmetic articles

steypuvörur úr hita- og þrýstihertri frauðsteypu

vísindanefnd um neysluvörur

Scientific Committee on Consumer Products

Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for Consumers

vísindanefnd um snyrtivörur og aðrar neytendavörur en matvæli

vörur sem framleiddar eru til eigin neyslu

(in the plural form) goods, wares, freight, commodities, merchandise


vara

head

vara (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varaði, supine varað)

varaði (indicative past singular third-person)
varað (supine)
varaður (masculine nominative singular)
vöruð (feminine nominative singular)
varað (neuter nominative singular)
varaðir (masculine nominative plural)
varaðar (feminine nominative plural)
vöruð (neuter nominative plural)
varaðan (accusative masculine singular)
varaða (accusative feminine singular)
varað (accusative neuter singular)
varaða (accusative masculine plural)
varaðar (accusative feminine plural)
vöruð (accusative neuter plural)
vöruðum (dative masculine singular)
varaðri (dative feminine singular)
vöruðu (dative neuter singular)
vöruðum (dative masculine plural)
vöruðum (dative feminine plural)
vöruðum (dative neuter plural)
varaðs (genitive masculine singular)
varaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
varaðs (genitive neuter singular)
varaðra (genitive masculine plural)
varaðra (feminine genitive plural)
varaðra (genitive neuter plural)
varaði (masculine nominative singular)
varaða (feminine nominative singular)
varaða (neuter nominative singular)
vöruðu (masculine nominative plural)
vöruðu (feminine nominative plural)
vöruðu (neuter nominative plural)
varaða (accusative masculine singular)
vöruðu (accusative feminine singular)
varaða (accusative neuter singular)
vöruðu (accusative masculine plural)
vöruðu (accusative feminine plural)
vöruðu (accusative neuter plural)
varaða (dative masculine singular)
vöruðu (dative feminine singular)
varaða (dative neuter singular)
vöruðu (dative masculine plural)
vöruðu (dative feminine plural)
vöruðu (dative neuter plural)
varaða (genitive masculine singular)
vöruðu (feminine genitive singular)
varaða (genitive neuter singular)
vöruðu (genitive masculine plural)
vöruðu (feminine genitive plural)
vöruðu (genitive neuter plural)

Inherited from Old Norse vara, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.


vara

vara (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varað)

varði (indicative past singular third-person)
varað (supine)

Borrowed from Middle Low German waren (whence also Swedish vara, Norwegian vare, Danish vare), from Proto-West Germanic *waʀōn.

Hvað varir þetta lengi?

(intransitive) to last, to continue, to go on

(intransitive) to last, to endure, to be permanent


vara

Og fyrr en mig varði
hver strákur á mig starði

1990, the song Það sést ekki sætari mey ("None sweeter than me can be seen") from the album Gling-Gló by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar (Lyrics)

Before I would know it
every boy would stare at me
the way girls do at forget-me-nots

Gestirnir komu fyrr en mig varði.

The guests arrived earlier than expected.


vara

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


-a

spark (“a kick”) + -a → sparka (“to kick”)

mjólk (“milk”) + -a → mjólka (“to milk”)

von (“hope”) + -a → vona (“to hope”)

ávarp (“an address”) + -a → ávarpa (“to address”)

rit (“a writ”) + -a → rita (“to write”)

rass (“an ass”) + -a → rassa (“to spank (on the ass)”)


-a

illur (“bad”) + -a → illa (“badly”)


síra

is-noun

síra m (genitive singular síra, nominative plural sírar)

síra (genitive singular)
sírar (nominative plural)
síra (indefinite nominative singular)
sírann (definite nominative singular)
sírar (indefinite nominative plural)
sírarnir (definite nominative plural)
síra (accusative indefinite singular)
sírann (accusative definite singular)
síra (accusative indefinite plural)
sírana (accusative definite plural)
síra (dative indefinite singular)
síranum (dative definite singular)
sírum (dative indefinite plural)
sírunum (dative definite plural)
síra (genitive indefinite singular)
sírans (definite genitive singular)
síra (genitive indefinite plural)
síranna (definite genitive plural)


mat

mat n (genitive singular mats, nominative plural möt)

mats (genitive singular)
möt (nominative plural)
mat (indefinite nominative singular)
matið (definite nominative singular)
möt (indefinite nominative plural)
mötin (definite nominative plural)
mat (accusative indefinite singular)
matið (accusative definite singular)
möt (accusative indefinite plural)
mötin (accusative definite plural)
mati (dative indefinite singular)
matinu (dative definite singular)
mötum (dative indefinite plural)
mötunum (dative definite plural)
mats (genitive indefinite singular)
matsins (definite genitive singular)
mata (genitive indefinite plural)
matanna (definite genitive plural)


mat

inflection of matur:
indefinite accusative singular

inflection of matur:
indefinite dative singular


saga

saga f (genitive singular sögu, nominative plural sögur)

sögu (genitive singular)
sögur (nominative plural)
saga (indefinite nominative singular)
sagan (definite nominative singular)
sögur (indefinite nominative plural)
sögurnar (definite nominative plural)
sögu (accusative indefinite singular)
söguna (accusative definite singular)
sögur (accusative indefinite plural)
sögurnar (accusative definite plural)
sögu (dative indefinite singular)
sögunni (dative definite singular)
sögum (dative indefinite plural)
sögunum (dative definite plural)
sögu (genitive indefinite singular)
sögunnar (definite genitive singular)
sagna (genitive indefinite plural)
sagnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ.
Cognate with Old English sagu (English saw); Old Frisian sege; Old High German saga (German Sage); Old Danish saghæ, Old Swedish sagha, Faroese søga, Nynorsk soge, Jutlandic save (“a narrative, a narration, a tale, a report”), Swedish saga. Perhaps related to Lithuanian pasaka.
Compare with segja (“to say, to tell”) and sögn (“a story”).

Segðu mér sögu.

Saga Japans er mjög áhugaverð.

The history of Japan is very interesting.