Word List (A-Ö)

Below you can find all of the words featured on Dagleg Máltaka in convenient alphabetical order! If you want a chronological list instead, that's over here.

Remember, the Icelandic alphabet's a little different from the English one; here's the standard order of all 32 Icelandic letters:

A Á B D Ð E É F G H I Í J K L M N O Ó P R S T U Ú V X Y Ý Þ Æ Ö

A
appelsínugul/ur, --, -t (adj): orange (color)


Á
ártíð, -ar, -ir (f): "deathday" (anniversary of one's death)


B
bataveg/ur, -ar, -- (m): road to recovery


D
dýragarð/ur, -s, -ar (m): zoo
dægurlag, -s, dægurlög (n): pop song


Ð
There are no words that start with Ð.


E
(nothing here yet!)


É
(nothing here yet!)


F
feðg/ar, -a (m pl.): father and son


G
að gleyma (v + dat.): to forget
að gúgla (v + dat.): to google


H
hreindýr, -s, -- (n): reindeer


I
(nothing here yet!)

Í

ís, -s, -ar (m): ice, ice cream


J
jól, -a (n pl.): Christmas

K

kalkún, -s, -ar (m): turkey


L
lund/i, -a, -ar (m): puffin

M

malták/a, maltöku (f): language acquisition
matvand/ur, matvönd, -t (adj): picky, fussy (about food)


N
að nenna (v + dat.): to be bothered/feel like/be in the mood for something


O
(nothing here yet!)


Ó
(nothing here yet!)


P
peys/a, -u, -ur (f): sweater
að poppa (v): to make popcorn


R
rafmagn, -s (n): electricty

S

sérvit/ur, --, -t (adj): odd, eccentric
skemmtileg/ur, --, -t (adj): fun, funny, interesting
sporðdrek/i, -a, -ar (m): scorpion


T
(nothing here yet!)


U
(nothing here yet!)


Ú
útlensk/a, -u (f): foreign language


V
veitingahús, -s, -- (n): restaurant


X
There are no words that start with X.


Y
(nothing here yet!)


Ý
(nothing here yet!)


Þ
þátt/ur, -ar, þættir (m): part, episode, chapter; show, series
þórðargleði (f, indecl.): schadenfreude (pain derived from someone else's misfortune)
þrákálf/ur, -s, ar (m): pigheaded person


Æ
(nothing here yet!)


Ö
öndvegi, -s, -- (n): seat of honor; (in compounds) excellent, first-class