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| andfætlingur {k} | antipode [living on the opposite side of the world] | |
| árefti {hv} | [planks or stones placed on the beams of a traditional peat farm, supporting the peat of the roof] | |
| hins vegar {adv} {conj} | whereas [while on the contrary] | |
| hinsvegar {adv} {conj} [hins vegar] | whereas [while on the contrary] | |
| stærðf. stórbaugur {k} | great circle [on the surface of a sphere] | |
| stærðf. stórhringur {k} | great circle [on the surface of a sphere] | |
| þrettándagleði {kv} | [festival held on the thirteenth day of Christmas] | |
| að þrúga e-n | to oppress sb. [lie heavy on the mind] | |
| að kríta e-ð [á stétt] | to screeve sth. [to draw on the pavement with chalk] | |
| hagkerfi vísitölufjölskylda {kv} | average family [family size on which the cost-of-living index is based] | |
| þjóðhfr. þrettándabrenna {kv} | [bonfire burning in the evening on Holy Trinity (January 6 to say goodbye to Christmas)] | |
| saga vistarband {hv} [gamalt] | [duty of servants to work on the same farm for at least one year] | |
| hestam. áseta {kv} | [the way a rider sits on a horse] | |
| afmælisgrein {kv} | [an article in a book, magazine or newspaper written on the occasion of someone's birthday] | |
| vörsluskattur {k} | tax [levied on goods and services and must be returned to the Treasury] | |
| mál. þágufallssýki {kv} | [the tendency to misuse the dative instead of the accusative or nominative] | |
| að fara um borð | to board sth. [the train, the ship, the plane, etc.] | |
| að stíga um borð | to board sth. [the train, the ship, the plane, etc.] | |
| bókfestukenning {kv} | bookprose theory [theory that sagas are based on written rather than oral sources] | |
| sagnfestukenning {kv} | freeprose theory [theory that sagas are based on oral rather than written sources] | |
| vökulög {hv.ft} [gamalt] | [law on rest periods for seafarers, especially on trawlers (from 1921)] | |
| stuttbuxur {kv.ft} | shorts [more than one pair] | |
| landbún. fjölbýli {hv} | [farm with more than one residential property] | |
| leiklist leiklist {kv} | theatrics {sg} [the art of the theater] | |
| goðafr. álfheimar {k.ft} | [the world of the elves] | |
| veðurfr. veðurglöggur {adj} | [skilled in foreseeing the changes or state of the weather] | |
| veturnætur {kv.ft} | [the last two days before the first day of winter] | |
| að púa vindil | to smoke a cigar [without sucking the smoke into the lungs] | |
| landaf. forvaði {k} | [navigable beach area at low tide along the rock wall by the sea] | |
| fatn. niðurmjóar gallabuxur {kv.ft} | skinnies [short for: skinny jeans] [more than one pair] | |
| goðafr. fjöregg {hv} [egg] | amulet [an egg that preserves the life of the person] | |
| ýlir {k} [annar mánuður vetrar í gamla norræna tímatalinu] | Ýlir [the second month of winter according to the old Nordic calendar] | |
| landaf. áll {k} | [a deep groove in the bottom of a body of water or the sea] | |
| saga ástandið {hv} [samskipti íslenskra kvenna og breskra eða bandarískra hermanna á árum seinni heimsstyrjaldar] | [the relationships of Icelandic women with British and then American soldiers who came to occupy the country during World War II] | |
| ævintýragjarn {adj} | adventurous [keen on adventures] | |
| íþr. veðhlaup {hv} | race [on foot] | |
| bókhneigður {adj} | bookish [keen on books, reading] | |
| brottför {kv} | departure [on a journey] | |
| eftirreið {kv} | pursuit [on a horse] | |
| samg. akrein {kv} | lane [on a marked road] | |
| hagkerfi fasteignaskattur {k} | property tax [Am.] [on land] | |
| framhjáhald {hv} | cheating [on one's partner] | |
| froskur {k} | frog [on a stringed instrument] | |
| lás {k} | lock [on a door, gun] | |
| skip sólþilfar {hv} | sundeck [specifically on a ship] | |
| ljósvak þulur {k} | announcer [on radio and TV] | |
| mat. álegg {hv} | [anything put on an open sandwich] | |
| atv. fiskifr. skip nótabassi {k} | foreman [on a seine fishing boat] | |
| fiskifr. ódráttur {k} | ugly fish [on a fishing line] | |
| örlagavaldur {k} | crucial impact [on one's life] | |