A

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


f

The eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


y

The twenty-eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


spring

first-person singular present indicative

inflection of springa:
second-person singular imperative


en

From Old Norse en. The comparative superior conjunction and the hesitational conjunction have developed separately into the same form. The comparative conjunction is -an in the old language; -þan on runestone probably is related to -then, while the other form (hesitational) has formed from the augmentive.

Nei, Elín? En gaman að sjá þig!


en

Ég drekk kaffi en ég drekk ekki te.

Ég ætla að fá brauð en ekki mjólk.

Ég er betri en bróðir minn.

Hún er skemmtilegri en ég.

than (with an adjective in the comparative)

Rannsókn embættis sérstaks saksóknara á meintum innherjasvikum Baldurs Guðlaugssonar stóð yfir í rúmlega ár, en FME kærði málið með bréfi til embættisins hinn 9. júlí á síðasta ári.

2019 April 25 (last accessed), “Baldur ákærður fyrir innherjasvik og brot í opinberu starfi”, in Vísir, archived from the original on 2016-09-19:

The investigation of the office of a certain prosecutor of Baldur Guðlaugsson's supposed insider trading lasted more than a year; FME filed the case with a letter to the office on July 9th of last year.

(formal written language) used to join closely linked sentences, similar to a semicolon in English

Sonur hans hét Jón, en dóttir hans Ása.

His son was named John and his daughter was named Ása.

Veðrið var ekki gott framan af: rigning á fjallinu, en þoka í byggð.

The weather was not good to begin with: rain in the mountains, and fog in the countryside.


te

tes (genitive singular)
te (indefinite nominative singular)
teið (definite nominative singular)
te (accusative indefinite singular)
teið (accusative definite singular)
tei (dative indefinite singular)
teinu (dative definite singular)
tes (genitive indefinite singular)
tesins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect).


o

The fifteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


i

The eleventh letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Japan

is-proper noun

Japan n (proper noun, genitive singular Japan or (rare) Japans)

Japan (genitive singular)
Japans (genitive rare singular)
Japan (indefinite nominative singular)
Japan (accusative indefinite singular)
Japan (dative indefinite singular)
Japan (genitive indefinite singular)
Japans (genitive indefinite rare singular)

Borrowed from Danish Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).

der

Ég fer til Japans.

Hvar er Japan staðsett á kortinu?

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


man

is-noun

man n (genitive singular mans, nominative plural mön)

mans (genitive singular)
mön (nominative plural)
man (indefinite nominative singular)
manið (definite nominative singular)
mön (indefinite nominative plural)
mönin (definite nominative plural)
man (accusative indefinite singular)
manið (accusative definite singular)
mön (accusative indefinite plural)
mönin (accusative definite plural)
mani (dative indefinite singular)
maninu (dative definite singular)
mönum (dative indefinite plural)
mönunum (dative definite plural)
mans (genitive indefinite singular)
mansins (definite genitive singular)
mana (genitive indefinite plural)
mananna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse man, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (with unstressed prefix *ga-).

(obsolete, uncountable, collective) slaves


man

man n (genitive singular mans, no plural)

mans (genitive singular)
man (indefinite nominative singular)
manið (definite nominative singular)
man (accusative indefinite singular)
manið (accusative definite singular)
mani (dative indefinite singular)
maninu (dative definite singular)
mans (genitive indefinite singular)
mansins (definite genitive singular)

From mana (“to dare [someone] [to do something]”).

the act of daring someone to do something; provocation, dare


man

Appears in Guðbrandur Þorláksson’s 1584 Bible translation. Borrowed from German Man (in Luther’s 1534 German Bible), from Hebrew מן (mān, “manna”).

Og Moſes ſegde til Aaron / Tak þier eina Føtu / og legg eirn Gomor fullan af Man þar i / og lꜳt þad vardueitaſt fyrer DROTTNI til ydar ep[t]erkomande Kynkuijſla

1584, “Exodus. Aunnur Bok Moſe”, in Guðbrandur Þorláksson, transl., Biblia, Þad Er Øll Heiloͤg Ritning vtloͤgd a Norrænu, Hólar: Jón Jónsson, chapter 16, verse 33, page 76:


man

Ég man ekki.

first-person singular present indicative of muna; I remember

Hann man hvað gerðist.

third-person singular present indicative of muna; he/she/it remembers


fart

fart f (genitive singular fartar, no plural)

fartar (genitive singular)
fart (indefinite nominative singular)
fartin (definite nominative singular)
fart (accusative indefinite singular)
fartina (accusative definite singular)
fart (dative indefinite singular)
fartinni (dative definite singular)
fartar (genitive indefinite singular)
fartarinnar (definite genitive singular)

Það er nú meiri fartin á þér, drengur!

My, you sure seem to be in a hurry, son!


port

port n (genitive singular ports, nominative plural port)

ports (genitive singular)
port (nominative plural)
port (indefinite nominative singular)
portið (definite nominative singular)
port (indefinite nominative plural)
portin (definite nominative plural)
port (accusative indefinite singular)
portið (accusative definite singular)
port (accusative indefinite plural)
portin (accusative definite plural)
porti (dative indefinite singular)
portinu (dative definite singular)
portum (dative indefinite plural)
portunum (dative definite plural)
ports (genitive indefinite singular)
portsins (definite genitive singular)
porta (genitive indefinite plural)
portanna (definite genitive plural)


hund

indefinite accusative singular of hundur


bank

bank n (genitive singular banks, no plural)

banks (genitive singular)
bank (indefinite nominative singular)
bankið (definite nominative singular)
bank (accusative indefinite singular)
bankið (accusative definite singular)
banki (dative indefinite singular)
bankinu (dative definite singular)
banks (genitive indefinite singular)
banksins (definite genitive singular)

Deverbal from banka (“to knock, to beat”).


last

is-noun

last n (genitive singular lasts, no plural)

lasts (genitive singular)
last (indefinite nominative singular)
lastið (definite nominative singular)
last (accusative indefinite singular)
lastið (accusative definite singular)
lasti (dative indefinite singular)
lastinu (dative definite singular)
lasts (genitive indefinite singular)
lastsins (definite genitive singular)

See löstur (“fault, vice, reprehensible action”).


um

Inherited from Old Norse um, inherited from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”).

inh+

Það er um að gera að sofa vel.

The important thing to do is to sleep well.

Hvað er um að vera?

Eins og um var talað.


um

ganga um gólf

to walk up and down the floor, to pace the floor

hver um sig

each one of them, each in turn, each one on his/her own

um morguninn

in the morning, in the course of the morning

Um hvað ertu að tala?

Spurning um líf og dauða.

Áin rennur um dalinn.

Að fara út um gluggann.

Vestur um haf.

Við förum um alla sveitina.

Hann var breiður um herðar.

Hún hafði klút um hálsinn.

Hvenær gerðist þetta? - Þetta gerðist um sumarið.

When did this happen? - It happened during the summer.

Ég fór um nóttina.

Pokinn er um fjögur kíló.


Andorra

is-proper noun

Andorra n (proper noun, genitive singular Andorra)

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

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


gas

is-noun

gas n (genitive singular gass, nominative plural gös)

gass (genitive singular)
gös (nominative plural)
gas (indefinite nominative singular)
gasið (definite nominative singular)
gös (indefinite nominative plural)
gösin (definite nominative plural)
gas (accusative indefinite singular)
gasið (accusative definite singular)
gös (accusative indefinite plural)
gösin (accusative definite plural)
gasi (dative indefinite singular)
gasinu (dative definite singular)
gösum (dative indefinite plural)
gösunum (dative definite plural)
gass (genitive indefinite singular)
gassins (definite genitive singular)
gasa (genitive indefinite plural)
gasanna (definite genitive plural)


gas

gas n (genitive singular gass, no plural)

gass (genitive singular)
gas (indefinite nominative singular)
gasið (definite nominative singular)
gas (accusative indefinite singular)
gasið (accusative definite singular)
gasi (dative indefinite singular)
gasinu (dative definite singular)
gass (genitive indefinite singular)
gassins (definite genitive singular)


mars

mars m (genitive singular mars, no plural)

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

Borrowed from Latin mārtiī, genitive singular of mārtius (“relating to Mars”), from Mārs (“Mars, Roman god of war and agriculture”).


mars

mars m (genitive singular mars, nominative plural marsar)

mars (genitive singular)
marsar (nominative plural)
mars (indefinite nominative singular)
marsinn (definite nominative singular)
marsar (indefinite nominative plural)
marsarnir (definite nominative plural)
mars (accusative indefinite singular)
marsinn (accusative definite singular)
marsa (accusative indefinite plural)
marsana (accusative definite plural)
mars (dative indefinite singular)
marsinum (dative definite singular)
mörsum (dative indefinite plural)
mörsunum (dative definite plural)
mars (genitive indefinite singular)
marsins (definite genitive singular)
marsa (genitive indefinite plural)
marsanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish march (“march”), from French marche (“walk, march”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *markōną.

march (musical piece such as is played while marching)


Nepal

is-proper noun

Nepal n (proper noun, genitive singular Nepal or Nepals)

Nepal (genitive singular)
Nepals (genitive singular)
Nepal (indefinite nominative singular)
Nepal (accusative indefinite singular)
Nepal (dative indefinite singular)
Nepal (genitive indefinite singular)
Nepals (genitive indefinite singular)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


storm

indefinite accusative singular of stormur


radar

is-noun

radar m (genitive singular radars, nominative plural radarar)

radars (genitive singular)
radarar (nominative plural)
radar (indefinite nominative singular)
radarinn (definite nominative singular)
radarar (indefinite nominative plural)
radararnir (definite nominative plural)
radar (accusative indefinite singular)
radarinn (accusative definite singular)
radara (accusative indefinite plural)
radarana (accusative definite plural)
radar (dative indefinite singular)
radarnum (dative definite singular)
radörum (dative indefinite plural)
radörunum (dative definite plural)
radars (genitive indefinite singular)
radarsins (definite genitive singular)
radara (genitive indefinite plural)
radaranna (definite genitive plural)


banana

inflection of banani:
indefinite accusative

inflection of banani:
indefinite dative singular

inflection of banani:
indefinite genitive


England

is-proper noun

England n (proper noun, genitive singular Englands)

Englands (genitive singular)
England (indefinite nominative singular)
England (accusative indefinite singular)
Englandi (dative indefinite singular)
Englands (genitive indefinite singular)

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


small

first-person singular past indicative of smella

third-person singular past indicative of smella


grey

is-noun

grey n (genitive singular greys, nominative plural grey)

greys (genitive singular)
grey (nominative plural)
grey (indefinite nominative singular)
greyið (definite nominative singular)
grey (indefinite nominative plural)
greyin (definite nominative plural)
grey (accusative indefinite singular)
greyið (accusative definite singular)
grey (accusative indefinite plural)
greyin (accusative definite plural)
greyi (dative indefinite singular)
greyinu (dative definite singular)
greyjum (dative indefinite plural)
greyjunum (dative definite plural)
greys (genitive indefinite singular)
greysins (definite genitive singular)
greyja (genitive indefinite plural)
greyjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse grey, from Proto-Germanic *grawją, cognate with Faroese groyggj.

Greyið mitt!

Greyið Jón


of

From Old Norse of-, from Proto-Germanic *uber. The original full form is seen in the prefixed form ofur- (“overly, super, very”). Related to yfir (“above”) and ofan (“from above”).

Ég er of falleg.

I am too beautiful. (referring to a woman)

Ég er of fallegur.

I am too beautiful. (referring to a man)


X

The twenty-seventh letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


tennis

tennis m (genitive singular tennis or tenniss, no plural)

tennis (genitive singular)
tenniss (genitive singular)
tennis (indefinite nominative singular)
tennisinn (definite nominative singular)
tennis (accusative indefinite singular)
tennisinn (accusative definite singular)
tennis (dative indefinite singular)
tennisi (dative indefinite singular)
tennisnum (dative definite singular)
tennisinum (dative definite singular)
tennis (genitive indefinite singular)
tenniss (genitive indefinite singular)
tennisins (definite genitive singular)
tennissins (definite genitive singular)


at

at n (genitive singular ats, nominative plural öt)

ats (genitive singular)
öt (nominative plural)
at (indefinite nominative singular)
atið (definite nominative singular)
öt (indefinite nominative plural)
ötin (definite nominative plural)
at (accusative indefinite singular)
atið (accusative definite singular)
öt (accusative indefinite plural)
ötin (accusative definite plural)
ati (dative indefinite singular)
atinu (dative definite singular)
ötum (dative indefinite plural)
ötunum (dative definite plural)
ats (genitive indefinite singular)
atsins (definite genitive singular)
ata (genitive indefinite plural)
atanna (definite genitive plural)


el

first-person singular present indicative of ala


for

for f (genitive singular forar, nominative plural forir)

forar (genitive singular)
forir (nominative plural)
for (indefinite nominative singular)
forin (definite nominative singular)
forir (indefinite nominative plural)
forirnar (definite nominative plural)
for (accusative indefinite singular)
forina (accusative definite singular)
forir (accusative indefinite plural)
forirnar (accusative definite plural)
for (dative indefinite singular)
forinni (dative definite singular)
forum (dative indefinite plural)
forunum (dative definite plural)
forar (genitive indefinite singular)
forarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fora (genitive indefinite plural)
foranna (definite genitive plural)


fall

fall n (genitive singular falls, nominative plural föll)

falls (genitive singular)
föll (nominative plural)
fall (indefinite nominative singular)
fallið (definite nominative singular)
föll (indefinite nominative plural)
föllin (definite nominative plural)
fall (accusative indefinite singular)
fallið (accusative definite singular)
föll (accusative indefinite plural)
föllin (accusative definite plural)
falli (dative indefinite singular)
fallinu (dative definite singular)
föllum (dative indefinite plural)
föllunum (dative definite plural)
falls (genitive indefinite singular)
fallsins (definite genitive singular)
falla (genitive indefinite plural)
fallanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fall, from falla (“to fall”). The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin casus.

(computing, programming) function; (subprogram, usually with formal parameters, returning a data value when called)


lama

head

lama (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lamaði, supine lamað)

lamaði (indicative past singular third-person)
lamað (supine)
lamaður (masculine nominative singular)
lömuð (feminine nominative singular)
lamað (neuter nominative singular)
lamaðir (masculine nominative plural)
lamaðar (feminine nominative plural)
lömuð (neuter nominative plural)
lamaðan (accusative masculine singular)
lamaða (accusative feminine singular)
lamað (accusative neuter singular)
lamaða (accusative masculine plural)
lamaðar (accusative feminine plural)
lömuð (accusative neuter plural)
lömuðum (dative masculine singular)
lamaðri (dative feminine singular)
lömuðu (dative neuter singular)
lömuðum (dative masculine plural)
lömuðum (dative feminine plural)
lömuðum (dative neuter plural)
lamaðs (genitive masculine singular)
lamaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
lamaðs (genitive neuter singular)
lamaðra (genitive masculine plural)
lamaðra (feminine genitive plural)
lamaðra (genitive neuter plural)
lamaði (masculine nominative singular)
lamaða (feminine nominative singular)
lamaða (neuter nominative singular)
lömuðu (masculine nominative plural)
lömuðu (feminine nominative plural)
lömuðu (neuter nominative plural)
lamaða (accusative masculine singular)
lömuðu (accusative feminine singular)
lamaða (accusative neuter singular)
lömuðu (accusative masculine plural)
lömuðu (accusative feminine plural)
lömuðu (accusative neuter plural)
lamaða (dative masculine singular)
lömuðu (dative feminine singular)
lamaða (dative neuter singular)
lömuðu (dative masculine plural)
lömuðu (dative feminine plural)
lömuðu (dative neuter plural)
lamaða (genitive masculine singular)
lömuðu (feminine genitive singular)
lamaða (genitive neuter singular)
lömuðu (genitive masculine plural)
lömuðu (feminine genitive plural)
lömuðu (genitive neuter plural)


her

is-noun

her m (genitive singular hers, nominative plural herir or (archaic/obsolete) herjar)

hers (genitive singular)
herir (nominative plural)
herjar (nominative plural)
her (indefinite nominative singular)
herinn (definite nominative singular)
herir (indefinite nominative plural)
herjar (indefinite nominative plural)
herirnir (definite nominative plural)
herjarnir (definite nominative plural)
her (accusative indefinite singular)
herinn (accusative definite singular)
heri (accusative indefinite plural)
herja (accusative indefinite plural)
herina (accusative definite plural)
herjana (accusative definite plural)
her (dative indefinite singular)
hernum (dative definite singular)
herjum (dative indefinite plural)
herjunum (dative definite plural)
hers (genitive indefinite singular)
hersins (definite genitive singular)
herja (genitive indefinite plural)
herjanna (definite genitive plural)


ending

ending f (genitive singular endingar, nominative plural endingar)

endingar (genitive singular)
endingar (nominative plural)
ending (indefinite nominative singular)
endingin (definite nominative singular)
endingar (indefinite nominative plural)
endingarnar (definite nominative plural)
endingu (accusative indefinite singular)
endinguna (accusative definite singular)
endingar (accusative indefinite plural)
endingarnar (accusative definite plural)
endingu (dative indefinite singular)
endingunni (dative definite singular)
endingum (dative indefinite plural)
endingunum (dative definite plural)
endingar (genitive indefinite singular)
endingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
endinga (genitive indefinite plural)
endinganna (definite genitive plural)


art

art f (genitive singular artar, nominative plural artir)

artar (genitive singular)
artir (nominative plural)
art (indefinite nominative singular)
artin (definite nominative singular)
artir (indefinite nominative plural)
artirnar (definite nominative plural)
art (accusative indefinite singular)
artina (accusative definite singular)
artir (accusative indefinite plural)
artirnar (accusative definite plural)
art (dative indefinite singular)
artinni (dative definite singular)
örtum (dative indefinite plural)
örtunum (dative definite plural)
artar (genitive indefinite singular)
artarinnar (definite genitive singular)
arta (genitive indefinite plural)
artanna (definite genitive plural)

First attested in the 1600s. Borrowed from Danish or Middle High German art, both from Middle Low German ārt, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz (“nature, quality, characteristic”). The sense "art" is a borrowing from French art, which is a distant cognate.
Compare Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish art. Doublet of arður.

cog

það var svo góð art í honum að hann talaði aldrei nema vel um fólk á bak

He had such a good nature that he never spoke unkindly about people behind their backs.

[First attested in the 1500s]

það er engin art í grasinu


as

is-noun

as n (genitive singular as-s or ass, no plural)

as-s (genitive singular)
ass (genitive singular)
as (indefinite nominative singular)
asið (definite nominative singular)
as (accusative indefinite singular)
asið (accusative definite singular)
asi (dative indefinite singular)
asinu (dative definite singular)
as-s (genitive indefinite singular)
ass (genitive indefinite singular)
as-sins (definite genitive singular)
assins (definite genitive singular)


as

ass (genitive singular)
as (indefinite nominative singular)
asið (definite nominative singular)
as (accusative indefinite singular)
asið (accusative definite singular)
asi (dative indefinite singular)
asinu (dative definite singular)
ass (genitive indefinite singular)
assins (definite genitive singular)

From asa (“to rush, hurry”). Doublet of asi.


not

not n pl (plural only, genitive plural nota)

nota (genitive plural)
not (indefinite nominative plural)
notin (definite nominative plural)
not (accusative indefinite plural)
notin (accusative definite plural)
notum (dative indefinite plural)
notunum (dative definite plural)
nota (genitive indefinite plural)
notanna (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *nutą (“use, profit”).


men

men n (genitive singular mens, nominative plural men)

mens (genitive singular)
men (nominative plural)
men (indefinite nominative singular)
menið (definite nominative singular)
men (indefinite nominative plural)
menin (definite nominative plural)
men (accusative indefinite singular)
menið (accusative definite singular)
men (accusative indefinite plural)
menin (accusative definite plural)
meni (dative indefinite singular)
meninu (dative definite singular)
menum (dative indefinite plural)
menunum (dative definite plural)
mens (genitive indefinite singular)
mensins (definite genitive singular)
mena (genitive indefinite plural)
menanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse men, from Proto-Germanic *manją. Compare Old English mene.


tin

tin n (genitive singular tins, no plural)

tins (genitive singular)
tin (indefinite nominative singular)
tinið (definite nominative singular)
tin (accusative indefinite singular)
tinið (accusative definite singular)
tini (dative indefinite singular)
tininu (dative definite singular)
tins (genitive indefinite singular)
tinsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.


egg

egg n (genitive singular eggs, nominative plural egg)

eggs (genitive singular)
egg (nominative plural)
egg (indefinite nominative singular)
eggið (definite nominative singular)
egg (indefinite nominative plural)
eggin (definite nominative plural)
egg (accusative indefinite singular)
eggið (accusative definite singular)
egg (accusative indefinite plural)
eggin (accusative definite plural)
eggi (dative indefinite singular)
egginu (dative definite singular)
eggjum (dative indefinite plural)
eggjunum (dative definite plural)
eggs (genitive indefinite singular)
eggsins (definite genitive singular)
eggja (genitive indefinite plural)
eggjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Old English ǣġ (obsolete English ey); Swedish ägg; Old High German ei (German Ei).


egg

egg f (genitive singular eggjar, nominative plural eggjar)

eggjar (genitive singular)
eggjar (nominative plural)
egg (indefinite nominative singular)
eggin (definite nominative singular)
eggjar (indefinite nominative plural)
eggjarnar (definite nominative plural)
egg (accusative indefinite singular)
eggina (accusative definite singular)
eggjar (accusative indefinite plural)
eggjarnar (accusative definite plural)
egg (dative indefinite singular)
eggju (dative indefinite singular)
egginni (dative definite singular)
eggjum (dative indefinite plural)
eggjunum (dative definite plural)
eggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
eggjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
eggja (genitive indefinite plural)
eggjanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Cognates include Old Frisian egg, Old Saxon eggia, Dutch egge; Old English ecg (English edge); Old High German egga (German Ecke); Swedish egg.
The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “point”).

der

með oddi og eggju

(weaponry) the sharp edge of a knife, sword, or similar

(geography) ridge (a sharp edge on a mountain)


buff

is-noun

buff n (genitive singular buffs, nominative plural buff)

buffs (genitive singular)
buff (nominative plural)
buff (indefinite nominative singular)
buffið (definite nominative singular)
buff (indefinite nominative plural)
buffin (definite nominative plural)
buff (accusative indefinite singular)
buffið (accusative definite singular)
buff (accusative indefinite plural)
buffin (accusative definite plural)
buffi (dative indefinite singular)
buffinu (dative definite singular)
buffum (dative indefinite plural)
buffunum (dative definite plural)
buffs (genitive indefinite singular)
buffsins (definite genitive singular)
buffa (genitive indefinite plural)
buffanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish bøf, a short form of Danish bøfsteg, from English beefsteak.
The confectionary meaning also exists in Danish.

a chocolate-covered, marshmallow-creme-filled confectionary


buff

A generic trademark from the brand name Buff, whose bandanas were popularized by the Survivor TV series.

a multifunctional neck gaiter; a tubular bandana (used to keep one's head or neck warm during outdoor activities)


al

indefinite accusative/dative singular of alur


ans

ans n (genitive singular ans, nominative plural öns)

ans (genitive singular)
öns (nominative plural)
ans (indefinite nominative singular)
ansið (definite nominative singular)
öns (indefinite nominative plural)
önsin (definite nominative plural)
ans (accusative indefinite singular)
ansið (accusative definite singular)
öns (accusative indefinite plural)
önsin (accusative definite plural)
ansi (dative indefinite singular)
ansinu (dative definite singular)
önsum (dative indefinite plural)
önsunum (dative definite plural)
ans (genitive indefinite singular)
ansins (definite genitive singular)
ansa (genitive indefinite plural)
ansanna (definite genitive plural)
anz (alternative obsolete)


kind

kind f (genitive singular kindar, nominative plural kindur or (in the meaning "race, kind, kin") kindir)

kindar (genitive singular)
kindur (nominative plural)
kindir (nominative plural)
kind (indefinite nominative singular)
kindin (definite nominative singular)
kindur (indefinite nominative plural)
kindir (indefinite nominative plural)
kindurnar (definite nominative plural)
kindirnar (definite nominative plural)
kind (accusative indefinite singular)
kindina (accusative definite singular)
kindur (accusative indefinite plural)
kindir (accusative indefinite plural)
kindurnar (accusative definite plural)
kindirnar (accusative definite plural)
kind (dative indefinite singular)
kindinni (dative definite singular)
kindum (dative indefinite plural)
kindunum (dative definite plural)
kindar (genitive indefinite singular)
kindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kinda (genitive indefinite plural)
kindanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

f,,ur:ir􂀿in the meaning "race, kind, kin"􂁀

From Old Norse kind, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, cognate with Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”). The sense of “sheep” is derived from the compound sauðkind, literally “sheep-kind”.

(dated) used as a term of disparagement for a girl (or woman)


beit

first/third-person singular past indicative of bíta


bel

is-noun

bel n (genitive singular bels, nominative plural bel)

bels (genitive singular)
bel (nominative plural)
bel (indefinite nominative singular)
belið (definite nominative singular)
bel (indefinite nominative plural)
belin (definite nominative plural)
bel (accusative indefinite singular)
belið (accusative definite singular)
bel (accusative indefinite plural)
belin (accusative definite plural)
beli (dative indefinite singular)
belinu (dative definite singular)
belum (dative indefinite plural)
belunum (dative definite plural)
bels (genitive indefinite singular)
belsins (definite genitive singular)
bela (genitive indefinite plural)
belanna (definite genitive plural)


ver

ver m (genitive singular vers, nominative plural verar)

vers (genitive singular)
verar (nominative plural)
ver (indefinite nominative singular)
verinn (definite nominative singular)
verar (indefinite nominative plural)
verarnir (definite nominative plural)
ver (accusative indefinite singular)
verinn (accusative definite singular)
vera (accusative indefinite plural)
verana (accusative definite plural)
ver (dative indefinite singular)
veri (dative indefinite singular)
vernum (dative definite singular)
verum (dative indefinite plural)
verunum (dative definite plural)
vers (genitive indefinite singular)
versins (definite genitive singular)
vera (genitive indefinite plural)
veranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse verr, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with English were-.


ver

ver m (genitive singular vers, nominative plural verir) or (regionally)
ver n (genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

ver (canonical masculine)
ver (canonical neuter)
vers (genitive singular)
verir (nominative plural)
ver (nominative plural)
ver (indefinite nominative singular)
verinn (definite nominative singular)
verir (indefinite nominative plural)
verirnir (definite nominative plural)
ver (accusative indefinite singular)
verinn (accusative definite singular)
veri (accusative indefinite plural)
verina (accusative definite plural)
ver (dative indefinite singular)
vernum (dative definite singular)
verum (dative indefinite plural)
verunum (dative definite plural)
vers (genitive indefinite singular)
versins (definite genitive singular)
vera (genitive indefinite plural)
veranna (definite genitive plural)
ver (indefinite nominative singular)
verið (definite nominative singular)
ver (indefinite nominative plural)
verin (definite nominative plural)
ver (accusative indefinite singular)
verið (accusative definite singular)
ver (accusative indefinite plural)
verin (accusative definite plural)
veri (dative indefinite singular)
verinu (dative definite singular)
verum (dative indefinite plural)
verunum (dative definite plural)
vers (genitive indefinite singular)
versins (definite genitive singular)
vera (genitive indefinite plural)
veranna (definite genitive plural)
var (alternative)
vör (alternative)

A 19th century alteration of earlier vör, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *warzuz.

a line in the water made by the movement of an oar or a boat


ver

ver n (genitive singular vers, no plural)

vers (genitive singular)
ver (indefinite nominative singular)
verið (definite nominative singular)
ver (accusative indefinite singular)
verið (accusative definite singular)
veri (dative indefinite singular)
verinu (dative definite singular)
vers (genitive indefinite singular)
versins (definite genitive singular)

Inherited from Old Norse ver, of the same meaning. Origin uncertain, but probably related to vari (“liquid”) and to Old English wær (“sea”).


ver

ver n (genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

vers (genitive singular)
ver (nominative plural)
ver (indefinite nominative singular)
verið (definite nominative singular)
ver (indefinite nominative plural)
verin (definite nominative plural)
ver (accusative indefinite singular)
verið (accusative definite singular)
ver (accusative indefinite plural)
verin (accusative definite plural)
veri (dative indefinite singular)
verinu (dative definite singular)
verum (dative indefinite plural)
verunum (dative definite plural)
vers (genitive indefinite singular)
versins (definite genitive singular)
vera (genitive indefinite plural)
veranna (definite genitive plural)

The same as Norwegian vær (“fishing harbor, fishing village”), other cognates including Old English wer (whence modern English weir), Old Saxon werr, Middle Low German were/wer, Middle High German wer (whence German Wehr). Probably from Proto-Germanic *warjaz, *warją (“dam, weir”), related to vör f (“landing space for a boat”) and to verja (“protect”). The root meaning would then be a guarded or fenced off place.

cog

a place where a flock of birds makes its nests (and eggs may be gathered or birds caught)

(in this sense common as a suffix in place names:) Eyvindarver, Þjórsárver

a wet grassy spot in an otherwise inhospitable area; oasis

kvikmynd (“movie”) + ver → kvikmyndaver (“movie studio, movie production facility”)

ál (“aluminum”) + ver → álver (“aluminum production facility”)

a generic suffix for proper names of community centers, shopping centers, or names of businesses


ver

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wazą. Related to Faroese ver, Danish vår, Swedish var, all meaning the same, and Norwegian ver, vær, meaning the same, but also “bag, jar, place to store things”. Compare vasi (“pocket”).

a cover made of cloth (e.g. a pillow case or duvet cover)


ver

(nonstandard) comparative degree of illa


ver

Ég ver hann.

first-person singular indicative of verja

Hann ver mig.

third-person singular indicative of verja


plata

is-noun

plata f (genitive singular plötu, nominative plural plötur)

plötu (genitive singular)
plötur (nominative plural)
plata (indefinite nominative singular)
platan (definite nominative singular)
plötur (indefinite nominative plural)
plöturnar (definite nominative plural)
plötu (accusative indefinite singular)
plötuna (accusative definite singular)
plötur (accusative indefinite plural)
plöturnar (accusative definite plural)
plötu (dative indefinite singular)
plötunni (dative definite singular)
plötum (dative indefinite plural)
plötunum (dative definite plural)
plötu (genitive indefinite singular)
plötunnar (definite genitive singular)
platna (genitive indefinite plural)
platnanna (definite genitive plural)


plata

plötu (genitive singular)
plötur (nominative plural)
plata (indefinite nominative singular)
platan (definite nominative singular)
plötur (indefinite nominative plural)
plöturnar (definite nominative plural)
plötu (accusative indefinite singular)
plötuna (accusative definite singular)
plötur (accusative indefinite plural)
plöturnar (accusative definite plural)
plötu (dative indefinite singular)
plötunni (dative definite singular)
plötum (dative indefinite plural)
plötunum (dative definite plural)
plötu (genitive indefinite singular)
plötunnar (definite genitive singular)
plata (genitive indefinite plural)
platanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish plade (“fraud; betrayal”). Compare German Plattenschlager (“trickster”), Old Norse plattoslagari, Old Danish pladeslager, also Swedish plåt (“currency”), Danish platte (“coin; counterfeiter”), platte and plade (“to counterfeit”).

bor+

slá e-m plötu


plata

head

plata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative plataði, supine platað)

plataði (indicative past singular third-person)
platað (supine)
plataður (masculine nominative singular)
plötuð (feminine nominative singular)
platað (neuter nominative singular)
plataðir (masculine nominative plural)
plataðar (feminine nominative plural)
plötuð (neuter nominative plural)
plataðan (accusative masculine singular)
plataða (accusative feminine singular)
platað (accusative neuter singular)
plataða (accusative masculine plural)
plataðar (accusative feminine plural)
plötuð (accusative neuter plural)
plötuðum (dative masculine singular)
plataðri (dative feminine singular)
plötuðu (dative neuter singular)
plötuðum (dative masculine plural)
plötuðum (dative feminine plural)
plötuðum (dative neuter plural)
plataðs (genitive masculine singular)
plataðrar (feminine genitive singular)
plataðs (genitive neuter singular)
plataðra (genitive masculine plural)
plataðra (feminine genitive plural)
plataðra (genitive neuter plural)
plataði (masculine nominative singular)
plataða (feminine nominative singular)
plataða (neuter nominative singular)
plötuðu (masculine nominative plural)
plötuðu (feminine nominative plural)
plötuðu (neuter nominative plural)
plataða (accusative masculine singular)
plötuðu (accusative feminine singular)
plataða (accusative neuter singular)
plötuðu (accusative masculine plural)
plötuðu (accusative feminine plural)
plötuðu (accusative neuter plural)
plataða (dative masculine singular)
plötuðu (dative feminine singular)
plataða (dative neuter singular)
plötuðu (dative masculine plural)
plötuðu (dative feminine plural)
plötuðu (dative neuter plural)
plataða (genitive masculine singular)
plötuðu (feminine genitive singular)
plataða (genitive neuter singular)
plötuðu (genitive masculine plural)
plötuðu (feminine genitive plural)
plötuðu (genitive neuter plural)

(colloquial) to trick, deceive, play a trick


me

baa (representing the bleating sound sheep make)


leg

is-noun

leg n (genitive singular legs, nominative plural leg)

legs (genitive singular)
leg (nominative plural)
leg (indefinite nominative singular)
legið (definite nominative singular)
leg (indefinite nominative plural)
legin (definite nominative plural)
leg (accusative indefinite singular)
legið (accusative definite singular)
leg (accusative indefinite plural)
legin (accusative definite plural)
legi (dative indefinite singular)
leginu (dative definite singular)
legum (dative indefinite plural)
legunum (dative definite plural)
legs (genitive indefinite singular)
legsins (definite genitive singular)
lega (genitive indefinite plural)
leganna (definite genitive plural)


pizza

pizza f (genitive singular pizzu, nominative plural pizzur)

pizzu (genitive singular)
pizzur (nominative plural)
pizza (indefinite nominative singular)
pizzan (definite nominative singular)
pizzur (indefinite nominative plural)
pizzurnar (definite nominative plural)
pizzu (accusative indefinite singular)
pizzuna (accusative definite singular)
pizzur (accusative indefinite plural)
pizzurnar (accusative definite plural)
pizzu (dative indefinite singular)
pizzunni (dative definite singular)
pizzum (dative indefinite plural)
pizzunum (dative definite plural)
pizzu (genitive indefinite singular)
pizzunnar (definite genitive singular)
pizza (genitive indefinite plural)
pizzanna (definite genitive plural)
pítsa (alternative proscribed)

(proscribed) Alternative form of pitsa (“pizza”)


smell

first-person singular present indicative of smella

second-person singular imperative of smella


fella

head

fella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative felldi, supine fellt)

felldi (indicative past singular third-person)
fellt (supine)
felldur (masculine nominative singular)
felld (feminine nominative singular)
fellt (neuter nominative singular)
felldir (masculine nominative plural)
felldar (feminine nominative plural)
felld (neuter nominative plural)
felldan (accusative masculine singular)
fellda (accusative feminine singular)
fellt (accusative neuter singular)
fellda (accusative masculine plural)
felldar (accusative feminine plural)
felld (accusative neuter plural)
felldum (dative masculine singular)
felldri (dative feminine singular)
felldu (dative neuter singular)
felldum (dative masculine plural)
felldum (dative feminine plural)
felldum (dative neuter plural)
fellds (genitive masculine singular)
felldrar (feminine genitive singular)
fellds (genitive neuter singular)
felldra (genitive masculine plural)
felldra (feminine genitive plural)
felldra (genitive neuter plural)
felldi (masculine nominative singular)
fellda (feminine nominative singular)
fellda (neuter nominative singular)
felldu (masculine nominative plural)
felldu (feminine nominative plural)
felldu (neuter nominative plural)
fellda (accusative masculine singular)
felldu (accusative feminine singular)
fellda (accusative neuter singular)
felldu (accusative masculine plural)
felldu (accusative feminine plural)
felldu (accusative neuter plural)
fellda (dative masculine singular)
felldu (dative feminine singular)
fellda (dative neuter singular)
felldu (dative masculine plural)
felldu (dative feminine plural)
felldu (dative neuter plural)
fellda (genitive masculine singular)
felldu (feminine genitive singular)
fellda (genitive neuter singular)
felldu (genitive masculine plural)
felldu (feminine genitive plural)
felldu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).


lampa

inflection of lampi:
indefinite accusative

inflection of lampi:
indefinite dative singular

inflection of lampi:
indefinite genitive


pata

pata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative pataði, supine patað)

pataði (indicative past singular third-person)
patað (supine)


tak

is-noun

tak n (genitive singular taks, nominative plural tök)

taks (genitive singular)
tök (nominative plural)
tak (indefinite nominative singular)
takið (definite nominative singular)
tök (indefinite nominative plural)
tökin (definite nominative plural)
tak (accusative indefinite singular)
takið (accusative definite singular)
tök (accusative indefinite plural)
tökin (accusative definite plural)
taki (dative indefinite singular)
takinu (dative definite singular)
tökum (dative indefinite plural)
tökunum (dative definite plural)
taks (genitive indefinite singular)
taksins (definite genitive singular)
taka (genitive indefinite plural)
takanna (definite genitive plural)


rata

head

rata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rataði, supine ratað)

rataði (indicative past singular third-person)
ratað (supine)

From Old Norse rata, from Proto-Germanic *wratōną. The word is absent in the related modern languages, but cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌽 (wratōn, “to travel, to journey”).

cog

Vits er þörf
þeim er víða ratar.
Dælt er heima hvað.
Að augabragði verður
sá er ekki kann
og með snotrum situr.
Wits must he have
who wanders wide,
But all is easy at home;

a. 13th century, Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)

the wise shall wink
When among such men he sits.


sama

Mér er sama.


sama

inflection of sami (“the same”):
nominative feminine singular

inflection of sami (“the same”):
all-case neuter singular


sama

samur

inflection of samur (“the same (usually in negative expressions)”):


ber

is-adj

ber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)

berari (comparative)
berastur (superlative)
ber (masculine nominative strong)
ber (feminine nominative strong)
bert (neuter nominative strong)
beran (accusative masculine strong)
bera (accusative feminine strong)
bert (accusative neuter strong)
berum (dative masculine strong)
berri (dative feminine strong)
beru (dative neuter strong)
bers (genitive masculine strong)
berrar (feminine genitive strong)
bers (genitive neuter strong)
berir (masculine nominative strong)
berar (feminine nominative strong)
ber (neuter nominative strong)
bera (accusative masculine strong)
berar (accusative feminine strong)
ber (accusative neuter strong)
berum (dative strong)
berra (genitive strong)
beri (masculine nominative weak)
bera (feminine nominative weak)
bera (neuter nominative weak)
bera (masculine weak)
beru (feminine weak)
bera (neuter weak)
beru (plural weak)
berari (masculine singular weak)
berari (feminine singular weak)
berara (neuter singular weak)
berari (plural weak)
berastur (masculine nominative strong)
berust (feminine nominative strong)
berast (neuter nominative strong)
berastan (accusative masculine strong)
berasta (accusative feminine strong)
berast (accusative neuter strong)
berustum (dative masculine strong)
berastri (dative feminine strong)
berustu (dative neuter strong)
berasts (genitive masculine strong)
berastrar (feminine genitive strong)
berasts (genitive neuter strong)
berastir (masculine nominative strong)
berastar (feminine nominative strong)
berust (neuter nominative strong)
berasta (accusative masculine strong)
berastar (accusative feminine strong)
berust (accusative neuter strong)
berustum (dative strong)
berastra (genitive strong)
berasti (masculine nominative weak)
berasta (feminine nominative weak)
berasta (neuter nominative weak)
berasta (masculine weak)
berustu (feminine weak)
berasta (neuter weak)
berustu (plural weak)

From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.

ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi

Hann varð ber að lygi.


ber

is-noun

ber n (genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)

bers (genitive singular)
ber (nominative plural)
ber (indefinite nominative singular)
berið (definite nominative singular)
ber (indefinite nominative plural)
berin (definite nominative plural)
ber (accusative indefinite singular)
berið (accusative definite singular)
ber (accusative indefinite plural)
berin (accusative definite plural)
beri (dative indefinite singular)
berinu (dative definite singular)
berjum (dative indefinite plural)
berjunum (dative definite plural)
bers (genitive indefinite singular)
bersins (definite genitive singular)
berja (genitive indefinite plural)
berjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.


er

From Old Norse er (“is”, 3rd person singular), analogical leveling of earlier es, from Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
Use with the 1st person singular is also by analogy with other forms in er-; the Old Norse 1st person singular form was em.

inh

Ég er skemmtilegur.

Hver er ég?

first-person singular indicative present of vera

Veit einhver hvar pabbi minn er?

Hver er hann?

third-person singular indicative present of vera


er

From Old Norse er, from Proto-Germanic *iz (“he”), from Proto-Indo-European *ís (“he, that”).

Maður er sá, er Jón heitir.

Konan, er hann var að tala við.

Þetta er borgin, er hann kom frá.

This is the city from which he originated.

Bærinn, er hún ætlar til.

Það er sú bók, er menn þekkja eigi höfund hennar.

There is a book whose author people don't know.

demonstrative pronoun
demonstrative pronoun

(archaic) in relations with a demonstrative pronoun (this, that, these) or personal pronoun (I, we, they), which represents the genitive of a relative pronoun


er

Judges 2:19

But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

En er dómarinn andaðist, breyttu þeir að nýju verr en feður þeirra, með því að elta aðra guði til þess að þjóna þeim og falla fram fyrir þeim. Þeir létu eigi af gjörðum sínum né þrjóskubreytni sinni.

Þar er ég kom.

Þá er myndin var búin.

(with an "indexical"; ábendingarorð) of a place, of a time


burst

is-noun

burst f (genitive singular burstar, nominative plural burstir)

burstar (genitive singular)
burstir (nominative plural)
burst (indefinite nominative singular)
burstin (definite nominative singular)
burstir (indefinite nominative plural)
burstirnar (definite nominative plural)
burst (accusative indefinite singular)
burstina (accusative definite singular)
burstir (accusative indefinite plural)
burstirnar (accusative definite plural)
burst (dative indefinite singular)
burstinni (dative definite singular)
burstum (dative indefinite plural)
burstunum (dative definite plural)
burstar (genitive indefinite singular)
burstarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bursta (genitive indefinite plural)
burstanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse burst, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz.


fell

fell n (genitive singular fells, nominative plural fell)

fells (genitive singular)
fell (nominative plural)
fell (indefinite nominative singular)
fellið (definite nominative singular)
fell (indefinite nominative plural)
fellin (definite nominative plural)
fell (accusative indefinite singular)
fellið (accusative definite singular)
fell (accusative indefinite plural)
fellin (accusative definite plural)
felli (dative indefinite singular)
fellinu (dative definite singular)
fellum (dative indefinite plural)
fellunum (dative definite plural)
fells (genitive indefinite singular)
fellsins (definite genitive singular)
fella (genitive indefinite plural)
fellanna (definite genitive plural)


fell

first-person singular present indicative active of falla


fit

fit f (genitive singular fitjar, nominative plural fitjar)

fitjar (genitive singular)
fitjar (nominative plural)
fit (indefinite nominative singular)
fitin (definite nominative singular)
fitjar (indefinite nominative plural)
fitjarnar (definite nominative plural)
fit (accusative indefinite singular)
fitina (accusative definite singular)
fitjar (accusative indefinite plural)
fitjarnar (accusative definite plural)
fit (dative indefinite singular)
fitinni (dative definite singular)
fitjum (dative indefinite plural)
fitjunum (dative definite plural)
fitjar (genitive indefinite singular)
fitjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fitja (genitive indefinite plural)
fitjanna (definite genitive plural)

(zoology) web, interdigital webbing, a membrane that connects the digits of an animal


get

first-person singular present indicative


held

first-person singular present indicative of halda


grind

grind f (genitive singular grindar, nominative plural grindur)

grindar (genitive singular)
grindur (nominative plural)
grind (indefinite nominative singular)
grindin (definite nominative singular)
grindur (indefinite nominative plural)
grindurnar (definite nominative plural)
grind (accusative indefinite singular)
grindina (accusative definite singular)
grindur (accusative indefinite plural)
grindurnar (accusative definite plural)
grind (dative indefinite singular)
grindinni (dative definite singular)
grindum (dative indefinite plural)
grindunum (dative definite plural)
grindar (genitive indefinite singular)
grindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
grinda (genitive indefinite plural)
grindanna (definite genitive plural)


hold

hold n (genitive singular holds, no plural)

holds (genitive singular)
hold (indefinite nominative singular)
holdið (definite nominative singular)
hold (accusative indefinite singular)
holdið (accusative definite singular)
holdi (dative indefinite singular)
holdinu (dative definite singular)
holds (genitive indefinite singular)
holdsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse hold, from Proto-Germanic *huldą, from Proto-Indo-European *kol-, *kwol-. Cognate with Swedish hull.

Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)

A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."

Heyr, einhver segir: "Kalla þú!" Og ég svara: "Hvað skal ég kalla?" "Allt hold er gras og allur yndisleikur þess sem blóm vallarins. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, þegar Drottinn andar á þau. Sannlega, mennirnir eru gras. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, en orð Guðs vors stendur stöðugt eilíflega."


lit

indefinite accusative/dative singular of litur


lost

lost n (genitive singular losts, nominative plural lost)

losts (genitive singular)
lost (nominative plural)
lost (indefinite nominative singular)
lostið (definite nominative singular)
lost (indefinite nominative plural)
lostin (definite nominative plural)
lost (accusative indefinite singular)
lostið (accusative definite singular)
lost (accusative indefinite plural)
lostin (accusative definite plural)
losti (dative indefinite singular)
lostinu (dative definite singular)
lostum (dative indefinite plural)
lostunum (dative definite plural)
losts (genitive indefinite singular)
lostsins (definite genitive singular)
losta (genitive indefinite plural)
lostanna (definite genitive plural)


met

met n (genitive singular mets, nominative plural met)

mets (genitive singular)
met (nominative plural)
met (indefinite nominative singular)
metið (definite nominative singular)
met (indefinite nominative plural)
metin (definite nominative plural)
met (accusative indefinite singular)
metið (accusative definite singular)
met (accusative indefinite plural)
metin (accusative definite plural)
meti (dative indefinite singular)
metinu (dative definite singular)
metum (dative indefinite plural)
metunum (dative definite plural)
mets (genitive indefinite singular)
metsins (definite genitive singular)
meta (genitive indefinite plural)
metanna (definite genitive plural)

Compare Faroese met (“regard, respect”), Old High German mez (“liquid measure, meter”), Old Irish med (“balance, scale”). See also meta (“to measure”).

m+

(particularly in the plural) counterweights

vera þungt á metunum

koma sínum metum við

(particularly in the plural) scale (tool for weighing objects)

vera í (miklum/litlum) metum hjá e-m

regard, respect, image, reputation, prestige

setja met

hrinda met

slá met

record (most extreme known value of some achievement)


bull

is-noun

bull n (genitive singular bulls, no plural)

bulls (genitive singular)
bull (indefinite nominative singular)
bullið (definite nominative singular)
bull (accusative indefinite singular)
bullið (accusative definite singular)
bulli (dative indefinite singular)
bullinu (dative definite singular)
bulls (genitive indefinite singular)
bullsins (definite genitive singular)


mal

mal n (genitive singular mals, no plural)

mals (genitive singular)
mal (indefinite nominative singular)
malið (definite nominative singular)
mal (accusative indefinite singular)
malið (accusative definite singular)
mali (dative indefinite singular)
malinu (dative definite singular)
mals (genitive indefinite singular)
malsins (definite genitive singular)


sin

sin f (genitive singular sinar, nominative plural sinar)

sinar (genitive singular)
sinar (nominative plural)
sin (indefinite nominative singular)
sinin (definite nominative singular)
sinar (indefinite nominative plural)
sinarnar (definite nominative plural)
sin (accusative indefinite singular)
sinina (accusative definite singular)
sinar (accusative indefinite plural)
sinarnar (accusative definite plural)
sin (dative indefinite singular)
sininni (dative definite singular)
sinum (dative indefinite plural)
sinunum (dative definite plural)
sinar (genitive indefinite singular)
sinarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sina (genitive indefinite plural)
sinanna (definite genitive plural)


sent

sent n (genitive singular sents, nominative plural sent)

sents (genitive singular)
sent (nominative plural)
sent (indefinite nominative singular)
sentið (definite nominative singular)
sent (indefinite nominative plural)
sentin (definite nominative plural)
sent (accusative indefinite singular)
sentið (accusative definite singular)
sent (accusative indefinite plural)
sentin (accusative definite plural)
senti (dative indefinite singular)
sentinu (dative definite singular)
sentum (dative indefinite plural)
sentunum (dative definite plural)
sents (genitive indefinite singular)
sentsins (definite genitive singular)
senta (genitive indefinite plural)
sentanna (definite genitive plural)


set

set n (genitive singular sets, nominative plural set)

sets (genitive singular)
set (nominative plural)
set (indefinite nominative singular)
setið (definite nominative singular)
set (indefinite nominative plural)
setin (definite nominative plural)
set (accusative indefinite singular)
setið (accusative definite singular)
set (accusative indefinite plural)
setin (accusative definite plural)
seti (dative indefinite singular)
setinu (dative definite singular)
setum (dative indefinite plural)
setunum (dative definite plural)
sets (genitive indefinite singular)
setsins (definite genitive singular)
seta (genitive indefinite plural)
setanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse set, from Proto-Germanic *setą. Compare the English seat.


sat

first/third-person singular past indicative active of sitja


slit

slit n (genitive singular slits, no plural)

slits (genitive singular)
slit (indefinite nominative singular)
slitið (definite nominative singular)
slit (accusative indefinite singular)
slitið (accusative definite singular)
sliti (dative indefinite singular)
slitinu (dative definite singular)
slits (genitive indefinite singular)
slitsins (definite genitive singular)


box

box n (genitive singular box, nominative plural box)

box (genitive singular)
box (nominative plural)
box (indefinite nominative singular)
boxið (definite nominative singular)
box (indefinite nominative plural)
boxin (definite nominative plural)
box (accusative indefinite singular)
boxið (accusative definite singular)
box (accusative indefinite plural)
boxin (accusative definite plural)
boxi (dative indefinite singular)
boxinu (dative definite singular)
boxum (dative indefinite plural)
boxunum (dative definite plural)
box (genitive indefinite singular)
boxins (definite genitive singular)
boxa (genitive indefinite plural)
boxanna (definite genitive plural)


ball

ball n (genitive singular balls, nominative plural böll)

balls (genitive singular)
böll (nominative plural)
ball (indefinite nominative singular)
ballið (definite nominative singular)
böll (indefinite nominative plural)
böllin (definite nominative plural)
ball (accusative indefinite singular)
ballið (accusative definite singular)
böll (accusative indefinite plural)
böllin (accusative definite plural)
balli (dative indefinite singular)
ballinu (dative definite singular)
böllum (dative indefinite plural)
böllunum (dative definite plural)
balls (genitive indefinite singular)
ballsins (definite genitive singular)
balla (genitive indefinite plural)
ballanna (definite genitive plural)


stork

indefinite accusative singular of storkur


vel

head

vel (comparative betur, superlative best)

From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela.


vel

inflection of velja:
imperative singular


söl

is-noun

söl n pl (plural only, genitive plural sölva)

sölva (genitive plural)
söl (indefinite nominative plural)
sölin (definite nominative plural)
söl (accusative indefinite plural)
sölin (accusative definite plural)
sölvum (dative indefinite plural)
sölvunum (dative definite plural)
sölva (genitive indefinite plural)
sölvanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sǫl, from sǫlr (“pale, wan; dry, withered”).


gull

gull n (genitive singular gulls, nominative plural gull)

gulls (genitive singular)
gull (nominative plural)
gull (indefinite nominative singular)
gullið (definite nominative singular)
gull (indefinite nominative plural)
gullin (definite nominative plural)
gull (accusative indefinite singular)
gullið (accusative definite singular)
gull (accusative indefinite plural)
gullin (accusative definite plural)
gulli (dative indefinite singular)
gullinu (dative definite singular)
gullum (dative indefinite plural)
gullunum (dative definite plural)
gulls (genitive indefinite singular)
gullsins (definite genitive singular)
gulla (genitive indefinite plural)
gullanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gull (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.


bil

bil n (genitive singular bils, nominative plural bil)

bils (genitive singular)
bil (nominative plural)
bil (indefinite nominative singular)
bilið (definite nominative singular)
bil (indefinite nominative plural)
bilin (definite nominative plural)
bil (accusative indefinite singular)
bilið (accusative definite singular)
bil (accusative indefinite plural)
bilin (accusative definite plural)
bili (dative indefinite singular)
bilinu (dative definite singular)
bilum (dative indefinite plural)
bilunum (dative definite plural)
bils (genitive indefinite singular)
bilsins (definite genitive singular)
bila (genitive indefinite plural)
bilanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin, though probably with original sense "giving way, failure" and related to dialectal Dutch beelen (“to repent a deal”). Related to *bilōn- (“to give way”); compare also *biliþī (“likeness, evenness”) and *bibāną (“to shiver, tremble”), the latter which Kroonen suspects is connected. A relation to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”) is particularly attractive semantically, though phonetically difficult to resolve.

cog

(archaic) hesitation, break (in some action, process, etc.)


lem

first-person singular present indicative of lemja

second-person singular imperative of lemja


nit

is-noun

nit f (genitive singular nitar, no plural)

nitar (genitive singular)
nit (indefinite nominative singular)
nitin (definite nominative singular)
nit (accusative indefinite singular)
nitina (accusative definite singular)
nit (dative indefinite singular)
nitinni (dative definite singular)
nitar (genitive indefinite singular)
nitarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gnit (alternative)

From Old Norse gnit, from Proto-Germanic *hnits.


list

list f (genitive singular listar, nominative plural listir)

listar (genitive singular)
listir (nominative plural)
list (indefinite nominative singular)
listin (definite nominative singular)
listir (indefinite nominative plural)
listirnar (definite nominative plural)
list (accusative indefinite singular)
listina (accusative definite singular)
listir (accusative indefinite plural)
listirnar (accusative definite plural)
list (dative indefinite singular)
listinni (dative definite singular)
listum (dative indefinite plural)
listunum (dative definite plural)
listar (genitive indefinite singular)
listarinnar (definite genitive singular)
lista (genitive indefinite plural)
listanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse list, from Proto-Germanic *listiz.

Þetta er ekki list!

Hann bjó til brúðkaupstertu af mikilli list


plasma

plasma n (genitive singular plasma, no plural)

plasma (genitive singular)
plasma (indefinite nominative singular)
plasmað (definite nominative singular)
plasma (accusative indefinite singular)
plasmað (accusative definite singular)
plasma (dative indefinite singular)
plasmanu (dative definite singular)
plasma (genitive indefinite singular)
plasmans (definite genitive singular)


salt

salt n (genitive singular salts, nominative plural sölt)

salts (genitive singular)
sölt (nominative plural)
salt (indefinite nominative singular)
saltið (definite nominative singular)
sölt (indefinite nominative plural)
söltin (definite nominative plural)
salt (accusative indefinite singular)
saltið (accusative definite singular)
sölt (accusative indefinite plural)
söltin (accusative definite plural)
salti (dative indefinite singular)
saltinu (dative definite singular)
söltum (dative indefinite plural)
söltunum (dative definite plural)
salts (genitive indefinite singular)
saltsins (definite genitive singular)
salta (genitive indefinite plural)
saltanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.

Geturðu rétt mér saltið?


salt

positive degree neuter singular nominative/accusative of saltur


brass

brass n (genitive singular brass, no plural)

brass (genitive singular)
brass (indefinite nominative singular)
brassið (definite nominative singular)
brass (accusative indefinite singular)
brassið (accusative definite singular)
brassi (dative indefinite singular)
brassinu (dative definite singular)
brass (genitive indefinite singular)
brassins (definite genitive singular)


far

far n (genitive singular fars, nominative plural för)

fars (genitive singular)
för (nominative plural)
far (indefinite nominative singular)
farið (definite nominative singular)
för (indefinite nominative plural)
förin (definite nominative plural)
far (accusative indefinite singular)
farið (accusative definite singular)
för (accusative indefinite plural)
förin (accusative definite plural)
fari (dative indefinite singular)
farinu (dative definite singular)
förum (dative indefinite plural)
förunum (dative definite plural)
fars (genitive indefinite singular)
farsins (definite genitive singular)
fara (genitive indefinite plural)
faranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse fǫr (“journey”).

inh+

Má ég fá far?


dust

is-noun

dust n (genitive singular dusts, no plural)

dusts (genitive singular)
dust (indefinite nominative singular)
dustið (definite nominative singular)
dust (accusative indefinite singular)
dustið (accusative definite singular)
dusti (dative indefinite singular)
dustinu (dative definite singular)
dusts (genitive indefinite singular)
dustsins (definite genitive singular)


sand

indefinite accusative singular of sandur


sog

sog n (genitive singular sogs, no plural)

sogs (genitive singular)
sog (indefinite nominative singular)
sogið (definite nominative singular)
sog (accusative indefinite singular)
sogið (accusative definite singular)
sogi (dative indefinite singular)
soginu (dative definite singular)
sogs (genitive indefinite singular)
sogsins (definite genitive singular)


e

The sixth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


mana

head

mana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative manaði, supine manað)

manaði (indicative past singular third-person)
manað (supine)
manaður (masculine nominative singular)
mönuð (feminine nominative singular)
manað (neuter nominative singular)
manaðir (masculine nominative plural)
manaðar (feminine nominative plural)
mönuð (neuter nominative plural)
manaðan (accusative masculine singular)
manaða (accusative feminine singular)
manað (accusative neuter singular)
manaða (accusative masculine plural)
manaðar (accusative feminine plural)
mönuð (accusative neuter plural)
mönuðum (dative masculine singular)
manaðri (dative feminine singular)
mönuðu (dative neuter singular)
mönuðum (dative masculine plural)
mönuðum (dative feminine plural)
mönuðum (dative neuter plural)
manaðs (genitive masculine singular)
manaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
manaðs (genitive neuter singular)
manaðra (genitive masculine plural)
manaðra (feminine genitive plural)
manaðra (genitive neuter plural)
manaði (masculine nominative singular)
manaða (feminine nominative singular)
manaða (neuter nominative singular)
mönuðu (masculine nominative plural)
mönuðu (feminine nominative plural)
mönuðu (neuter nominative plural)
manaða (accusative masculine singular)
mönuðu (accusative feminine singular)
manaða (accusative neuter singular)
mönuðu (accusative masculine plural)
mönuðu (accusative feminine plural)
mönuðu (accusative neuter plural)
manaða (dative masculine singular)
mönuðu (dative feminine singular)
manaða (dative neuter singular)
mönuðu (dative masculine plural)
mönuðu (dative feminine plural)
mönuðu (dative neuter plural)
manaða (genitive masculine singular)
mönuðu (feminine genitive singular)
manaða (genitive neuter singular)
mönuðu (genitive masculine plural)
mönuðu (feminine genitive plural)
mönuðu (genitive neuter plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *manōną. Possibly borrowed through Middle Low German or German mahnen (“to urge”).


mana

is-noun

mana n (genitive singular mana, no plural)

mana (genitive singular)
mana (indefinite nominative singular)
manað (definite nominative singular)
mana (accusative indefinite singular)
manað (accusative definite singular)
mana (dative indefinite singular)
mananu (dative definite singular)
mana (genitive indefinite singular)
manans (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from English mana, from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.


vein

vein n (genitive singular veins, nominative plural vein)

veins (genitive singular)
vein (nominative plural)
vein (indefinite nominative singular)
veinið (definite nominative singular)
vein (indefinite nominative plural)
veinin (definite nominative plural)
vein (accusative indefinite singular)
veinið (accusative definite singular)
vein (accusative indefinite plural)
veinin (accusative definite plural)
veini (dative indefinite singular)
veininu (dative definite singular)
veinum (dative indefinite plural)
veinunum (dative definite plural)
veins (genitive indefinite singular)
veinsins (definite genitive singular)
veina (genitive indefinite plural)
veinanna (definite genitive plural)


barón

barón m (genitive singular baróns, nominative plural barónar)

baróns (genitive singular)
barónar (nominative plural)
barón (indefinite nominative singular)
baróninn (definite nominative singular)
barónar (indefinite nominative plural)
barónarnir (definite nominative plural)
barón (accusative indefinite singular)
baróninn (accusative definite singular)
baróna (accusative indefinite plural)
barónana (accusative definite plural)
barón (dative indefinite singular)
baróninum (dative definite singular)
barónum (dative indefinite plural)
barónunum (dative definite plural)
baróns (genitive indefinite singular)
barónsins (definite genitive singular)
baróna (genitive indefinite plural)
barónanna (definite genitive plural)


b

The third letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


d

The fourth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


g

The ninth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


h

The tenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


j

The thirteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


k

The fourteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


l

The fifteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


m

The sixteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


n

The seventeenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


p

The twentieth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


r

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


s

The twenty-second letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


t

The twenty-third letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


u

The twenty-fourth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


v

The twenty-sixth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.


skein

first-person singular past active indicative of skína

third-person singular past active indicative of skína

second-person singular active imperative of skeina


band

band n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)

bands (genitive singular)
bönd (nominative plural)
band (indefinite nominative singular)
bandið (definite nominative singular)
bönd (indefinite nominative plural)
böndin (definite nominative plural)
band (accusative indefinite singular)
bandið (accusative definite singular)
bönd (accusative indefinite plural)
böndin (accusative definite plural)
bandi (dative indefinite singular)
bandinu (dative definite singular)
böndum (dative indefinite plural)
böndunum (dative definite plural)
bands (genitive indefinite singular)
bandsins (definite genitive singular)
banda (genitive indefinite plural)
bandanna (definite genitive plural)

(figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations


mark

mark n (genitive singular marks, nominative plural mörk)

marks (genitive singular)
mörk (nominative plural)
mark (indefinite nominative singular)
markið (definite nominative singular)
mörk (indefinite nominative plural)
mörkin (definite nominative plural)
mark (accusative indefinite singular)
markið (accusative definite singular)
mörk (accusative indefinite plural)
mörkin (accusative definite plural)
marki (dative indefinite singular)
markinu (dative definite singular)
mörkum (dative indefinite plural)
mörkunum (dative definite plural)
marks (genitive indefinite singular)
marksins (definite genitive singular)
marka (genitive indefinite plural)
markanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką.


sofa

head

sofa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative svaf, third-person plural past indicative sváfum, supine sofið)

svaf (indicative past singular third-person)
sváfum (indicative past plural third-person)
sofið (supine)

From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną.

Ekki vekja hana, hún er sofandi.


hem

is-noun

hem n (genitive singular hems, nominative plural hem)

hems (genitive singular)
hem (nominative plural)
hem (indefinite nominative singular)
hemið (definite nominative singular)
hem (indefinite nominative plural)
hemin (definite nominative plural)
hem (accusative indefinite singular)
hemið (accusative definite singular)
hem (accusative indefinite plural)
hemin (accusative definite plural)
hemi (dative indefinite singular)
heminu (dative definite singular)
hemum (dative indefinite plural)
hemunum (dative definite plural)
hems (genitive indefinite singular)
hemsins (definite genitive singular)
hema (genitive indefinite plural)
hemanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hem, related to eimr (“vapor”).


hem

first-person singular present indicative of hemja

second-person singular imperative of hemja


Amsterdam

Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)


fast

head

fast (comparative fastar, superlative fastast)

fastar (comparative)
fastast (superlative)

að slá einhvern fast


hey

is-noun

hey n (genitive singular heys, nominative plural hey)

heys (genitive singular)
hey (nominative plural)
hey (indefinite nominative singular)
heyið (definite nominative singular)
hey (indefinite nominative plural)
heyin (definite nominative plural)
hey (accusative indefinite singular)
heyið (accusative definite singular)
hey (accusative indefinite plural)
heyin (accusative definite plural)
heyi (dative indefinite singular)
heyinu (dative definite singular)
heyjum (dative indefinite plural)
heyjunum (dative definite plural)
heys (genitive indefinite singular)
heysins (definite genitive singular)
heyja (genitive indefinite plural)
heyjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic *hawją.


Wikipedian

definite nominative singular of Wikipedia


ha

Ha, hvað sagðirðu?


rein

rein f (genitive singular reinar, nominative plural reinar)

reinar (genitive singular)
reinar (nominative plural)
rein (indefinite nominative singular)
reinin (definite nominative singular)
reinar (indefinite nominative plural)
reinarnar (definite nominative plural)
rein (accusative indefinite singular)
reinina (accusative definite singular)
reinar (accusative indefinite plural)
reinarnar (accusative definite plural)
rein (dative indefinite singular)
reininni (dative definite singular)
reinum (dative indefinite plural)
reinunum (dative definite plural)
reinar (genitive indefinite singular)
reinarinnar (definite genitive singular)
reina (genitive indefinite plural)
reinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rein, reina, from Proto-Germanic *rainō. Cognate with English rean, German Rain.


rot

rot n (genitive singular rots, no plural)

rots (genitive singular)
rot (indefinite nominative singular)
rotið (definite nominative singular)
rot (accusative indefinite singular)
rotið (accusative definite singular)
roti (dative indefinite singular)
rotinu (dative definite singular)
rots (genitive indefinite singular)
rotsins (definite genitive singular)


rot

rot n (genitive singular rots, nominative plural rot)

rots (genitive singular)
rot (nominative plural)
rot (indefinite nominative singular)
rotið (definite nominative singular)
rot (indefinite nominative plural)
rotin (definite nominative plural)
rot (accusative indefinite singular)
rotið (accusative definite singular)
rot (accusative indefinite plural)
rotin (accusative definite plural)
roti (dative indefinite singular)
rotinu (dative definite singular)
rotum (dative indefinite plural)
rotunum (dative definite plural)
rots (genitive indefinite singular)
rotsins (definite genitive singular)
rota (genitive indefinite plural)
rotanna (definite genitive plural)


GMT

(slang) Initialism of "gera mig til" ("making myself ready"), referring to putting on clothes and makeup to make oneself presentable, usually for a night out.


beta

beta f (genitive singular betu, nominative plural betur) or
beta n (genitive singular beta, nominative plural betu)

beta (canonical feminine)
beta (canonical neuter)
betu (genitive singular)
betur (nominative plural)
beta (genitive singular)
betu (nominative plural)
beta (indefinite nominative singular)
betan (definite nominative singular)
betur (indefinite nominative plural)
beturnar (definite nominative plural)
betu (accusative indefinite singular)
betuna (accusative definite singular)
betur (accusative indefinite plural)
beturnar (accusative definite plural)
betu (dative indefinite singular)
betunni (dative definite singular)
betum (dative indefinite plural)
betunum (dative definite plural)
betu (genitive indefinite singular)
betunnar (definite genitive singular)
beta (genitive indefinite plural)
betanna (definite genitive plural)
beta (indefinite nominative singular)
betað (definite nominative singular)
betu (indefinite nominative plural)
betun (definite nominative plural)
beta (accusative indefinite singular)
betað (accusative definite singular)
betu (accusative indefinite plural)
betun (accusative definite plural)
beta (dative indefinite singular)
betanu (dative definite singular)
betum (dative indefinite plural)
betunum (dative definite plural)
beta (genitive indefinite singular)
betans (definite genitive singular)
beta (genitive indefinite plural)
betanna (definite genitive plural)


gamma

gamma f (genitive singular gömmu, nominative plural gömmur) or
gamma n (genitive singular gamma, nominative plural gömmu)

gamma (canonical feminine)
gamma (canonical neuter)
gömmu (genitive singular)
gömmur (nominative plural)
gamma (genitive singular)
gömmu (nominative plural)
gamma (indefinite nominative singular)
gamman (definite nominative singular)
gömmur (indefinite nominative plural)
gömmurnar (definite nominative plural)
gömmu (accusative indefinite singular)
gömmuna (accusative definite singular)
gömmur (accusative indefinite plural)
gömmurnar (accusative definite plural)
gömmu (dative indefinite singular)
gömmunni (dative definite singular)
gömmum (dative indefinite plural)
gömmunum (dative definite plural)
gömmu (genitive indefinite singular)
gömmunnar (definite genitive singular)
gamma (genitive indefinite plural)
gammanna (definite genitive plural)
gamma (indefinite nominative singular)
gammað (definite nominative singular)
gömmu (indefinite nominative plural)
gömmun (definite nominative plural)
gamma (accusative indefinite singular)
gammað (accusative definite singular)
gömmu (accusative indefinite plural)
gömmun (accusative definite plural)
gamma (dative indefinite singular)
gammanu (dative definite singular)
gömmum (dative indefinite plural)
gömmunum (dative definite plural)
gamma (genitive indefinite singular)
gammans (definite genitive singular)
gamma (genitive indefinite plural)
gammanna (definite genitive plural)


delta

delta f (genitive singular deltu, nominative plural deltur) or
delta n (genitive singular delta, nominative plural deltu)

delta (canonical feminine)
delta (canonical neuter)
deltu (genitive singular)
deltur (nominative plural)
delta (genitive singular)
deltu (nominative plural)
delta (indefinite nominative singular)
deltan (definite nominative singular)
deltur (indefinite nominative plural)
delturnar (definite nominative plural)
deltu (accusative indefinite singular)
deltuna (accusative definite singular)
deltur (accusative indefinite plural)
delturnar (accusative definite plural)
deltu (dative indefinite singular)
deltunni (dative definite singular)
deltum (dative indefinite plural)
deltunum (dative definite plural)
deltu (genitive indefinite singular)
deltunnar (definite genitive singular)
delta (genitive indefinite plural)
deltanna (definite genitive plural)
delta (indefinite nominative singular)
deltað (definite nominative singular)
deltu (indefinite nominative plural)
deltun (definite nominative plural)
delta (accusative indefinite singular)
deltað (accusative definite singular)
deltu (accusative indefinite plural)
deltun (accusative definite plural)
delta (dative indefinite singular)
deltanu (dative definite singular)
deltum (dative indefinite plural)
deltunum (dative definite plural)
delta (genitive indefinite singular)
deltans (definite genitive singular)
delta (genitive indefinite plural)
deltanna (definite genitive plural)


zeta

zeta f (genitive singular zetu, nominative plural zetur)

zetu (genitive singular)
zetur (nominative plural)
zeta (indefinite nominative singular)
zetan (definite nominative singular)
zetur (indefinite nominative plural)
zeturnar (definite nominative plural)
zetu (accusative indefinite singular)
zetuna (accusative definite singular)
zetur (accusative indefinite plural)
zeturnar (accusative definite plural)
zetu (dative indefinite singular)
zetunni (dative definite singular)
zetum (dative indefinite plural)
zetunum (dative definite plural)
zetu (genitive indefinite singular)
zetunnar (definite genitive singular)
zeta (genitive indefinite plural)
zetanna (definite genitive plural)
seta (alternative)

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.


eta

head

eta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative át, third-person plural past indicative átu, supine etið)

át (indicative past singular third-person)
átu (indicative past plural third-person)
etið (supine)
éta (alternative)

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.


eta

is-noun

eta f (genitive singular etu, nominative plural etur) or
eta n (genitive singular eta, nominative plural etu)

eta (canonical feminine)
eta (canonical neuter)
etu (genitive singular)
etur (nominative plural)
eta (genitive singular)
etu (nominative plural)
eta (indefinite nominative singular)
etan (definite nominative singular)
etur (indefinite nominative plural)
eturnar (definite nominative plural)
etu (accusative indefinite singular)
etuna (accusative definite singular)
etur (accusative indefinite plural)
eturnar (accusative definite plural)
etu (dative indefinite singular)
etunni (dative definite singular)
etum (dative indefinite plural)
etunum (dative definite plural)
etu (genitive indefinite singular)
etunnar (definite genitive singular)
eta (genitive indefinite plural)
etanna (definite genitive plural)
eta (indefinite nominative singular)
etað (definite nominative singular)
etu (indefinite nominative plural)
etun (definite nominative plural)
eta (accusative indefinite singular)
etað (accusative definite singular)
etu (accusative indefinite plural)
etun (accusative definite plural)
eta (dative indefinite singular)
etanu (dative definite singular)
etum (dative indefinite plural)
etunum (dative definite plural)
eta (genitive indefinite singular)
etans (definite genitive singular)
eta (genitive indefinite plural)
etanna (definite genitive plural)
éta (alternative)


kappa

kappa f (genitive singular köppu, nominative plural köppur) or
kappa n (genitive singular kappa, nominative plural köppu)

kappa (canonical feminine)
kappa (canonical neuter)
köppu (genitive singular)
köppur (nominative plural)
kappa (genitive singular)
köppu (nominative plural)
kappa (indefinite nominative singular)
kappan (definite nominative singular)
köppur (indefinite nominative plural)
köppurnar (definite nominative plural)
köppu (accusative indefinite singular)
köppuna (accusative definite singular)
köppur (accusative indefinite plural)
köppurnar (accusative definite plural)
köppu (dative indefinite singular)
köppunni (dative definite singular)
köppum (dative indefinite plural)
köppunum (dative definite plural)
köppu (genitive indefinite singular)
köppunnar (definite genitive singular)
kappa (genitive indefinite plural)
kappanna (definite genitive plural)
kappa (indefinite nominative singular)
kappað (definite nominative singular)
köppu (indefinite nominative plural)
köppun (definite nominative plural)
kappa (accusative indefinite singular)
kappað (accusative definite singular)
köppu (accusative indefinite plural)
köppun (accusative definite plural)
kappa (dative indefinite singular)
kappanu (dative definite singular)
köppum (dative indefinite plural)
köppunum (dative definite plural)
kappa (genitive indefinite singular)
kappans (definite genitive singular)
kappa (genitive indefinite plural)
kappanna (definite genitive plural)


stein

indefinite accusative singular of steinn


lambda

lambda n (genitive singular lambda, nominative plural lömbdu) or
lambda f (genitive singular lömbdu, nominative plural lömbdur)

lambda (canonical neuter)
lambda (canonical feminine)
lambda (genitive singular)
lömbdu (nominative plural)
lömbdu (genitive singular)
lömbdur (nominative plural)
lambda (indefinite nominative singular)
lambdað (definite nominative singular)
lömbdu (indefinite nominative plural)
lömbdun (definite nominative plural)
lambda (accusative indefinite singular)
lambdað (accusative definite singular)
lömbdu (accusative indefinite plural)
lömbdun (accusative definite plural)
lambda (dative indefinite singular)
lambdanu (dative definite singular)
lömbdum (dative indefinite plural)
lömbdunum (dative definite plural)
lambda (genitive indefinite singular)
lambdans (definite genitive singular)
lambda (genitive indefinite plural)
lambdanna (definite genitive plural)
lambda (indefinite nominative singular)
lambdan (definite nominative singular)
lömbdur (indefinite nominative plural)
lömbdurnar (definite nominative plural)
lömbdu (accusative indefinite singular)
lömbduna (accusative definite singular)
lömbdur (accusative indefinite plural)
lömbdurnar (accusative definite plural)
lömbdu (dative indefinite singular)
lömbdunni (dative definite singular)
lömbdum (dative indefinite plural)
lömbdunum (dative definite plural)
lömbdu (genitive indefinite singular)
lömbdunnar (definite genitive singular)
lambda (genitive indefinite plural)
lambdanna (definite genitive plural)


gift

gift f (genitive singular giftar, nominative plural giftir)

giftar (genitive singular)
giftir (nominative plural)
gift (indefinite nominative singular)
giftin (definite nominative singular)
giftir (indefinite nominative plural)
giftirnar (definite nominative plural)
gift (accusative indefinite singular)
giftina (accusative definite singular)
giftir (accusative indefinite plural)
giftirnar (accusative definite plural)
gift (dative indefinite singular)
giftinni (dative definite singular)
giftum (dative indefinite plural)
giftunum (dative definite plural)
giftar (genitive indefinite singular)
giftarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gifta (genitive indefinite plural)
giftanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gipt, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz.


st.

(grammar) Abbreviation of samtenging: conj. (conjunction)


dal

inflection of dalur:
indefinite accusative singular

inflection of dalur:
indefinite dative singular


fag

fag n (genitive singular fags, nominative plural fög)

fags (genitive singular)
fög (nominative plural)
fag (indefinite nominative singular)
fagið (definite nominative singular)
fög (indefinite nominative plural)
fögin (definite nominative plural)
fag (accusative indefinite singular)
fagið (accusative definite singular)
fög (accusative indefinite plural)
fögin (accusative definite plural)
fagi (dative indefinite singular)
faginu (dative definite singular)
fögum (dative indefinite plural)
fögunum (dative definite plural)
fags (genitive indefinite singular)
fagsins (definite genitive singular)
faga (genitive indefinite plural)
faganna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish fag, itself a borrowing from German Fach.


neon

neon n (genitive singular neons, no plural)

neons (genitive singular)
neon (indefinite nominative singular)
neonið (definite nominative singular)
neon (accusative indefinite singular)
neonið (accusative definite singular)
neoni (dative indefinite singular)
neoninu (dative definite singular)
neons (genitive indefinite singular)
neonsins (definite genitive singular)

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.


argon

argon n (genitive singular argons, no plural)

argons (genitive singular)
argon (indefinite nominative singular)
argonið (definite nominative singular)
argon (accusative indefinite singular)
argonið (accusative definite singular)
argoni (dative indefinite singular)
argoninu (dative definite singular)
argons (genitive indefinite singular)
argonsins (definite genitive singular)


krypton

krypton n (genitive singular kryptons, no plural)

kryptons (genitive singular)
krypton (indefinite nominative singular)
kryptonið (definite nominative singular)
krypton (accusative indefinite singular)
kryptonið (accusative definite singular)
kryptoni (dative indefinite singular)
kryptoninu (dative definite singular)
kryptons (genitive indefinite singular)
kryptonsins (definite genitive singular)


xenon

xenon n (genitive singular xenons, no plural)

xenons (genitive singular)
xenon (indefinite nominative singular)
xenonið (definite nominative singular)
xenon (accusative indefinite singular)
xenonið (accusative definite singular)
xenoni (dative indefinite singular)
xenoninu (dative definite singular)
xenons (genitive indefinite singular)
xenonsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).


radon

is-noun

radon n (genitive singular radons, no plural)

radons (genitive singular)
radon (indefinite nominative singular)
radonið (definite nominative singular)
radon (accusative indefinite singular)
radonið (accusative definite singular)
radoni (dative indefinite singular)
radoninu (dative definite singular)
radons (genitive indefinite singular)
radonsins (definite genitive singular)


sex

From Old Norse sex, from Proto-Germanic *sehs. Cognates include Faroese seks and Danish seks.


sex

sex n (genitive singular sex, nominative plural sex)

sex (genitive singular)
sex (nominative plural)
sex (indefinite nominative singular)
sexið (definite nominative singular)
sex (indefinite nominative plural)
sexin (definite nominative plural)
sex (accusative indefinite singular)
sexið (accusative definite singular)
sex (accusative indefinite plural)
sexin (accusative definite plural)
sexi (dative indefinite singular)
sexinu (dative definite singular)
sexum (dative indefinite plural)
sexunum (dative definite plural)
sex (genitive indefinite singular)
sexins (definite genitive singular)
sexa (genitive indefinite plural)
sexanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English sex, from Middle English sexe, from Old French sexe, from Latin sexus.


au

An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.


meri

meri f (genitive singular merar, nominative plural merar)

merar (genitive singular)
merar (nominative plural)
meri (indefinite nominative singular)
merin (definite nominative singular)
merar (indefinite nominative plural)
merarnar (definite nominative plural)
meri (accusative indefinite singular)
merina (accusative definite singular)
merar (accusative indefinite plural)
merarnar (accusative definite plural)
meri (dative indefinite singular)
merinni (dative definite singular)
merum (dative indefinite plural)
merunum (dative definite plural)
merar (genitive indefinite singular)
merarinnar (definite genitive singular)
mera (genitive indefinite plural)
meranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō.


es

es n (genitive singular es or ess, nominative plural es)

es (genitive singular)
ess (genitive singular)
es (nominative plural)
es (indefinite nominative singular)
esið (definite nominative singular)
es (indefinite nominative plural)
esin (definite nominative plural)
es (accusative indefinite singular)
esið (accusative definite singular)
es (accusative indefinite plural)
esin (accusative definite plural)
es (dative indefinite singular)
esi (dative indefinite singular)
esinu (dative definite singular)
esum (dative indefinite plural)
esunum (dative definite plural)
es (genitive indefinite singular)
ess (genitive indefinite singular)
esins (definite genitive singular)
essins (definite genitive singular)
esa (genitive indefinite plural)
esanna (definite genitive plural)


Albert

is-proper noun

Albert m (proper noun, genitive singular Alberts)

Alberts (genitive singular)
Albert (indefinite nominative singular)
Albert (accusative indefinite singular)
Albert (dative indefinite singular)
Alberti (dative indefinite singular)
Alberts (genitive indefinite singular)

a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


laus

is-adj

laus (comparative lausari, superlative lausastur)

lausari (comparative)
lausastur (superlative)
laus (masculine nominative strong)
laus (feminine nominative strong)
laust (neuter nominative strong)
lausan (accusative masculine strong)
lausa (accusative feminine strong)
laust (accusative neuter strong)
lausum (dative masculine strong)
lausri (dative feminine strong)
lausu (dative neuter strong)
lauss (genitive masculine strong)
lausrar (feminine genitive strong)
lauss (genitive neuter strong)
lausir (masculine nominative strong)
lausar (feminine nominative strong)
laus (neuter nominative strong)
lausa (accusative masculine strong)
lausar (accusative feminine strong)
laus (accusative neuter strong)
lausum (dative strong)
lausra (genitive strong)
lausi (masculine nominative weak)
lausa (feminine nominative weak)
lausa (neuter nominative weak)
lausa (masculine weak)
lausu (feminine weak)
lausa (neuter weak)
lausu (plural weak)
lausari (masculine singular weak)
lausari (feminine singular weak)
lausara (neuter singular weak)
lausari (plural weak)
lausastur (masculine nominative strong)
lausust (feminine nominative strong)
lausast (neuter nominative strong)
lausastan (accusative masculine strong)
lausasta (accusative feminine strong)
lausast (accusative neuter strong)
lausustum (dative masculine strong)
lausastri (dative feminine strong)
lausustu (dative neuter strong)
lausasts (genitive masculine strong)
lausastrar (feminine genitive strong)
lausasts (genitive neuter strong)
lausastir (masculine nominative strong)
lausastar (feminine nominative strong)
lausust (neuter nominative strong)
lausasta (accusative masculine strong)
lausastar (accusative feminine strong)
lausust (accusative neuter strong)
lausustum (dative strong)
lausastra (genitive strong)
lausasti (masculine nominative weak)
lausasta (feminine nominative weak)
lausasta (neuter nominative weak)
lausasta (masculine weak)
lausustu (feminine weak)
lausasta (neuter weak)
lausustu (plural weak)


gras

is-noun

gras n (genitive singular grass, nominative plural grös)

grass (genitive singular)
grös (nominative plural)
gras (indefinite nominative singular)
grasið (definite nominative singular)
grös (indefinite nominative plural)
grösin (definite nominative plural)
gras (accusative indefinite singular)
grasið (accusative definite singular)
grös (accusative indefinite plural)
grösin (accusative definite plural)
grasi (dative indefinite singular)
grasinu (dative definite singular)
grösum (dative indefinite plural)
grösunum (dative definite plural)
grass (genitive indefinite singular)
grassins (definite genitive singular)
grasa (genitive indefinite plural)
grasanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

der

Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)

A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."


bless

Presumably a clipping related to the greeting vertu blessaður (literally “be blessed”), compare English God bless.


ei

From Old Norse ei. A clipping of eigi, from Proto-Germanic *ni aiw-gin (“never”), from *ne, *ni (“not”) + *aiw (“always, for ever”) + *-gin. Not related to Finnish ei (“no”).

Örvæntið ei!

Ég veit ei hvað skal segja.


mega

head

mega (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative má, third-person singular past indicative mátti, supine mátt)

má (indicative present singular third-person)
mátti (indicative past singular third-person)
mátt (supine)

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Þú mátt þetta ekki.

Hvað má bjóða ykkur að borða?

to be allowed, to be permitted, to may [intransitive or with accusative]


-um

hestur (“horse”) + -um → hestum (“of horses”)

ríkur (“rich”) + -um → ríkum (“of (the) rich”)

used to form the dative plural of most nouns, all strong adjectives and most pronouns

telja (infinitive) + -um → við teljum (“we count or believe”) (indicative)

telja (infinitive) + -um → við teldum (“we would believe”) (subjunctive past)

used to form the first person plural of verbs in the indicative and subjunctive, past and present

stund (“time, hour”) + -um → stundum (“sometimes”)

langur (“long”) + -um → löngum (“oftentimes”)

used to form some adverbs from nouns or adjectives — it is actually a frozen dative


vodka

is-noun

vodka n (genitive singular vodka, no plural)

vodka (genitive singular)
vodka (indefinite nominative singular)
vodkað (definite nominative singular)
vodka (accusative indefinite singular)
vodkað (accusative definite singular)
vodka (dative indefinite singular)
vodkanu (dative definite singular)
vodka (genitive indefinite singular)
vodkans (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).


net

net n (genitive singular nets, nominative plural net)

nets (genitive singular)
net (nominative plural)
net (indefinite nominative singular)
netið (definite nominative singular)
net (indefinite nominative plural)
netin (definite nominative plural)
net (accusative indefinite singular)
netið (accusative definite singular)
net (accusative indefinite plural)
netin (accusative definite plural)
neti (dative indefinite singular)
netinu (dative definite singular)
netum (dative indefinite plural)
netunum (dative definite plural)
nets (genitive indefinite singular)
netsins (definite genitive singular)
neta (genitive indefinite plural)
netanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

der

Ég þoli þetta ekki, ég kemst ekki á netið.

I can't stand it, I can't connect to the internet.

(computing, usually definite) the Internet


bang

is-noun

bang n (genitive singular bangs, no plural)

bangs (genitive singular)
bang (indefinite nominative singular)
bangið (definite nominative singular)
bang (accusative indefinite singular)
bangið (accusative definite singular)
bangi (dative indefinite singular)
banginu (dative definite singular)
bangs (genitive indefinite singular)
bangsins (definite genitive singular)