bragð

bragð n (genitive singular bragðs, nominative plural brögð)

bragðs (genitive singular)
brögð (nominative plural)
bragð (indefinite nominative singular)
bragðið (definite nominative singular)
brögð (indefinite nominative plural)
brögðin (definite nominative plural)
bragð (accusative indefinite singular)
bragðið (accusative definite singular)
brögð (accusative indefinite plural)
brögðin (accusative definite plural)
bragði (dative indefinite singular)
bragðinu (dative definite singular)
brögðum (dative indefinite plural)
brögðunum (dative definite plural)
bragðs (genitive indefinite singular)
bragðsins (definite genitive singular)
bragða (genitive indefinite plural)
bragðanna (definite genitive plural)

Probably related to the root of Swedish bragd (“act of bravery”).

Þetta er ógeðslegt á bragðið.


minni

is-noun

minni n (genitive singular minnis, nominative plural minni)

minnis (genitive singular)
minni (nominative plural)
minni (indefinite nominative singular)
minnið (definite nominative singular)
minni (indefinite nominative plural)
minnin (definite nominative plural)
minni (accusative indefinite singular)
minnið (accusative definite singular)
minni (accusative indefinite plural)
minnin (accusative definite plural)
minni (dative indefinite singular)
minninu (dative definite singular)
minnum (dative indefinite plural)
minnunum (dative definite plural)
minnis (genitive indefinite singular)
minnisins (definite genitive singular)
minna (genitive indefinite plural)
minnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją.

festa sér í minni

leggja á minnið

í manna minnum

in people's memories, as long as people can remember

memory (the ability to remember things; not a particular recollection)

(obsolete) a keepsake, memento, souvenir


minni

dative feminine singular of minn (“my/mine”)


hálsbindi

hálsbindi n (genitive singular hálsbindis, nominative plural hálsbindi)

hálsbindis (genitive singular)
hálsbindi (nominative plural)
hálsbindi (indefinite nominative singular)
hálsbindið (definite nominative singular)
hálsbindi (indefinite nominative plural)
hálsbindin (definite nominative plural)
hálsbindi (accusative indefinite singular)
hálsbindið (accusative definite singular)
hálsbindi (accusative indefinite plural)
hálsbindin (accusative definite plural)
hálsbindi (dative indefinite singular)
hálsbindinu (dative definite singular)
hálsbindum (dative indefinite plural)
hálsbindunum (dative definite plural)
hálsbindis (genitive indefinite singular)
hálsbindisins (definite genitive singular)
hálsbinda (genitive indefinite plural)
hálsbindanna (definite genitive plural)


bókasafn

bókasafn n (genitive singular bókasafns, nominative plural bókasöfn)

bókasafns (genitive singular)
bókasöfn (nominative plural)
bókasafn (indefinite nominative singular)
bókasafnið (definite nominative singular)
bókasöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
bókasöfnin (definite nominative plural)
bókasafn (accusative indefinite singular)
bókasafnið (accusative definite singular)
bókasöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
bókasöfnin (accusative definite plural)
bókasafni (dative indefinite singular)
bókasafninu (dative definite singular)
bókasöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
bókasöfnunum (dative definite plural)
bókasafns (genitive indefinite singular)
bókasafnsins (definite genitive singular)
bókasafna (genitive indefinite plural)
bókasafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From bók (“book”) + safn (“collection”).


gagnsemi

gagnsemi f (genitive singular gagnsemi, no plural)

gagnsemi (genitive singular)
gagnsemi (indefinite nominative singular)
gagnsemin (definite nominative singular)
gagnsemi (accusative indefinite singular)
gagnsemina (accusative definite singular)
gagnsemi (dative indefinite singular)
gagnseminni (dative definite singular)
gagnsemi (genitive indefinite singular)
gagnseminnar (definite genitive singular)


skapgerð

skapgerð f (genitive singular skapgerðar, nominative plural skapgerðir)

skapgerðar (genitive singular)
skapgerðir (nominative plural)
skapgerð (indefinite nominative singular)
skapgerðin (definite nominative singular)
skapgerðir (indefinite nominative plural)
skapgerðirnar (definite nominative plural)
skapgerð (accusative indefinite singular)
skapgerðina (accusative definite singular)
skapgerðir (accusative indefinite plural)
skapgerðirnar (accusative definite plural)
skapgerð (dative indefinite singular)
skapgerðinni (dative definite singular)
skapgerðum (dative indefinite plural)
skapgerðunum (dative definite plural)
skapgerðar (genitive indefinite singular)
skapgerðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skapgerða (genitive indefinite plural)
skapgerðanna (definite genitive plural)

From skap (“temper, mood”) + gerð (“kind, sort”).


áhyggja

is-noun

áhyggja f (genitive singular áhyggju, nominative plural áhyggjur)

áhyggju (genitive singular)
áhyggjur (nominative plural)
áhyggja (indefinite nominative singular)
áhyggjan (definite nominative singular)
áhyggjur (indefinite nominative plural)
áhyggjurnar (definite nominative plural)
áhyggju (accusative indefinite singular)
áhyggjuna (accusative definite singular)
áhyggjur (accusative indefinite plural)
áhyggjurnar (accusative definite plural)
áhyggju (dative indefinite singular)
áhyggjunni (dative definite singular)
áhyggjum (dative indefinite plural)
áhyggjunum (dative definite plural)
áhyggju (genitive indefinite singular)
áhyggjunnar (definite genitive singular)
áhyggna (genitive indefinite plural)
áhyggja (genitive indefinite plural)
áhyggnanna (definite genitive plural)
áhyggjanna (definite genitive plural)

From á (“on”) + hyggja (“(related to) mind”); compare the similar áhugi.

Engar áhyggjur.


skuld

skuld f (genitive singular skuldar, nominative plural skuldir)

skuldar (genitive singular)
skuldir (nominative plural)
skuld (indefinite nominative singular)
skuldin (definite nominative singular)
skuldir (indefinite nominative plural)
skuldirnar (definite nominative plural)
skuld (accusative indefinite singular)
skuldina (accusative definite singular)
skuldir (accusative indefinite plural)
skuldirnar (accusative definite plural)
skuld (dative indefinite singular)
skuldinni (dative definite singular)
skuldum (dative indefinite plural)
skuldunum (dative definite plural)
skuldar (genitive indefinite singular)
skuldarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skulda (genitive indefinite plural)
skuldanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skuld, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

innheimta skuld

útistandandi skuld

skuldum vafinn

greiða upp skuld

að skella skuldinni á einhvern


veisla

veisla f (genitive singular veislu, nominative plural veislur)

veislu (genitive singular)
veislur (nominative plural)
veisla (indefinite nominative singular)
veislan (definite nominative singular)
veislur (indefinite nominative plural)
veislurnar (definite nominative plural)
veislu (accusative indefinite singular)
veisluna (accusative definite singular)
veislur (accusative indefinite plural)
veislurnar (accusative definite plural)
veislu (dative indefinite singular)
veislunni (dative definite singular)
veislum (dative indefinite plural)
veislunum (dative definite plural)
veislu (genitive indefinite singular)
veislunnar (definite genitive singular)
veislna (genitive indefinite plural)
veislnanna (definite genitive plural)
veizla (alternative dated)

From Old Norse veizla, equivalent to veita (“to grant, to give”) + -sla.


tilskipun

tilskipun f (genitive singular tilskipunar, nominative plural tilskipanir)

tilskipunar (genitive singular)
tilskipanir (nominative plural)
tilskipun (indefinite nominative singular)
tilskipunin (definite nominative singular)
tilskipanir (indefinite nominative plural)
tilskipanirnar (definite nominative plural)
tilskipun (accusative indefinite singular)
tilskipunina (accusative definite singular)
tilskipanir (accusative indefinite plural)
tilskipanirnar (accusative definite plural)
tilskipun (dative indefinite singular)
tilskipuninni (dative definite singular)
tilskipunum (dative indefinite plural)
tilskipununum (dative definite plural)
tilskipunar (genitive indefinite singular)
tilskipunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tilskipana (genitive indefinite plural)
tilskipananna (definite genitive plural)


gaukur

gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)

gauks (genitive singular)
gaukar (nominative plural)
gaukur (indefinite nominative singular)
gaukurinn (definite nominative singular)
gaukar (indefinite nominative plural)
gaukarnir (definite nominative plural)
gauk (accusative indefinite singular)
gaukinn (accusative definite singular)
gauka (accusative indefinite plural)
gaukana (accusative definite plural)
gauki (dative indefinite singular)
gauk (dative indefinite singular)
gauknum (dative definite singular)
gaukum (dative indefinite plural)
gaukunum (dative definite plural)
gauks (genitive indefinite singular)
gauksins (definite genitive singular)
gauka (genitive indefinite plural)
gaukanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Cuculus canorus
Cuculus canorus#Translingual

cuckoo, especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)


hlátur

hlátur m (genitive singular hláturs or hlátrar, nominative plural hlátrar)

hláturs (genitive singular)
hlátrar (genitive singular)
hlátrar (nominative plural)
hlátur (indefinite nominative singular)
hláturinn (definite nominative singular)
hlátrar (indefinite nominative plural)
hlátrarnir (definite nominative plural)
hlátur (accusative indefinite singular)
hláturinn (accusative definite singular)
hlátra (accusative indefinite plural)
hlátrana (accusative definite plural)
hlátri (dative indefinite singular)
hlátrinum (dative definite singular)
hlátrum (dative indefinite plural)
hlátrunum (dative definite plural)
hláturs (genitive indefinite singular)
hlátrar (genitive indefinite singular)
hlátursins (definite genitive singular)
hlátrarins (definite genitive singular)
hlátra (genitive indefinite plural)
hlátranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlátr, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (from *hlah- (“laugh”) ), whence also Danish latter, English laughter.


sópur

sópur m (genitive singular sóps, nominative plural sópar)

sóps (genitive singular)
sópar (nominative plural)
sópur (indefinite nominative singular)
sópurinn (definite nominative singular)
sópar (indefinite nominative plural)
sóparnir (definite nominative plural)
sóp (accusative indefinite singular)
sópinn (accusative definite singular)
sópa (accusative indefinite plural)
sópana (accusative definite plural)
sóp (dative indefinite singular)
sópnum (dative definite singular)
sópum (dative indefinite plural)
sópunum (dative definite plural)
sóps (genitive indefinite singular)
sópsins (definite genitive singular)
sópa (genitive indefinite plural)
sópanna (definite genitive plural)

sópa (“to sweep”) + -ur (“nominal suffix”). Compare English sweeper for a similar and related formation.


skápur

is-noun

skápur m (genitive singular skáps, nominative plural skápar)

skáps (genitive singular)
skápar (nominative plural)
skápur (indefinite nominative singular)
skápurinn (definite nominative singular)
skápar (indefinite nominative plural)
skáparnir (definite nominative plural)
skáp (accusative indefinite singular)
skápinn (accusative definite singular)
skápa (accusative indefinite plural)
skápana (accusative definite plural)
skáp (dative indefinite singular)
skápnum (dative definite singular)
skápum (dative indefinite plural)
skápunum (dative definite plural)
skáps (genitive indefinite singular)
skápsins (definite genitive singular)
skápa (genitive indefinite plural)
skápanna (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse skáp from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.


diskur

diskur m (genitive singular disks, nominative plural diskar)

disks (genitive singular)
diskar (nominative plural)
diskur (indefinite nominative singular)
diskurinn (definite nominative singular)
diskar (indefinite nominative plural)
diskarnir (definite nominative plural)
disk (accusative indefinite singular)
diskinn (accusative definite singular)
diska (accusative indefinite plural)
diskana (accusative definite plural)
diski (dative indefinite singular)
disk (dative indefinite singular)
disknum (dative definite singular)
diskinum (dative definite singular)
diskum (dative indefinite plural)
diskunum (dative definite plural)
disks (genitive indefinite singular)
disksins (definite genitive singular)
diska (genitive indefinite plural)
diskanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse diskr, from Old English disc, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).


lögreglumaður

lögreglumaður m (genitive singular lögreglumanns, nominative plural lögreglumenn)

lögreglumanns (genitive singular)
lögreglumenn (nominative plural)
lögreglumaður (indefinite nominative singular)
lögreglumaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
lögreglumenn (indefinite nominative plural)
lögreglumennirnir (definite nominative plural)
lögreglumann (accusative indefinite singular)
lögreglumanninn (accusative definite singular)
lögreglumenn (accusative indefinite plural)
lögreglumennina (accusative definite plural)
lögreglumanni (dative indefinite singular)
lögreglumanninum (dative definite singular)
lögreglumönnum (dative indefinite plural)
lögreglumönnunum (dative definite plural)
lögreglumanns (genitive indefinite singular)
lögreglumannsins (definite genitive singular)
lögreglumanna (genitive indefinite plural)
lögreglumannanna (definite genitive plural)

From lögregla (“police”) + maður (“man”).


garðyrkjumaður

garðyrkjumaður m (genitive singular garðyrkjumanns, nominative plural garðyrkjumenn)

garðyrkjumanns (genitive singular)
garðyrkjumenn (nominative plural)
garðyrkjumaður (indefinite nominative singular)
garðyrkjumaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
garðyrkjumenn (indefinite nominative plural)
garðyrkjumennirnir (definite nominative plural)
garðyrkjumann (accusative indefinite singular)
garðyrkjumanninn (accusative definite singular)
garðyrkjumenn (accusative indefinite plural)
garðyrkjumennina (accusative definite plural)
garðyrkjumanni (dative indefinite singular)
garðyrkjumanninum (dative definite singular)
garðyrkjumönnum (dative indefinite plural)
garðyrkjumönnunum (dative definite plural)
garðyrkjumanns (genitive indefinite singular)
garðyrkjumannsins (definite genitive singular)
garðyrkjumanna (genitive indefinite plural)
garðyrkjumannanna (definite genitive plural)

From garðyrkja (“horticulture”) + maður (“man”).


elja

is-noun

elja f (genitive singular elju, no plural)

elju (genitive singular)
elja (indefinite nominative singular)
eljan (definite nominative singular)
elju (accusative indefinite singular)
eljuna (accusative definite singular)
elju (dative indefinite singular)
eljunni (dative definite singular)
elju (genitive indefinite singular)
eljunnar (definite genitive singular)
eljan (alternative)
eljun (alternative)

From Old Norse eljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old English ellen (“strength, courage”).


elja

elja f (genitive singular elju, nominative plural eljur)

elju (genitive singular)
eljur (nominative plural)
elja (indefinite nominative singular)
eljan (definite nominative singular)
eljur (indefinite nominative plural)
eljurnar (definite nominative plural)
elju (accusative indefinite singular)
eljuna (accusative definite singular)
eljur (accusative indefinite plural)
eljurnar (accusative definite plural)
elju (dative indefinite singular)
eljunni (dative definite singular)
eljum (dative indefinite plural)
eljunum (dative definite plural)
elju (genitive indefinite singular)
eljunnar (definite genitive singular)
elja (genitive indefinite plural)
eljanna (definite genitive plural)
eljan (alternative)
eljun (alternative)

From Old Norse elja (“rival wife”). Cognate with Faroese eljustrið.


umsjá

umsjá f (genitive singular umsjár, no plural)

umsjár (genitive singular)
umsjá (indefinite nominative singular)
umsjáin (definite nominative singular)
umsjá (accusative indefinite singular)
umsjána (accusative definite singular)
umsjá (dative indefinite singular)
umsjánni (dative definite singular)
umsjár (genitive indefinite singular)
umsjárinnar (definite genitive singular)


framkvæmd

framkvæmd f (genitive singular framkvæmdar, nominative plural framkvæmdir)

framkvæmdar (genitive singular)
framkvæmdir (nominative plural)
framkvæmd (indefinite nominative singular)
framkvæmdin (definite nominative singular)
framkvæmdir (indefinite nominative plural)
framkvæmdirnar (definite nominative plural)
framkvæmd (accusative indefinite singular)
framkvæmdina (accusative definite singular)
framkvæmdir (accusative indefinite plural)
framkvæmdirnar (accusative definite plural)
framkvæmd (dative indefinite singular)
framkvæmdinni (dative definite singular)
framkvæmdum (dative indefinite plural)
framkvæmdunum (dative definite plural)
framkvæmdar (genitive indefinite singular)
framkvæmdarinnar (definite genitive singular)
framkvæmda (genitive indefinite plural)
framkvæmdanna (definite genitive plural)

(often in the plural) a physical undertaking such as construction or renovation


mennt

mennt f (genitive singular menntar, nominative plural menntir)

menntar (genitive singular)
menntir (nominative plural)
mennt (indefinite nominative singular)
menntin (definite nominative singular)
menntir (indefinite nominative plural)
menntirnar (definite nominative plural)
mennt (accusative indefinite singular)
menntina (accusative definite singular)
menntir (accusative indefinite plural)
menntirnar (accusative definite plural)
mennt (dative indefinite singular)
menntinni (dative definite singular)
menntum (dative indefinite plural)
menntunum (dative definite plural)
menntar (genitive indefinite singular)
menntarinnar (definite genitive singular)
mennta (genitive indefinite plural)
menntanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mennt (“accomplishment”).


orka

orka f (genitive singular orku, no plural)

orku (genitive singular)
orka (indefinite nominative singular)
orkan (definite nominative singular)
orku (accusative indefinite singular)
orkuna (accusative definite singular)
orku (dative indefinite singular)
orkunni (dative definite singular)
orku (genitive indefinite singular)
orkunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse orka, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną. Doublet of yrkja.


orka

head

orka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative orkaði, supine orkað)

orkaði (indicative past singular third-person)
orkað (supine)
orkaður (masculine nominative singular)
orkuð (feminine nominative singular)
orkað (neuter nominative singular)
orkaðir (masculine nominative plural)
orkaðar (feminine nominative plural)
orkuð (neuter nominative plural)
orkaðan (accusative masculine singular)
orkaða (accusative feminine singular)
orkað (accusative neuter singular)
orkaða (accusative masculine plural)
orkaðar (accusative feminine plural)
orkuð (accusative neuter plural)
orkuðum (dative masculine singular)
orkaðri (dative feminine singular)
orkuðu (dative neuter singular)
orkuðum (dative masculine plural)
orkuðum (dative feminine plural)
orkuðum (dative neuter plural)
orkaðs (genitive masculine singular)
orkaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
orkaðs (genitive neuter singular)
orkaðra (genitive masculine plural)
orkaðra (feminine genitive plural)
orkaðra (genitive neuter plural)
orkaði (masculine nominative singular)
orkaða (feminine nominative singular)
orkaða (neuter nominative singular)
orkuðu (masculine nominative plural)
orkuðu (feminine nominative plural)
orkuðu (neuter nominative plural)
orkaða (accusative masculine singular)
orkuðu (accusative feminine singular)
orkaða (accusative neuter singular)
orkuðu (accusative masculine plural)
orkuðu (accusative feminine plural)
orkuðu (accusative neuter plural)
orkaða (dative masculine singular)
orkuðu (dative feminine singular)
orkaða (dative neuter singular)
orkuðu (dative masculine plural)
orkuðu (dative feminine plural)
orkuðu (dative neuter plural)
orkaða (genitive masculine singular)
orkuðu (feminine genitive singular)
orkaða (genitive neuter singular)
orkuðu (genitive masculine plural)
orkuðu (feminine genitive plural)
orkuðu (genitive neuter plural)

orka á

to influence [someone], to affect [someone]


sæng

is-noun

sæng f (genitive singular sængur, nominative plural sængur)

sængur (genitive singular)
sængur (nominative plural)
sæng (indefinite nominative singular)
sængin (definite nominative singular)
sængur (indefinite nominative plural)
sængurnar (definite nominative plural)
sæng (accusative indefinite singular)
sængina (accusative definite singular)
sængur (accusative indefinite plural)
sængurnar (accusative definite plural)
sæng (dative indefinite singular)
sænginni (dative definite singular)
sængum (dative indefinite plural)
sængunum (dative definite plural)
sængur (genitive indefinite singular)
sængurinnar (definite genitive singular)
sænga (genitive indefinite plural)
sænganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sæng (“bed”), earlier sæing.


gróf

gróf f (genitive singular grófar, nominative plural grófir)

grófar (genitive singular)
grófir (nominative plural)
gróf (indefinite nominative singular)
grófin (definite nominative singular)
grófir (indefinite nominative plural)
grófirnar (definite nominative plural)
gróf (accusative indefinite singular)
grófina (accusative definite singular)
grófir (accusative indefinite plural)
grófirnar (accusative definite plural)
gróf (dative indefinite singular)
grófinni (dative definite singular)
grófum (dative indefinite plural)
grófunum (dative definite plural)
grófar (genitive indefinite singular)
grófarinnar (definite genitive singular)
grófa (genitive indefinite plural)
grófanna (definite genitive plural)

Fom Old Norse gróf (“depression, hollow”), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō.


blíða

blíða f (genitive singular blíðu, nominative plural blíður)

blíðu (genitive singular)
blíður (nominative plural)
blíða (indefinite nominative singular)
blíðan (definite nominative singular)
blíður (indefinite nominative plural)
blíðurnar (definite nominative plural)
blíðu (accusative indefinite singular)
blíðuna (accusative definite singular)
blíður (accusative indefinite plural)
blíðurnar (accusative definite plural)
blíðu (dative indefinite singular)
blíðunni (dative definite singular)
blíðum (dative indefinite plural)
blíðunum (dative definite plural)
blíðu (genitive indefinite singular)
blíðunnar (definite genitive singular)
blíða (genitive indefinite plural)
blíðna (genitive indefinite plural)
blíðanna (definite genitive plural)
blíðnanna (definite genitive plural)


landakort

landakort n (genitive singular landakorts, nominative plural landakort)

landakorts (genitive singular)
landakort (nominative plural)
landakort (indefinite nominative singular)
landakortið (definite nominative singular)
landakort (indefinite nominative plural)
landakortin (definite nominative plural)
landakort (accusative indefinite singular)
landakortið (accusative definite singular)
landakort (accusative indefinite plural)
landakortin (accusative definite plural)
landakorti (dative indefinite singular)
landakortinu (dative definite singular)
landakortum (dative indefinite plural)
landakortunum (dative definite plural)
landakorts (genitive indefinite singular)
landakortsins (definite genitive singular)
landakorta (genitive indefinite plural)
landakortanna (definite genitive plural)

From land (“land; country”) + kort (“card; map”).


smjör

is-noun

smjör n (genitive singular smjörs, no plural)

smjörs (genitive singular)
smjör (indefinite nominative singular)
smjörið (definite nominative singular)
smjör (accusative indefinite singular)
smjörið (accusative definite singular)
smjöri (dative indefinite singular)
smjörinu (dative definite singular)
smjörs (genitive indefinite singular)
smjörsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą. Cognate with Swedish smör, Faroese, Norwegian and Danish smør.


fangelsi

fangelsi n (genitive singular fangelsis, nominative plural fangelsi)

fangelsis (genitive singular)
fangelsi (nominative plural)
fangelsi (indefinite nominative singular)
fangelsið (definite nominative singular)
fangelsi (indefinite nominative plural)
fangelsin (definite nominative plural)
fangelsi (accusative indefinite singular)
fangelsið (accusative definite singular)
fangelsi (accusative indefinite plural)
fangelsin (accusative definite plural)
fangelsi (dative indefinite singular)
fangelsinu (dative definite singular)
fangelsum (dative indefinite plural)
fangelsunum (dative definite plural)
fangelsis (genitive indefinite singular)
fangelsisins (definite genitive singular)
fangelsa (genitive indefinite plural)
fangelsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fangelsi, synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation related to fanga (“to capture, seize”).


kirsuber

kirsuber n (genitive singular kirsubers, nominative plural kirsuber)

kirsubers (genitive singular)
kirsuber (nominative plural)
kirsuber (indefinite nominative singular)
kirsuberið (definite nominative singular)
kirsuber (indefinite nominative plural)
kirsuberin (definite nominative plural)
kirsuber (accusative indefinite singular)
kirsuberið (accusative definite singular)
kirsuber (accusative indefinite plural)
kirsuberin (accusative definite plural)
kirsuberi (dative indefinite singular)
kirsuberinu (dative definite singular)
kirsuberjum (dative indefinite plural)
kirsuberjunum (dative definite plural)
kirsubers (genitive indefinite singular)
kirsubersins (definite genitive singular)
kirsuberja (genitive indefinite plural)
kirsuberjanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈcʰɪr̥sʏˌpɛːr/


orðtak

orðtak n (genitive singular orðtaks, nominative plural orðtök)

orðtaks (genitive singular)
orðtök (nominative plural)
orðtak (indefinite nominative singular)
orðtakið (definite nominative singular)
orðtök (indefinite nominative plural)
orðtökin (definite nominative plural)
orðtak (accusative indefinite singular)
orðtakið (accusative definite singular)
orðtök (accusative indefinite plural)
orðtökin (accusative definite plural)
orðtaki (dative indefinite singular)
orðtakinu (dative definite singular)
orðtökum (dative indefinite plural)
orðtökunum (dative definite plural)
orðtaks (genitive indefinite singular)
orðtaksins (definite genitive singular)
orðtaka (genitive indefinite plural)
orðtakanna (definite genitive plural)

From orð (“word”) + tak (“grip, grasp”).


fulltingi

fulltingi n (genitive singular fulltingis, no plural)

fulltingis (genitive singular)
fulltingi (indefinite nominative singular)
fulltingið (definite nominative singular)
fulltingi (accusative indefinite singular)
fulltingið (accusative definite singular)
fulltingi (dative indefinite singular)
fulltinginu (dative definite singular)
fulltingis (genitive indefinite singular)
fulltingisins (definite genitive singular)


hlíf

hlíf f (genitive singular hlífar, nominative plural hlífar)

hlífar (genitive singular)
hlífar (nominative plural)
hlíf (indefinite nominative singular)
hlífin (definite nominative singular)
hlífar (indefinite nominative plural)
hlífarnar (definite nominative plural)
hlíf (accusative indefinite singular)
hlífina (accusative definite singular)
hlífar (accusative indefinite plural)
hlífarnar (accusative definite plural)
hlíf (dative indefinite singular)
hlífinni (dative definite singular)
hlífum (dative indefinite plural)
hlífunum (dative definite plural)
hlífar (genitive indefinite singular)
hlífarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hlífa (genitive indefinite plural)
hlífanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlíf, from Proto-Germanic *hlībō.

cover, protection, item of protective gear


bót

bót f (genitive singular bótar, nominative plural bætur)

bótar (genitive singular)
bætur (nominative plural)
bót (indefinite nominative singular)
bótin (definite nominative singular)
bætur (indefinite nominative plural)
bæturnar (definite nominative plural)
bót (accusative indefinite singular)
bótina (accusative definite singular)
bætur (accusative indefinite plural)
bæturnar (accusative definite plural)
bót (dative indefinite singular)
bótinni (dative definite singular)
bótum (dative indefinite plural)
bótunum (dative definite plural)
bótar (genitive indefinite singular)
bótarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bóta (genitive indefinite plural)
bótanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse bót, from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (“recompense”).
Cognates include Old Swedish bōt (“improvement”) whence Swedish bot (“fine”). Compare also Bót- in the names Bótey, Bóthildur and Bótólfur, Swedish Boel and Bodil and Danish Bodil. Related to Proto-Germanic *batiz (“good; better”), itself ultimately going back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“improve, make better”) (sometimes reconstructed as **bʰ(e)Hd-).


bót

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. Doublet of bugt, a loanword.


aukning

is-noun

aukning f (genitive singular aukningar, nominative plural aukningar)

aukningar (genitive singular)
aukningar (nominative plural)
aukning (indefinite nominative singular)
aukningin (definite nominative singular)
aukningar (indefinite nominative plural)
aukningarnar (definite nominative plural)
aukningu (accusative indefinite singular)
aukninguna (accusative definite singular)
aukningar (accusative indefinite plural)
aukningarnar (accusative definite plural)
aukningu (dative indefinite singular)
aukningunni (dative definite singular)
aukningum (dative indefinite plural)
aukningunum (dative definite plural)
aukningar (genitive indefinite singular)
aukningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
aukninga (genitive indefinite plural)
aukninganna (definite genitive plural)


trú

trú f (genitive singular trúar, nominative plural trúr)

trúar (genitive singular)
trúr (nominative plural)
trú (indefinite nominative singular)
trúin (definite nominative singular)
trúr (indefinite nominative plural)
trúrnar (definite nominative plural)
trú (accusative indefinite singular)
trúna (accusative definite singular)
trúr (accusative indefinite plural)
trúrnar (accusative definite plural)
trú (dative indefinite singular)
trúnni (dative definite singular)
trúm (dative indefinite plural)
trúnum (dative definite plural)
trúar (genitive indefinite singular)
trúarinnar (definite genitive singular)
trúa (genitive indefinite plural)
trúnna (definite genitive plural)


risna

risna f (genitive singular risnu, no plural)

risnu (genitive singular)
risna (indefinite nominative singular)
risnan (definite nominative singular)
risnu (accusative indefinite singular)
risnuna (accusative definite singular)
risnu (dative indefinite singular)
risnunni (dative definite singular)
risnu (genitive indefinite singular)
risnunnar (definite genitive singular)


fátækt

fátækt f (genitive singular fátæktar, no plural)

fátæktar (genitive singular)
fátækt (indefinite nominative singular)
fátæktin (definite nominative singular)
fátækt (accusative indefinite singular)
fátæktina (accusative definite singular)
fátækt (dative indefinite singular)
fátæktinni (dative definite singular)
fátæktar (genitive indefinite singular)
fátæktarinnar (definite genitive singular)


svala

svala f (genitive singular svölu, nominative plural svölur)

svölu (genitive singular)
svölur (nominative plural)
svala (indefinite nominative singular)
svalan (definite nominative singular)
svölur (indefinite nominative plural)
svölurnar (definite nominative plural)
svölu (accusative indefinite singular)
svöluna (accusative definite singular)
svölur (accusative indefinite plural)
svölurnar (accusative definite plural)
svölu (dative indefinite singular)
svölunni (dative definite singular)
svölum (dative indefinite plural)
svölunum (dative definite plural)
svölu (genitive indefinite singular)
svölunnar (definite genitive singular)
svalna (genitive indefinite plural)
svala (genitive indefinite plural)
svalnanna (definite genitive plural)
svalanna (definite genitive plural)


svala

head

svala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svalaði, supine svalað)

svalaði (indicative past singular third-person)
svalað (supine)


fylgd

is-noun

fylgd f (genitive singular fylgdar, nominative plural fylgdir)

fylgdar (genitive singular)
fylgdir (nominative plural)
fylgd (indefinite nominative singular)
fylgdin (definite nominative singular)
fylgdir (indefinite nominative plural)
fylgdirnar (definite nominative plural)
fylgd (accusative indefinite singular)
fylgdina (accusative definite singular)
fylgdir (accusative indefinite plural)
fylgdirnar (accusative definite plural)
fylgd (dative indefinite singular)
fylgdinni (dative definite singular)
fylgdum (dative indefinite plural)
fylgdunum (dative definite plural)
fylgdar (genitive indefinite singular)
fylgdarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fylgda (genitive indefinite plural)
fylgdanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fylgð, from Proto-Germanic *fulgidō.


svefn

svefn m (genitive singular svefns, no plural)

svefns (genitive singular)
svefn (indefinite nominative singular)
svefninn (definite nominative singular)
svefn (accusative indefinite singular)
svefninn (accusative definite singular)
svefni (dative indefinite singular)
svefninum (dative definite singular)
svefns (genitive indefinite singular)
svefnsins (definite genitive singular)
svöfn (alternative obsolete)

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”).


pakki

pakki m (genitive singular pakka, nominative plural pakkar)

pakka (genitive singular)
pakkar (nominative plural)
pakki (indefinite nominative singular)
pakkinn (definite nominative singular)
pakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
pakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
pakka (accusative indefinite singular)
pakkann (accusative definite singular)
pakka (accusative indefinite plural)
pakkana (accusative definite plural)
pakka (dative indefinite singular)
pakkanum (dative definite singular)
pökkum (dative indefinite plural)
pökkunum (dative definite plural)
pakka (genitive indefinite singular)
pakkans (definite genitive singular)
pakka (genitive indefinite plural)
pakkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse pakki, possibly borrowed through Middle Low German packe from Old Saxon *pakko, all from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.


orðsending

orðsending f (genitive singular orðsendingar, nominative plural orðsendingar)

orðsendingar (genitive singular)
orðsendingar (nominative plural)
orðsending (indefinite nominative singular)
orðsendingin (definite nominative singular)
orðsendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
orðsendingarnar (definite nominative plural)
orðsendingu (accusative indefinite singular)
orðsendinguna (accusative definite singular)
orðsendingar (accusative indefinite plural)
orðsendingarnar (accusative definite plural)
orðsendingu (dative indefinite singular)
orðsendingunni (dative definite singular)
orðsendingum (dative indefinite plural)
orðsendingunum (dative definite plural)
orðsendingar (genitive indefinite singular)
orðsendingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
orðsendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
orðsendinganna (definite genitive plural)

From orð (“word”) + sending (“sending”).


sókn

sókn f (genitive singular sóknar, nominative plural sóknir)

sóknar (genitive singular)
sóknir (nominative plural)
sókn (indefinite nominative singular)
sóknin (definite nominative singular)
sóknir (indefinite nominative plural)
sóknirnar (definite nominative plural)
sókn (accusative indefinite singular)
sóknina (accusative definite singular)
sóknir (accusative indefinite plural)
sóknirnar (accusative definite plural)
sókn (dative indefinite singular)
sókninni (dative definite singular)
sóknum (dative indefinite plural)
sóknunum (dative definite plural)
sóknar (genitive indefinite singular)
sóknarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sókna (genitive indefinite plural)
sóknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sókn, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz.
Related to sækja and saka.


hylli

hylli f (genitive singular hylli, no plural)

hylli (genitive singular)
hylli (indefinite nominative singular)
hyllin (definite nominative singular)
hylli (accusative indefinite singular)
hyllina (accusative definite singular)
hylli (dative indefinite singular)
hyllinni (dative definite singular)
hylli (genitive indefinite singular)
hyllinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse hylli, from Proto-Germanic *hulþį̄, from *hulþaz (“inclined, favourable (towards)”) + *-į̄ (“-th, -ness”). Equivalent to hollur (“beneficent, wholesome, loyal”) + -i.


hylli

first-person singular present indicative of hylla

first-person singular present subjunctive of hylla

third-person singular present subjunctive of hylla

third-person plural present subjunctive of hylla


frændsemi

frændsemi f (genitive singular frændsemi, no plural)

frændsemi (genitive singular)
frændsemi (indefinite nominative singular)
frændsemin (definite nominative singular)
frændsemi (accusative indefinite singular)
frændsemina (accusative definite singular)
frændsemi (dative indefinite singular)
frændseminni (dative definite singular)
frændsemi (genitive indefinite singular)
frændseminnar (definite genitive singular)


ágirnd

ágirnd f (genitive singular ágirndar, no plural)

ágirndar (genitive singular)
ágirnd (indefinite nominative singular)
ágirndin (definite nominative singular)
ágirnd (accusative indefinite singular)
ágirndina (accusative definite singular)
ágirnd (dative indefinite singular)
ágirndinni (dative definite singular)
ágirndar (genitive indefinite singular)
ágirndarinnar (definite genitive singular)


korn

korn n (genitive singular korns, nominative plural korn)

korns (genitive singular)
korn (nominative plural)
korn (indefinite nominative singular)
kornið (definite nominative singular)
korn (indefinite nominative plural)
kornin (definite nominative plural)
korn (accusative indefinite singular)
kornið (accusative definite singular)
korn (accusative indefinite plural)
kornin (accusative definite plural)
korni (dative indefinite singular)
korninu (dative definite singular)
kornum (dative indefinite plural)
kornunum (dative definite plural)
korns (genitive indefinite singular)
kornsins (definite genitive singular)
korna (genitive indefinite plural)
kornanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.


fordæmi

fordæmi n (genitive singular fordæmis, nominative plural fordæmi)

fordæmis (genitive singular)
fordæmi (nominative plural)
fordæmi (indefinite nominative singular)
fordæmið (definite nominative singular)
fordæmi (indefinite nominative plural)
fordæmin (definite nominative plural)
fordæmi (accusative indefinite singular)
fordæmið (accusative definite singular)
fordæmi (accusative indefinite plural)
fordæmin (accusative definite plural)
fordæmi (dative indefinite singular)
fordæminu (dative definite singular)
fordæmum (dative indefinite plural)
fordæmunum (dative definite plural)
fordæmis (genitive indefinite singular)
fordæmisins (definite genitive singular)
fordæma (genitive indefinite plural)
fordæmanna (definite genitive plural)


fyrirtæki

fyrirtæki n (genitive singular fyrirtækis, nominative plural fyrirtæki)

fyrirtækis (genitive singular)
fyrirtæki (nominative plural)
fyrirtæki (indefinite nominative singular)
fyrirtækið (definite nominative singular)
fyrirtæki (indefinite nominative plural)
fyrirtækin (definite nominative plural)
fyrirtæki (accusative indefinite singular)
fyrirtækið (accusative definite singular)
fyrirtæki (accusative indefinite plural)
fyrirtækin (accusative definite plural)
fyrirtæki (dative indefinite singular)
fyrirtækinu (dative definite singular)
fyrirtækjum (dative indefinite plural)
fyrirtækjunum (dative definite plural)
fyrirtækis (genitive indefinite singular)
fyrirtækisins (definite genitive singular)
fyrirtækja (genitive indefinite plural)
fyrirtækjanna (definite genitive plural)


ljón

ljón n (genitive singular ljóns, nominative plural ljón)

ljóns (genitive singular)
ljón (nominative plural)
ljón (indefinite nominative singular)
ljónið (definite nominative singular)
ljón (indefinite nominative plural)
ljónin (definite nominative plural)
ljón (accusative indefinite singular)
ljónið (accusative definite singular)
ljón (accusative indefinite plural)
ljónin (accusative definite plural)
ljóni (dative indefinite singular)
ljóninu (dative definite singular)
ljónum (dative indefinite plural)
ljónunum (dative definite plural)
ljóns (genitive indefinite singular)
ljónsins (definite genitive singular)
ljóna (genitive indefinite plural)
ljónanna (definite genitive plural)


sendiferð

sendiferð f (genitive singular sendiferðar, nominative plural sendiferðir)

sendiferðar (genitive singular)
sendiferðir (nominative plural)
sendiferð (indefinite nominative singular)
sendiferðin (definite nominative singular)
sendiferðir (indefinite nominative plural)
sendiferðirnar (definite nominative plural)
sendiferð (accusative indefinite singular)
sendiferðina (accusative definite singular)
sendiferðir (accusative indefinite plural)
sendiferðirnar (accusative definite plural)
sendiferð (dative indefinite singular)
sendiferðinni (dative definite singular)
sendiferðum (dative indefinite plural)
sendiferðunum (dative definite plural)
sendiferðar (genitive indefinite singular)
sendiferðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sendiferða (genitive indefinite plural)
sendiferðanna (definite genitive plural)

senda (“to send”) + ferð (“trip, journey”).


glíma

head

glíma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative glímdi, supine glímt)

glímdi (indicative past singular third-person)
glímt (supine)

From Old Norse glíma (Origin not known; preserved in modern Icelandic).

glíma við verðbólgu


glíma

is-noun

glíma f (genitive singular glímu, nominative plural glímur)

glímu (genitive singular)
glímur (nominative plural)
glíma (indefinite nominative singular)
glíman (definite nominative singular)
glímur (indefinite nominative plural)
glímurnar (definite nominative plural)
glímu (accusative indefinite singular)
glímuna (accusative definite singular)
glímur (accusative indefinite plural)
glímurnar (accusative definite plural)
glímu (dative indefinite singular)
glímunni (dative definite singular)
glímum (dative indefinite plural)
glímunum (dative definite plural)
glímu (genitive indefinite singular)
glímunnar (definite genitive singular)
glímna (genitive indefinite plural)
glíma (genitive indefinite plural)
glímnanna (definite genitive plural)
glímanna (definite genitive plural)


afsökun

afsökun f (genitive singular afsökunar, nominative plural afsakanir)

afsökunar (genitive singular)
afsakanir (nominative plural)
afsökun (indefinite nominative singular)
afsökunin (definite nominative singular)
afsakanir (indefinite nominative plural)
afsakanirnar (definite nominative plural)
afsökun (accusative indefinite singular)
afsökunina (accusative definite singular)
afsakanir (accusative indefinite plural)
afsakanirnar (accusative definite plural)
afsökun (dative indefinite singular)
afsökuninni (dative definite singular)
afsökunum (dative indefinite plural)
afsökununum (dative definite plural)
afsökunar (genitive indefinite singular)
afsökunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
afsakana (genitive indefinite plural)
afsakananna (definite genitive plural)

ég hafði enga ástæðu, ég hafði enga afsökun fyrir þungu orðunum sem ég missti út úr mér

I had no reason, I had no excuse for the harsh words I blurted out


öxi

öxi f (genitive singular axar or öxar, nominative plural axir)

axar (genitive singular)
öxar (genitive singular)
axir (nominative plural)
öxi (indefinite nominative singular)
öxin (definite nominative singular)
axir (indefinite nominative plural)
axirnar (definite nominative plural)
öxi (accusative indefinite singular)
öxina (accusative definite singular)
axir (accusative indefinite plural)
axirnar (accusative definite plural)
öxi (dative indefinite singular)
öxinni (dative definite singular)
öxum (dative indefinite plural)
öxunum (dative definite plural)
axar (genitive indefinite singular)
öxar (genitive indefinite singular)
axarinnar (definite genitive singular)
öxarinnar (definite genitive singular)
axa (genitive indefinite plural)
axanna (definite genitive plural)
exi (alternative)
öx (alternative)

From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


flík

is-noun

flík f (genitive singular flíkur or flíkar, nominative plural flíkur or flíkar)

flíkur (genitive singular)
flíkar (genitive singular)
flíkur (nominative plural)
flíkar (nominative plural)
flík (indefinite nominative singular)
flíkin (definite nominative singular)
flíkur (indefinite nominative plural)
flíkar (indefinite nominative plural)
flíkurnar (definite nominative plural)
flíkarnar (definite nominative plural)
flík (accusative indefinite singular)
flíkina (accusative definite singular)
flíkur (accusative indefinite plural)
flíkar (accusative indefinite plural)
flíkurnar (accusative definite plural)
flíkarnar (accusative definite plural)
flík (dative indefinite singular)
flíkinni (dative definite singular)
flíkum (dative indefinite plural)
flíkunum (dative definite plural)
flíkur (genitive indefinite singular)
flíkar (genitive indefinite singular)
flíkurinnar (definite genitive singular)
flíkarinnar (definite genitive singular)
flíka (genitive indefinite plural)
flíkanna (definite genitive plural)


sekt

sekt f (genitive singular sektar, nominative plural sektir)

sektar (genitive singular)
sektir (nominative plural)
sekt (indefinite nominative singular)
sektin (definite nominative singular)
sektir (indefinite nominative plural)
sektirnar (definite nominative plural)
sekt (accusative indefinite singular)
sektina (accusative definite singular)
sektir (accusative indefinite plural)
sektirnar (accusative definite plural)
sekt (dative indefinite singular)
sektinni (dative definite singular)
sektum (dative indefinite plural)
sektunum (dative definite plural)
sektar (genitive indefinite singular)
sektarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sekta (genitive indefinite plural)
sektanna (definite genitive plural)

(countable) fine (payment as a punishment)


hagsbót

hagsbót f (genitive singular hagsbótar, nominative plural hagsbætur)

hagsbótar (genitive singular)
hagsbætur (nominative plural)
hagsbót (indefinite nominative singular)
hagsbótin (definite nominative singular)
hagsbætur (indefinite nominative plural)
hagsbæturnar (definite nominative plural)
hagsbót (accusative indefinite singular)
hagsbótina (accusative definite singular)
hagsbætur (accusative indefinite plural)
hagsbæturnar (accusative definite plural)
hagsbót (dative indefinite singular)
hagsbótinni (dative definite singular)
hagsbótum (dative indefinite plural)
hagsbótunum (dative definite plural)
hagsbótar (genitive indefinite singular)
hagsbótarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hagsbóta (genitive indefinite plural)
hagsbótanna (definite genitive plural)


andardráttur

andardráttur m (genitive singular andardráttar, nominative plural andardrættir)

andardráttar (genitive singular)
andardrættir (nominative plural)
andardráttur (indefinite nominative singular)
andardrátturinn (definite nominative singular)
andardrættir (indefinite nominative plural)
andardrættirnir (definite nominative plural)
andardrátt (accusative indefinite singular)
andardráttinn (accusative definite singular)
andardrætti (accusative indefinite plural)
andardrættina (accusative definite plural)
andardrætti (dative indefinite singular)
andardrættinum (dative definite singular)
andardráttum (dative indefinite plural)
andardráttunum (dative definite plural)
andardráttar (genitive indefinite singular)
andardráttarins (definite genitive singular)
andardrátta (genitive indefinite plural)
andardráttanna (definite genitive plural)

(usually uncountable but sometimes countable) breath


sultur

sultur m (genitive singular sultar or sults, no plural)

sultar (genitive singular)
sults (genitive singular)
sultur (indefinite nominative singular)
sulturinn (definite nominative singular)
sult (accusative indefinite singular)
sultinn (accusative definite singular)
sulti (dative indefinite singular)
sultinum (dative definite singular)
sultar (genitive indefinite singular)
sults (genitive indefinite singular)
sultarins (definite genitive singular)
sultsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse sultr (“hunger, famine”), from Proto-Germanic *swultiz (“hunger, death”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to smoulder, burn”). Cognate with Danish sult (“hunger, starvation”), Old English swylt (“death”).

der

sultur gerir sætan mat

hunger makes the food taste sweet; hunger is the best sauce, hunger is a good sauce


málafærslumaður

is-noun

málafærslumaður m (genitive singular málafærslumanns, nominative plural málafærslumenn)

málafærslumanns (genitive singular)
málafærslumenn (nominative plural)
málafærslumaður (indefinite nominative singular)
málafærslumaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
málafærslumenn (indefinite nominative plural)
málafærslumennirnir (definite nominative plural)
málafærslumann (accusative indefinite singular)
málafærslumanninn (accusative definite singular)
málafærslumenn (accusative indefinite plural)
málafærslumennina (accusative definite plural)
málafærslumanni (dative indefinite singular)
málafærslumanninum (dative definite singular)
málafærslumönnum (dative indefinite plural)
málafærslumönnunum (dative definite plural)
málafærslumanns (genitive indefinite singular)
málafærslumannsins (definite genitive singular)
málafærslumanna (genitive indefinite plural)
málafærslumannanna (definite genitive plural)


litur

litur m (genitive singular litar, nominative plural litir)

litar (genitive singular)
litir (nominative plural)
litur (indefinite nominative singular)
liturinn (definite nominative singular)
litir (indefinite nominative plural)
litirnir (definite nominative plural)
lit (accusative indefinite singular)
litinn (accusative definite singular)
liti (accusative indefinite plural)
litu (accusative archaic indefinite literary plural)
litina (accusative definite plural)
lit (dative indefinite singular)
litnum (dative definite singular)
litum (dative indefinite plural)
litunum (dative definite plural)
litar (genitive indefinite singular)
litarins (definite genitive singular)
lita (genitive indefinite plural)
litanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).

Þetta er fallegur litur.


draugur

draugur m (genitive singular draugs, nominative plural draugar)

draugs (genitive singular)
draugar (nominative plural)
draugur (indefinite nominative singular)
draugurinn (definite nominative singular)
draugar (indefinite nominative plural)
draugarnir (definite nominative plural)
draug (accusative indefinite singular)
drauginn (accusative definite singular)
drauga (accusative indefinite plural)
draugana (accusative definite plural)
draug (dative indefinite singular)
draugi (dative indefinite singular uncommon)
draugnum (dative definite singular)
drauginum (dative definite singular uncommon)
draugum (dative indefinite plural)
draugunum (dative definite plural)
draugs (genitive indefinite singular)
draugsins (definite genitive singular)
drauga (genitive indefinite plural)
drauganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse draugr, from Proto-Germanic *draugaz.


munur

munur m (genitive singular munar, nominative plural munir)

munar (genitive singular)
munir (nominative plural)
munur (indefinite nominative singular)
munurinn (definite nominative singular)
munir (indefinite nominative plural)
munirnir (definite nominative plural)
mun (accusative indefinite singular)
muninn (accusative definite singular)
muni (accusative indefinite plural)
munina (accusative definite plural)
mun (dative indefinite singular)
muni (dative indefinite singular)
muninum (dative definite singular)
munum (dative indefinite plural)
mununum (dative definite plural)
munar (genitive indefinite singular)
munarins (definite genitive singular)
muna (genitive indefinite plural)
munanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse munr, from Proto-Germanic *muniz.


unglingur

unglingur m (genitive singular unglings, nominative plural unglingar)

unglings (genitive singular)
unglingar (nominative plural)
unglingur (indefinite nominative singular)
unglingurinn (definite nominative singular)
unglingar (indefinite nominative plural)
unglingarnir (definite nominative plural)
ungling (accusative indefinite singular)
unglinginn (accusative definite singular)
unglinga (accusative indefinite plural)
unglingana (accusative definite plural)
unglingi (dative indefinite singular)
unglingnum (dative definite singular)
unglingum (dative indefinite plural)
unglingunum (dative definite plural)
unglings (genitive indefinite singular)
unglingsins (definite genitive singular)
unglinga (genitive indefinite plural)
unglinganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ynglingr, from Proto-Germanic *jungilingaz.


forvitni

forvitni f (genitive singular forvitni, no plural)

forvitni (genitive singular)
forvitni (indefinite nominative singular)
forvitnin (definite nominative singular)
forvitni (accusative indefinite singular)
forvitnina (accusative definite singular)
forvitni (dative indefinite singular)
forvitninni (dative definite singular)
forvitni (genitive indefinite singular)
forvitninnar (definite genitive singular)


reiði

reiði f (genitive singular reiði, no plural)

reiði (genitive singular)
reiði (indefinite nominative singular)
reiðin (definite nominative singular)
reiði (accusative indefinite singular)
reiðina (accusative definite singular)
reiði (dative indefinite singular)
reiðinni (dative definite singular)
reiði (genitive indefinite singular)
reiðinnar (definite genitive singular)

Inherited from Old Norse reiði, vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, cognate with Swedish vrede, Danish vrede, Norwegian Nynorsk vreide. By surface analysis, reiður (“angry, wroth”) + -i.

surf

is:Reiði (aðgreining)
is:Reiði (skip)
is:reiði


reiði

is-noun

reiði m (genitive singular reiða, nominative plural reiðar) or obsolete
reiði n (genitive singular reiðis, nominative plural reiði)

reiði (canonical masculine)
obsolete reiði (canonical neuter)
reiða (genitive singular)
reiðar (nominative plural)
reiðis (genitive singular)
reiði (nominative plural)
reiði (indefinite nominative singular)
reiðinn (definite nominative singular)
reiðar (indefinite nominative plural)
reiðarnir (definite nominative plural)
reiða (accusative indefinite singular)
reiðann (accusative definite singular)
reiða (accusative indefinite plural)
reiðana (accusative definite plural)
reiða (dative indefinite singular)
reiðanum (dative definite singular)
reiðum (dative indefinite plural)
reiðunum (dative definite plural)
reiða (genitive indefinite singular)
reiðans (definite genitive singular)
reiða (genitive indefinite plural)
reiðanna (definite genitive plural)
reiði (indefinite nominative singular)
reiðið (definite nominative singular)
reiði (indefinite nominative plural)
reiðin (definite nominative plural)
reiði (accusative indefinite singular)
reiðið (accusative definite singular)
reiði (accusative indefinite plural)
reiðin (accusative definite plural)
reiði (dative indefinite singular)
reiðinu (dative definite singular)
reiðum (dative indefinite plural)
reiðunum (dative definite plural)
reiðis (genitive indefinite singular)
reiðisins (definite genitive singular)
reiða (genitive indefinite plural)
reiðanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse reiði, from reiða, ríða (“ride”).


staðfesta

head

staðfesta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative staðfesti, supine staðfest)

staðfesti (indicative past singular third-person)
staðfest (supine)

það að staðfesta að trygging sé fyrir hendi

það að staðfesta deili á viðskiptamönnum

Ritarinn staðfesti að forsetinn væri látinn.

The secretary verified the president's passing.

to verify something, to confirm something [with accusative]


siðvenja

is-noun

siðvenja f (genitive singular siðvenju, nominative plural siðvenjur)

siðvenju (genitive singular)
siðvenjur (nominative plural)
siðvenja (indefinite nominative singular)
siðvenjan (definite nominative singular)
siðvenjur (indefinite nominative plural)
siðvenjurnar (definite nominative plural)
siðvenju (accusative indefinite singular)
siðvenjuna (accusative definite singular)
siðvenjur (accusative indefinite plural)
siðvenjurnar (accusative definite plural)
siðvenju (dative indefinite singular)
siðvenjunni (dative definite singular)
siðvenjum (dative indefinite plural)
siðvenjunum (dative definite plural)
siðvenju (genitive indefinite singular)
siðvenjunnar (definite genitive singular)
siðvenja (genitive indefinite plural)
siðvenjanna (definite genitive plural)


gríma

gríma f (genitive singular grímu, nominative plural grímur)

grímu (genitive singular)
grímur (nominative plural)
gríma (indefinite nominative singular)
gríman (definite nominative singular)
grímur (indefinite nominative plural)
grímurnar (definite nominative plural)
grímu (accusative indefinite singular)
grímuna (accusative definite singular)
grímur (accusative indefinite plural)
grímurnar (accusative definite plural)
grímu (dative indefinite singular)
grímunni (dative definite singular)
grímum (dative indefinite plural)
grímunum (dative definite plural)
grímu (genitive indefinite singular)
grímunnar (definite genitive singular)
grímna (genitive indefinite plural)
gríma (genitive indefinite plural)
grímnanna (definite genitive plural)
grímanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gríma from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask”). Cognate with Old Frisian grīma, Old Saxon grīmo, Old English grīma, Old High German grīmo, Gothic *𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 (*greima).


gríma

head

gríma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative grímaði, supine grímað)

grímaði (indicative past singular third-person)
grímað (supine)
grímaður (masculine nominative singular)
grímuð (feminine nominative singular)
grímað (neuter nominative singular)
grímaðir (masculine nominative plural)
grímaðar (feminine nominative plural)
grímuð (neuter nominative plural)
grímaðan (accusative masculine singular)
grímaða (accusative feminine singular)
grímað (accusative neuter singular)
grímaða (accusative masculine plural)
grímaðar (accusative feminine plural)
grímuð (accusative neuter plural)
grímuðum (dative masculine singular)
grímaðri (dative feminine singular)
grímuðu (dative neuter singular)
grímuðum (dative masculine plural)
grímuðum (dative feminine plural)
grímuðum (dative neuter plural)
grímaðs (genitive masculine singular)
grímaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
grímaðs (genitive neuter singular)
grímaðra (genitive masculine plural)
grímaðra (feminine genitive plural)
grímaðra (genitive neuter plural)
grímaði (masculine nominative singular)
grímaða (feminine nominative singular)
grímaða (neuter nominative singular)
grímuðu (masculine nominative plural)
grímuðu (feminine nominative plural)
grímuðu (neuter nominative plural)
grímaða (accusative masculine singular)
grímuðu (accusative feminine singular)
grímaða (accusative neuter singular)
grímuðu (accusative masculine plural)
grímuðu (accusative feminine plural)
grímuðu (accusative neuter plural)
grímaða (dative masculine singular)
grímuðu (dative feminine singular)
grímaða (dative neuter singular)
grímuðu (dative masculine plural)
grímuðu (dative feminine plural)
grímuðu (dative neuter plural)
grímaða (genitive masculine singular)
grímuðu (feminine genitive singular)
grímaða (genitive neuter singular)
grímuðu (genitive masculine plural)
grímuðu (feminine genitive plural)
grímuðu (genitive neuter plural)


liðveisla

is-noun

liðveisla f (genitive singular liðveislu, nominative plural liðveislur)

liðveislu (genitive singular)
liðveislur (nominative plural)
liðveisla (indefinite nominative singular)
liðveislan (definite nominative singular)
liðveislur (indefinite nominative plural)
liðveislurnar (definite nominative plural)
liðveislu (accusative indefinite singular)
liðveisluna (accusative definite singular)
liðveislur (accusative indefinite plural)
liðveislurnar (accusative definite plural)
liðveislu (dative indefinite singular)
liðveislunni (dative definite singular)
liðveislum (dative indefinite plural)
liðveislunum (dative definite plural)
liðveislu (genitive indefinite singular)
liðveislunnar (definite genitive singular)
liðveislna (genitive indefinite plural)
liðveislnanna (definite genitive plural)


ófreskja

ófreskja f (genitive singular ófreskju, nominative plural ófreskjur)

ófreskju (genitive singular)
ófreskjur (nominative plural)
ófreskja (indefinite nominative singular)
ófreskjan (definite nominative singular)
ófreskjur (indefinite nominative plural)
ófreskjurnar (definite nominative plural)
ófreskju (accusative indefinite singular)
ófreskjuna (accusative definite singular)
ófreskjur (accusative indefinite plural)
ófreskjurnar (accusative definite plural)
ófreskju (dative indefinite singular)
ófreskjunni (dative definite singular)
ófreskjum (dative indefinite plural)
ófreskjunum (dative definite plural)
ófreskju (genitive indefinite singular)
ófreskjunnar (definite genitive singular)
ófreskna (genitive indefinite plural)
ófresknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ófreskja, from the adjective ófreskr (“clairvoyant”) and the noun ófreski (“clairvoyance, second sight”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *unfriþiskaz (as per S. Bugge 1885), but according to F. Holthausen cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 (fraþi), then from *fraþiskaz.


ógæfa

ógæfa f (genitive singular ógæfu, no plural)

ógæfu (genitive singular)
ógæfa (indefinite nominative singular)
ógæfan (definite nominative singular)
ógæfu (accusative indefinite singular)
ógæfuna (accusative definite singular)
ógæfu (dative indefinite singular)
ógæfunni (dative definite singular)
ógæfu (genitive indefinite singular)
ógæfunnar (definite genitive singular)


mál

mál n (genitive singular máls, nominative plural mál)

máls (genitive singular)
mál (nominative plural)
mál (indefinite nominative singular)
málið (definite nominative singular)
mál (indefinite nominative plural)
málin (definite nominative plural)
mál (accusative indefinite singular)
málið (accusative definite singular)
mál (accusative indefinite plural)
málin (accusative definite plural)
máli (dative indefinite singular)
málinu (dative definite singular)
málum (dative indefinite plural)
málunum (dative definite plural)
máls (genitive indefinite singular)
málsins (definite genitive singular)
mála (genitive indefinite plural)
málanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą.


mál

Inherited from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą, whence also English meal. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Er ekki mál að fara?


svefnhús

svefnhús n (genitive singular svefnhúss, nominative plural svefnhús)

svefnhúss (genitive singular)
svefnhús (nominative plural)
svefnhús (indefinite nominative singular)
svefnhúsið (definite nominative singular)
svefnhús (indefinite nominative plural)
svefnhúsin (definite nominative plural)
svefnhús (accusative indefinite singular)
svefnhúsið (accusative definite singular)
svefnhús (accusative indefinite plural)
svefnhúsin (accusative definite plural)
svefnhúsi (dative indefinite singular)
svefnhúsinu (dative definite singular)
svefnhúsum (dative indefinite plural)
svefnhúsunum (dative definite plural)
svefnhúss (genitive indefinite singular)
svefnhússins (definite genitive singular)
svefnhúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
svefnhúsanna (definite genitive plural)


hlið

hlið f (genitive singular hliðar, nominative plural hliðar)

hliðar (genitive singular)
hliðar (nominative plural)
hlið (indefinite nominative singular)
hliðin (definite nominative singular)
hliðar (indefinite nominative plural)
hliðarnar (definite nominative plural)
hlið (accusative indefinite singular)
hliðina (accusative definite singular)
hliðar (accusative indefinite plural)
hliðarnar (accusative definite plural)
hlið (dative indefinite singular)
hliðinni (dative definite singular)
hliðum (dative indefinite plural)
hliðunum (dative definite plural)
hliðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hliðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hliða (genitive indefinite plural)
hliðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlið (“side”). Cognate to Old Swedish liþ (“side”).

Hvernig reiknar maður út lengd þessarar hliðar?

How do you compute the length of this side?


hlið

hlið n (genitive singular hliðs, nominative plural hlið)

hliðs (genitive singular)
hlið (nominative plural)
hlið (indefinite nominative singular)
hliðið (definite nominative singular)
hlið (indefinite nominative plural)
hliðin (definite nominative plural)
hlið (accusative indefinite singular)
hliðið (accusative definite singular)
hlið (accusative indefinite plural)
hliðin (accusative definite plural)
hliði (dative indefinite singular)
hliðinu (dative definite singular)
hliðum (dative indefinite plural)
hliðunum (dative definite plural)
hliðs (genitive indefinite singular)
hliðsins (definite genitive singular)
hliða (genitive indefinite plural)
hliðanna (definite genitive plural)


beygja

head

beygja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beygði, supine beygt)

beygði (indicative past singular third-person)
beygt (supine)
beygður (masculine nominative singular)
beygð (feminine nominative singular)
beygt (neuter nominative singular)
beygðir (masculine nominative plural)
beygðar (feminine nominative plural)
beygð (neuter nominative plural)
beygðan (accusative masculine singular)
beygða (accusative feminine singular)
beygt (accusative neuter singular)
beygða (accusative masculine plural)
beygðar (accusative feminine plural)
beygð (accusative neuter plural)
beygðum (dative masculine singular)
beygðri (dative feminine singular)
beygðu (dative neuter singular)
beygðum (dative masculine plural)
beygðum (dative feminine plural)
beygðum (dative neuter plural)
beygðs (genitive masculine singular)
beygðrar (feminine genitive singular)
beygðs (genitive neuter singular)
beygðra (genitive masculine plural)
beygðra (feminine genitive plural)
beygðra (genitive neuter plural)
beygði (masculine nominative singular)
beygða (feminine nominative singular)
beygða (neuter nominative singular)
beygðu (masculine nominative plural)
beygðu (feminine nominative plural)
beygðu (neuter nominative plural)
beygða (accusative masculine singular)
beygðu (accusative feminine singular)
beygða (accusative neuter singular)
beygðu (accusative masculine plural)
beygðu (accusative feminine plural)
beygðu (accusative neuter plural)
beygða (dative masculine singular)
beygðu (dative feminine singular)
beygða (dative neuter singular)
beygðu (dative masculine plural)
beygðu (dative feminine plural)
beygðu (dative neuter plural)
beygða (genitive masculine singular)
beygðu (feminine genitive singular)
beygða (genitive neuter singular)
beygðu (genitive masculine plural)
beygðu (feminine genitive plural)
beygðu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

Að beygja til hægri.


beygja

is-noun

beygja f (genitive singular beygju, nominative plural beygjur)

beygju (genitive singular)
beygjur (nominative plural)
beygja (indefinite nominative singular)
beygjan (definite nominative singular)
beygjur (indefinite nominative plural)
beygjurnar (definite nominative plural)
beygju (accusative indefinite singular)
beygjuna (accusative definite singular)
beygjur (accusative indefinite plural)
beygjurnar (accusative definite plural)
beygju (dative indefinite singular)
beygjunni (dative definite singular)
beygjum (dative indefinite plural)
beygjunum (dative definite plural)
beygju (genitive indefinite singular)
beygjunnar (definite genitive singular)
beygja (genitive indefinite plural)
beygna (genitive indefinite plural)
beygjanna (definite genitive plural)
beygnanna (definite genitive plural)

Snörp beygja.


mær

mær f (genitive singular meyjar, nominative plural meyjar)

meyjar (genitive singular)
meyjar (nominative plural)
mær (indefinite nominative singular)
mærin (definite nominative singular)
meyjar (indefinite nominative plural)
meyjarnar (definite nominative plural)
mey (accusative indefinite singular)
meyna (accusative definite singular)
meyjar (accusative indefinite plural)
meyjarnar (accusative definite plural)
meyju (dative indefinite singular)
mey (dative indefinite singular)
meyjunni (dative definite singular)
meynni (dative definite singular)
meyjum (dative indefinite plural)
meyjunum (dative definite plural)
meyjar (genitive indefinite singular)
meyjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
meyja (genitive indefinite plural)
meyjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī.


kelda

kelda f (genitive singular keldu, nominative plural keldur)

keldu (genitive singular)
keldur (nominative plural)
kelda (indefinite nominative singular)
keldan (definite nominative singular)
keldur (indefinite nominative plural)
keldurnar (definite nominative plural)
keldu (accusative indefinite singular)
kelduna (accusative definite singular)
keldur (accusative indefinite plural)
keldurnar (accusative definite plural)
keldu (dative indefinite singular)
keldunni (dative definite singular)
keldum (dative indefinite plural)
keldunum (dative definite plural)
keldu (genitive indefinite singular)
keldunnar (definite genitive singular)
keldna (genitive indefinite plural)
keldnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kelda (“a well, a spring”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).

a bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground


ambátt

ambátt f (genitive singular ambáttar, nominative plural ambáttir)

ambáttar (genitive singular)
ambáttir (nominative plural)
ambátt (indefinite nominative singular)
ambáttin (definite nominative singular)
ambáttir (indefinite nominative plural)
ambáttirnar (definite nominative plural)
ambátt (accusative indefinite singular)
ambáttina (accusative definite singular)
ambáttir (accusative indefinite plural)
ambáttirnar (accusative definite plural)
ambátt (dative indefinite singular)
ambáttinni (dative definite singular)
ambáttum (dative indefinite plural)
ambáttunum (dative definite plural)
ambáttar (genitive indefinite singular)
ambáttarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ambátta (genitive indefinite plural)
ambáttanna (definite genitive plural)


gerð

gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, nominative plural gerðir)

gerðar (genitive singular)
gerðir (nominative plural)
gerð (indefinite nominative singular)
gerðin (definite nominative singular)
gerðir (indefinite nominative plural)
gerðirnar (definite nominative plural)
gerð (accusative indefinite singular)
gerðina (accusative definite singular)
gerðir (accusative indefinite plural)
gerðirnar (accusative definite plural)
gerð (dative indefinite singular)
gerðinni (dative definite singular)
gerðum (dative indefinite plural)
gerðunum (dative definite plural)
gerðar (genitive indefinite singular)
gerðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gerða (genitive indefinite plural)
gerðanna (definite genitive plural)
gjörð (alternative)

From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to the adjective *garwaz (“prepared, ready”). Compare the doublet gjörð.

act, action (usually plural and more often as gjörð)


gerð

inflection of gerður:
strong feminine singular nominative

strong neuter plural nominative/accusative


minnkun

minnkun f (genitive singular minnkunar, no plural)

minnkunar (genitive singular)
minnkun (indefinite nominative singular)
minnkunin (definite nominative singular)
minnkun (accusative indefinite singular)
minnkunina (accusative definite singular)
minnkun (dative indefinite singular)
minnkuninni (dative definite singular)
minnkunar (genitive indefinite singular)
minnkunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


asni

asni m (genitive singular asna, nominative plural asnar)

asna (genitive singular)
asnar (nominative plural)
asni (indefinite nominative singular)
asninn (definite nominative singular)
asnar (indefinite nominative plural)
asnarnir (definite nominative plural)
asna (accusative indefinite singular)
asnann (accusative definite singular)
asna (accusative indefinite plural)
asnana (accusative definite plural)
asna (dative indefinite singular)
asnanum (dative definite singular)
ösnum (dative indefinite plural)
ösnunum (dative definite plural)
asna (genitive indefinite singular)
asnans (definite genitive singular)
asna (genitive indefinite plural)
asnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse asni, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.


ofn

ofn m (genitive singular ofns, nominative plural ofnar)

ofns (genitive singular)
ofnar (nominative plural)
ofn (indefinite nominative singular)
ofninn (definite nominative singular)
ofnar (indefinite nominative plural)
ofnarnir (definite nominative plural)
ofn (accusative indefinite singular)
ofninn (accusative definite singular)
ofna (accusative indefinite plural)
ofnana (accusative definite plural)
ofni (dative indefinite singular)
ofninum (dative definite singular)
ofnum (dative indefinite plural)
ofnunum (dative definite plural)
ofns (genitive indefinite singular)
ofnsins (definite genitive singular)
ofna (genitive indefinite plural)
ofnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål ovn, Norwegian Nynorsk omn, Swedish ugn, Dutch oven, Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, German Ofen, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns)), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos (compare Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Albanian anë, Latin aulla, olla, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós)).


gaffall

is-noun

gaffall m (genitive singular gaffals, nominative plural gafflar)

gaffals (genitive singular)
gafflar (nominative plural)
gaffall (indefinite nominative singular)
gaffallinn (definite nominative singular)
gafflar (indefinite nominative plural)
gafflarnir (definite nominative plural)
gaffal (accusative indefinite singular)
gaffalinn (accusative definite singular)
gaffla (accusative indefinite plural)
gafflana (accusative definite plural)
gaffli (dative indefinite singular)
gafflinum (dative definite singular)
göfflum (dative indefinite plural)
göfflunum (dative definite plural)
gaffals (genitive indefinite singular)
gaffalsins (definite genitive singular)
gaffla (genitive indefinite plural)
gafflanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish gaffel, from Middle Low German gaffel/gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala/gafila, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu.


hraði

hraði m (genitive singular hraða, nominative plural hraðar)

hraða (genitive singular)
hraðar (nominative plural)
hraði (indefinite nominative singular)
hraðinn (definite nominative singular)
hraðar (indefinite nominative plural)
hraðarnir (definite nominative plural)
hraða (accusative indefinite singular)
hraðann (accusative definite singular)
hraða (accusative indefinite plural)
hraðana (accusative definite plural)
hraða (dative indefinite singular)
hraðanum (dative definite singular)
hröðum (dative indefinite plural)
hröðunum (dative definite plural)
hraða (genitive indefinite singular)
hraðans (definite genitive singular)
hraða (genitive indefinite plural)
hraðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hraði, from Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną, related to *hradjaną (“to loosen, set free”).


foli

foli m (genitive singular fola, nominative plural folar)

fola (genitive singular)
folar (nominative plural)
foli (indefinite nominative singular)
folinn (definite nominative singular)
folar (indefinite nominative plural)
folarnir (definite nominative plural)
fola (accusative indefinite singular)
folann (accusative definite singular)
fola (accusative indefinite plural)
folana (accusative definite plural)
fola (dative indefinite singular)
folanum (dative definite singular)
folum (dative indefinite plural)
folunum (dative definite plural)
fola (genitive indefinite singular)
folans (definite genitive singular)
fola (genitive indefinite plural)
folanna (definite genitive plural)


þjónn

þjónn m (genitive singular þjóns, nominative plural þjónar)

þjóns (genitive singular)
þjónar (nominative plural)
þjónn (indefinite nominative singular)
þjónninn (definite nominative singular)
þjónar (indefinite nominative plural)
þjónarnir (definite nominative plural)
þjón (accusative indefinite singular)
þjóninn (accusative definite singular)
þjóna (accusative indefinite plural)
þjónana (accusative definite plural)
þjóni (dative indefinite singular)
þjóninum (dative definite singular)
þjónum (dative indefinite plural)
þjónunum (dative definite plural)
þjóns (genitive indefinite singular)
þjónsins (definite genitive singular)
þjóna (genitive indefinite plural)
þjónanna (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, whence also Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius, “servant”) and Old English þēow.


veiði

veiði f (genitive singular veiði or veiðar, nominative plural veiðar)

veiði (genitive singular)
veiðar (genitive singular)
veiðar (nominative plural)
veiði (indefinite nominative singular)
veiðin (definite nominative singular)
veiðar (indefinite nominative plural)
veiðarnar (definite nominative plural)
veiði (accusative indefinite singular)
veiðina (accusative definite singular)
veiðar (accusative indefinite plural)
veiðarnar (accusative definite plural)
veiði (dative indefinite singular)
veiðinni (dative definite singular)
veiðum (dative indefinite plural)
veiðunum (dative definite plural)
veiði (genitive indefinite singular)
veiðar (genitive indefinite singular)
veiðinnar (definite genitive singular)
veiðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
veiða (genitive indefinite plural)
veiðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse veiði, from Proto-Germanic *waiþiz or *waiþō.

veiðar með fálkum


sút

sút f (genitive singular sútar, nominative plural sútir)

sútar (genitive singular)
sútir (nominative plural)
sút (indefinite nominative singular)
sútin (definite nominative singular)
sútir (indefinite nominative plural)
sútirnar (definite nominative plural)
sút (accusative indefinite singular)
sútina (accusative definite singular)
sútir (accusative indefinite plural)
sútirnar (accusative definite plural)
sút (dative indefinite singular)
sútinni (dative definite singular)
sútum (dative indefinite plural)
sútunum (dative definite plural)
sútar (genitive indefinite singular)
sútarinnar (definite genitive singular)
súta (genitive indefinite plural)
sútanna (definite genitive plural)


fregn

fregn f (genitive singular fregnar, nominative plural fregnir)

fregnar (genitive singular)
fregnir (nominative plural)
fregn (indefinite nominative singular)
fregnin (definite nominative singular)
fregnir (indefinite nominative plural)
fregnirnar (definite nominative plural)
fregn (accusative indefinite singular)
fregnina (accusative definite singular)
fregnir (accusative indefinite plural)
fregnirnar (accusative definite plural)
fregn (dative indefinite singular)
fregninni (dative definite singular)
fregnum (dative indefinite plural)
fregnunum (dative definite plural)
fregnar (genitive indefinite singular)
fregnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fregna (genitive indefinite plural)
fregnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fregn (“intelligence, intel, news”).


hirsla

is-noun

hirsla f (genitive singular hirslu, nominative plural hirslur)

hirslu (genitive singular)
hirslur (nominative plural)
hirsla (indefinite nominative singular)
hirslan (definite nominative singular)
hirslur (indefinite nominative plural)
hirslurnar (definite nominative plural)
hirslu (accusative indefinite singular)
hirsluna (accusative definite singular)
hirslur (accusative indefinite plural)
hirslurnar (accusative definite plural)
hirslu (dative indefinite singular)
hirslunni (dative definite singular)
hirslum (dative indefinite plural)
hirslunum (dative definite plural)
hirslu (genitive indefinite singular)
hirslunnar (definite genitive singular)
hirslna (genitive indefinite plural)
hirslnanna (definite genitive plural)

Þetta er hirsla undir peninga.

receptacle, storage, small container (a container or piece of furniture used for storage)

taska

suitcase; bag, handbag; briefcase, case, attaché case; satchel

skápur

closet, cupboard; wardrobe; bookcase; filing cabinet; locker


húsfreyja

húsfreyja f (genitive singular húsfreyju, nominative plural húsfreyjur)

húsfreyju (genitive singular)
húsfreyjur (nominative plural)
húsfreyja (indefinite nominative singular)
húsfreyjan (definite nominative singular)
húsfreyjur (indefinite nominative plural)
húsfreyjurnar (definite nominative plural)
húsfreyju (accusative indefinite singular)
húsfreyjuna (accusative definite singular)
húsfreyjur (accusative indefinite plural)
húsfreyjurnar (accusative definite plural)
húsfreyju (dative indefinite singular)
húsfreyjunni (dative definite singular)
húsfreyjum (dative indefinite plural)
húsfreyjunum (dative definite plural)
húsfreyju (genitive indefinite singular)
húsfreyjunnar (definite genitive singular)
húsfreyja (genitive indefinite plural)
húsfreyjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse húsfreyja, from hús (“house”) and freyja (“lady”).


gáta

gáta f (genitive singular gátu, nominative plural gátur)

gátu (genitive singular)
gátur (nominative plural)
gáta (indefinite nominative singular)
gátan (definite nominative singular)
gátur (indefinite nominative plural)
gáturnar (definite nominative plural)
gátu (accusative indefinite singular)
gátuna (accusative definite singular)
gátur (accusative indefinite plural)
gáturnar (accusative definite plural)
gátu (dative indefinite singular)
gátunni (dative definite singular)
gátum (dative indefinite plural)
gátunum (dative definite plural)
gátu (genitive indefinite singular)
gátunnar (definite genitive singular)
gátna (genitive indefinite plural)
gáta (genitive indefinite plural)
gátnanna (definite genitive plural)
gátanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gáta, cognate with Danish gåde.


vitni

vitni n (genitive singular vitnis, nominative plural vitni)

vitnis (genitive singular)
vitni (nominative plural)
vitni (indefinite nominative singular)
vitnið (definite nominative singular)
vitni (indefinite nominative plural)
vitnin (definite nominative plural)
vitni (accusative indefinite singular)
vitnið (accusative definite singular)
vitni (accusative indefinite plural)
vitnin (accusative definite plural)
vitni (dative indefinite singular)
vitninu (dative definite singular)
vitnum (dative indefinite plural)
vitnunum (dative definite plural)
vitnis (genitive indefinite singular)
vitnisins (definite genitive singular)
vitna (genitive indefinite plural)
vitnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”).


spor

spor n (genitive singular spors, nominative plural spor)

spors (genitive singular)
spor (nominative plural)
spor (indefinite nominative singular)
sporið (definite nominative singular)
spor (indefinite nominative plural)
sporin (definite nominative plural)
spor (accusative indefinite singular)
sporið (accusative definite singular)
spor (accusative indefinite plural)
sporin (accusative definite plural)
spori (dative indefinite singular)
sporinu (dative definite singular)
sporum (dative indefinite plural)
sporunum (dative definite plural)
spors (genitive indefinite singular)
sporsins (definite genitive singular)
spora (genitive indefinite plural)
sporanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą.

(mathematics) a trace; (the sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix)


mót

mót n (genitive singular móts, nominative plural mót)

móts (genitive singular)
mót (nominative plural)
mót (indefinite nominative singular)
mótið (definite nominative singular)
mót (indefinite nominative plural)
mótin (definite nominative plural)
mót (accusative indefinite singular)
mótið (accusative definite singular)
mót (accusative indefinite plural)
mótin (accusative definite plural)
móti (dative indefinite singular)
mótinu (dative definite singular)
mótum (dative indefinite plural)
mótunum (dative definite plural)
móts (genitive indefinite singular)
mótsins (definite genitive singular)
móta (genitive indefinite plural)
mótanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, *gamōtą.

mould (frame or model with which something is formed)


flug

flug n (genitive singular flugs, nominative plural flug)

flugs (genitive singular)
flug (nominative plural)
flug (indefinite nominative singular)
flugið (definite nominative singular)
flug (indefinite nominative plural)
flugin (definite nominative plural)
flug (accusative indefinite singular)
flugið (accusative definite singular)
flug (accusative indefinite plural)
flugin (accusative definite plural)
flugi (dative indefinite singular)
fluginu (dative definite singular)
flugum (dative indefinite plural)
flugunum (dative definite plural)
flugs (genitive indefinite singular)
flugsins (definite genitive singular)
fluga (genitive indefinite plural)
fluganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse flog, flug (“flight; cliff; an illness of the head”), from to Proto-Germanic *flugą, related to *flugiz. Doublet (not showing a-mutation) of flog (“seizure”).


skemmtun

skemmtun f (genitive singular skemmtunar, nominative plural skemmtanir)

skemmtunar (genitive singular)
skemmtanir (nominative plural)
skemmtun (indefinite nominative singular)
skemmtunin (definite nominative singular)
skemmtanir (indefinite nominative plural)
skemmtanirnar (definite nominative plural)
skemmtun (accusative indefinite singular)
skemmtunina (accusative definite singular)
skemmtanir (accusative indefinite plural)
skemmtanirnar (accusative definite plural)
skemmtun (dative indefinite singular)
skemmtuninni (dative definite singular)
skemmtunum (dative indefinite plural)
skemmtununum (dative definite plural)
skemmtunar (genitive indefinite singular)
skemmtunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skemmtana (genitive indefinite plural)
skemmtananna (definite genitive plural)
skemmtan (alternative)

From the verb skemmta (“to amuse, to entertain”).

an event where people are gathered to have fun, dance, etc., such as a ball or a concert


afleiðing

afleiðing f (genitive singular afleiðingar, nominative plural afleiðingar)

afleiðingar (genitive singular)
afleiðingar (nominative plural)
afleiðing (indefinite nominative singular)
afleiðingin (definite nominative singular)
afleiðingar (indefinite nominative plural)
afleiðingarnar (definite nominative plural)
afleiðingu (accusative indefinite singular)
afleiðinguna (accusative definite singular)
afleiðingar (accusative indefinite plural)
afleiðingarnar (accusative definite plural)
afleiðingu (dative indefinite singular)
afleiðingunni (dative definite singular)
afleiðingum (dative indefinite plural)
afleiðingunum (dative definite plural)
afleiðingar (genitive indefinite singular)
afleiðingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
afleiðinga (genitive indefinite plural)
afleiðinganna (definite genitive plural)


hlíð

hlíð f (genitive singular hlíðar, nominative plural hlíðar)

hlíðar (genitive singular)
hlíðar (nominative plural)
hlíð (indefinite nominative singular)
hlíðin (definite nominative singular)
hlíðar (indefinite nominative plural)
hlíðarnar (definite nominative plural)
hlíð (accusative indefinite singular)
hlíðina (accusative definite singular)
hlíðar (accusative indefinite plural)
hlíðarnar (accusative definite plural)
hlíð (dative indefinite singular)
hlíðinni (dative definite singular)
hlíðum (dative indefinite plural)
hlíðunum (dative definite plural)
hlíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hlíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hlíða (genitive indefinite plural)
hlíðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō.


deild

deild f (genitive singular deildar, nominative plural deildir)

deildar (genitive singular)
deildir (nominative plural)
deild (indefinite nominative singular)
deildin (definite nominative singular)
deildir (indefinite nominative plural)
deildirnar (definite nominative plural)
deild (accusative indefinite singular)
deildina (accusative definite singular)
deildir (accusative indefinite plural)
deildirnar (accusative definite plural)
deild (dative indefinite singular)
deildinni (dative definite singular)
deildum (dative indefinite plural)
deildunum (dative definite plural)
deildar (genitive indefinite singular)
deildarinnar (definite genitive singular)
deilda (genitive indefinite plural)
deildanna (definite genitive plural)


gufa

gufa f (genitive singular gufu, nominative plural gufur)

gufu (genitive singular)
gufur (nominative plural)
gufa (indefinite nominative singular)
gufan (definite nominative singular)
gufur (indefinite nominative plural)
gufurnar (definite nominative plural)
gufu (accusative indefinite singular)
gufuna (accusative definite singular)
gufur (accusative indefinite plural)
gufurnar (accusative definite plural)
gufu (dative indefinite singular)
gufunni (dative definite singular)
gufum (dative indefinite plural)
gufunum (dative definite plural)
gufu (genitive indefinite singular)
gufunnar (definite genitive singular)
gufa (genitive indefinite plural)
gufanna (definite genitive plural)


eiður

eiður m (genitive singular eiðs, nominative plural eiðar)

eiðs (genitive singular)
eiðar (nominative plural)
eiður (indefinite nominative singular)
eiðurinn (definite nominative singular)
eiðar (indefinite nominative plural)
eiðarnir (definite nominative plural)
eið (accusative indefinite singular)
eiðinn (accusative definite singular)
eiða (accusative indefinite plural)
eiðana (accusative definite plural)
eiði (dative indefinite singular)
eiðnum (dative definite singular)
eiðinum (dative definite singular)
eiðum (dative indefinite plural)
eiðunum (dative definite plural)
eiðs (genitive indefinite singular)
eiðsins (definite genitive singular)
eiða (genitive indefinite plural)
eiðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.


kviður

kviður m (genitive singular kviðar, nominative plural kviðir)

kviðar (genitive singular)
kviðir (nominative plural)
kviður (indefinite nominative singular)
kviðurinn (definite nominative singular)
kviðir (indefinite nominative plural)
kviðirnir (definite nominative plural)
kvið (accusative indefinite singular)
kviðinn (accusative definite singular)
kviði (accusative indefinite plural)
kviðina (accusative definite plural)
kvið (dative indefinite singular)
kviði (dative indefinite singular)
kviðnum (dative definite singular)
kviðinum (dative definite singular)
kviðum (dative indefinite plural)
kviðunum (dative definite plural)
kviðar (genitive indefinite singular)
kviðarins (definite genitive singular)
kviða (genitive indefinite plural)
kviðanna (definite genitive plural)


gripur

gripur m (genitive singular grips, nominative plural gripir)

grips (genitive singular)
gripir (nominative plural)
gripur (indefinite nominative singular)
gripurinn (definite nominative singular)
gripir (indefinite nominative plural)
gripirnir (definite nominative plural)
grip (accusative indefinite singular)
gripinn (accusative definite singular)
gripi (accusative indefinite plural)
gripina (accusative definite plural)
grip (dative indefinite singular)
gripnum (dative definite singular)
gripum (dative indefinite plural)
gripunum (dative definite plural)
grips (genitive indefinite singular)
gripsins (definite genitive singular)
gripa (genitive indefinite plural)
gripanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gripr, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz. Cognate to Swedish grip, dyrgrip.


saur

saur m (genitive singular saurs, no plural)

saurs (genitive singular)
saur (indefinite nominative singular)
saurinn (definite nominative singular)
saur (accusative indefinite singular)
saurinn (accusative definite singular)
saur (dative indefinite singular)
saurnum (dative definite singular)
saurs (genitive indefinite singular)
saursins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse saurr, from Proto-Germanic *sauraz.


grein

grein f (genitive singular greinar, nominative plural greinar or greinir)

greinar (genitive singular)
greinar (nominative plural)
greinir (nominative plural)
grein (indefinite nominative singular)
greinin (definite nominative singular)
greinar (indefinite nominative plural)
greinir (indefinite nominative plural)
greinarnar (definite nominative plural)
greinirnar (definite nominative plural)
grein (accusative indefinite singular)
greinina (accusative definite singular)
greinar (accusative indefinite plural)
greinir (accusative indefinite plural)
greinarnar (accusative definite plural)
greinirnar (accusative definite plural)
grein (dative indefinite singular)
greininni (dative definite singular)
greinum (dative indefinite plural)
greinunum (dative definite plural)
greinar (genitive indefinite singular)
greinarinnar (definite genitive singular)
greina (genitive indefinite plural)
greinanna (definite genitive plural)

Þetta er góð grein sem þú skrifaðir.


heftivír

heftivír m (genitive singular heftivírs, nominative plural heftivírar)

heftivírs (genitive singular)
heftivírar (nominative plural)
heftivír (indefinite nominative singular)
heftivírinn (definite nominative singular)
heftivírar (indefinite nominative plural)
heftivírarnir (definite nominative plural)
heftivír (accusative indefinite singular)
heftivírinn (accusative definite singular)
heftivíra (accusative indefinite plural)
heftivírana (accusative definite plural)
heftivír (dative indefinite singular)
heftivírnum (dative definite singular)
heftivírum (dative indefinite plural)
heftivírunum (dative definite plural)
heftivírs (genitive indefinite singular)
heftivírsins (definite genitive singular)
heftivíra (genitive indefinite plural)
heftivíranna (definite genitive plural)


níska

níska f (genitive singular nísku, no plural)

nísku (genitive singular)
níska (indefinite nominative singular)
nískan (definite nominative singular)
nísku (accusative indefinite singular)
nískuna (accusative definite singular)
nísku (dative indefinite singular)
nískunni (dative definite singular)
nísku (genitive indefinite singular)
nískunnar (definite genitive singular)


flærð

flærð f (genitive singular flærðar, nominative plural flærðir)

flærðar (genitive singular)
flærðir (nominative plural)
flærð (indefinite nominative singular)
flærðin (definite nominative singular)
flærðir (indefinite nominative plural)
flærðirnar (definite nominative plural)
flærð (accusative indefinite singular)
flærðina (accusative definite singular)
flærðir (accusative indefinite plural)
flærðirnar (accusative definite plural)
flærð (dative indefinite singular)
flærðinni (dative definite singular)
flærðum (dative indefinite plural)
flærðunum (dative definite plural)
flærðar (genitive indefinite singular)
flærðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
flærða (genitive indefinite plural)
flærðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse flærð (“falsehood; deceit”). Compare Old English fleard (“trifles; trifling”), Scots flird, English flirt.


umsjón

is-noun

umsjón f (genitive singular umsjónar, no plural)

umsjónar (genitive singular)
umsjón (indefinite nominative singular)
umsjónin (definite nominative singular)
umsjón (accusative indefinite singular)
umsjónina (accusative definite singular)
umsjón (dative indefinite singular)
umsjóninni (dative definite singular)
umsjónar (genitive indefinite singular)
umsjónarinnar (definite genitive singular)


björk

björk f (genitive singular bjarkar, nominative plural bjarkir)

bjarkar (genitive singular)
bjarkir (nominative plural)
björk (indefinite nominative singular)
björkin (definite nominative singular)
bjarkir (indefinite nominative plural)
bjarkirnar (definite nominative plural)
björk (accusative indefinite singular)
björkina (accusative definite singular)
bjarkir (accusative indefinite plural)
bjarkirnar (accusative definite plural)
björk (dative indefinite singular)
björkinni (dative definite singular)
björkum (dative indefinite plural)
björkunum (dative definite plural)
bjarkar (genitive indefinite singular)
bjarkarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bjarka (genitive indefinite plural)
bjarkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós.


íþrótt

íþrótt f (genitive singular íþróttar, nominative plural íþróttir)

íþróttar (genitive singular)
íþróttir (nominative plural)
íþrótt (indefinite nominative singular)
íþróttin (definite nominative singular)
íþróttir (indefinite nominative plural)
íþróttirnar (definite nominative plural)
íþrótt (accusative indefinite singular)
íþróttina (accusative definite singular)
íþróttir (accusative indefinite plural)
íþróttirnar (accusative definite plural)
íþrótt (dative indefinite singular)
íþróttinni (dative definite singular)
íþróttum (dative indefinite plural)
íþróttunum (dative definite plural)
íþróttar (genitive indefinite singular)
íþróttarinnar (definite genitive singular)
íþrótta (genitive indefinite plural)
íþróttanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse íþrótt, from ið + þróttr (“strength”).


vagga

head

vagga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vaggaði, supine vaggað)

vaggaði (indicative past singular third-person)
vaggað (supine)

Answering to Faroese vagga, Norwegian vagge, Swedish vagga. Compare English wag, German wacken and Proto-Germanic *wagǭ.

to move (something) back and forth in a swaying motion; to rock [with dative]

(intransitive) to move back and forth in a swaying motion; to rock


vagga

is-noun

vagga f (genitive singular vöggu, nominative plural vöggur)

vöggu (genitive singular)
vöggur (nominative plural)
vagga (indefinite nominative singular)
vaggan (definite nominative singular)
vöggur (indefinite nominative plural)
vöggurnar (definite nominative plural)
vöggu (accusative indefinite singular)
vögguna (accusative definite singular)
vöggur (accusative indefinite plural)
vöggurnar (accusative definite plural)
vöggu (dative indefinite singular)
vöggunni (dative definite singular)
vöggum (dative indefinite plural)
vöggunum (dative definite plural)
vöggu (genitive indefinite singular)
vöggunnar (definite genitive singular)
vagga (genitive indefinite plural)
vagganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vagga (“cradle”), from the verb. Cognate with Faroese vøgga, Norwegian Nynorsk vogge, Swedish vagga, Danish vugge.


formæling

formæling f (genitive singular formælingar, nominative plural formælingar)

formælingar (genitive singular)
formælingar (nominative plural)
formæling (indefinite nominative singular)
formælingin (definite nominative singular)
formælingar (indefinite nominative plural)
formælingarnar (definite nominative plural)
formælingu (accusative indefinite singular)
formælinguna (accusative definite singular)
formælingar (accusative indefinite plural)
formælingarnar (accusative definite plural)
formælingu (dative indefinite singular)
formælingunni (dative definite singular)
formælingum (dative indefinite plural)
formælingunum (dative definite plural)
formælingar (genitive indefinite singular)
formælingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
formælinga (genitive indefinite plural)
formælinganna (definite genitive plural)