 | Icelandic | English  |  |
 | ævintýragjarn {adj} | adventurous [keen on adventures] |  |
 | bókhneigður {adj} | bookish [keen on books, reading] |  |
 | hins vegar {adv} {conj} | whereas [while on the contrary] |  |
Verbs |
 | að fá e-ð skrifað | to charge sth. [postpone payment on a purchase] |  |
 | að fá e-ð sett á reikning | to charge sth. [postpone payment on a purchase] |  |
 | að yfirvega e-ð | to deliberate sth. [ponder on, upon] |  |
 | að þrúga e-n | to oppress sb. [lie heavy on the mind] |  |
 | að þarfnast e-s | to require sb./sth. [need or depend on] |  |
 | að kríta e-ð [á stétt] | to screeve sth. [to draw on the pavement with chalk] |  |
 | atv. að fara í verkfall | to strike [come out on strike] |  |
Nouns |
 | flug flugdólgur {k} | [a person who causes problems on a commercial flight] |  |
 | fiskasteinn {k} [gamalt] | [a stone on which dried fish is pounded to make it soft] |  |
 | afmælisgrein {kv} | [an article in a book, magazine or newspaper written on the occasion of someone's birthday] |  |
 | mat. álegg {hv} | [anything put on an open sandwich] |  |
 | þjóðhfr. þrettándabrenna {kv} | [bonfire burning in the evening on Holy Trinity (January 6 to say goodbye to Christmas)] |  |
 | goðafr. álfabrenna {kv} | [bonfire party on New Year's Eve and Holy Trinity Day (January 6)] |  |
 | saga vistarband {hv} [gamalt] | [duty of servants to work on the same farm for at least one year] |  |
 | þrettándagleði {kv} | [festival held on the thirteenth day of Christmas] |  |
 | vökulög {hv.ft} [gamalt] | [law on rest periods for seafarers, especially on trawlers (from 1921)] |  |
 | vonarstjarna {kv} | [person on whom hopes are pinned] |  |
 | árefti {hv} | [planks or stones placed on the beams of a traditional peat farm, supporting the peat of the roof] |  |
 | þungaskattur {k} | [tax paid on motor vehicles according to weight] |  |
 | hestam. áseta {kv} | [the way a rider sits on a horse] |  |
 | ljósvak þulur {k} | announcer [on radio and TV] |  |
 | ljósvak þula {kv} | announcer [on radio and TV] [female] |  |
 | andfætlingur {k} | antipode [living on the opposite side of the world] |  |
 | askja {kv} | box [jewellery box, on newspaper page etc.] |  |
 | húsg. veggskápur {k} | cabinet [in, on or by a wall] |  |
 | framhjáhald {hv} | cheating [on one's partner] |  |
 | pláss {hv} [farrými] | class [on a ship, train, etc] |  |
 | brottför {kv} | departure [on a journey] |  |
 | fylgd {kv} | escort [protection or guidance on a journey] |  |
 | landbún. æðarbóndi {k} | farmer [who collects eiderdown on his land] |  |
 | atv. fiskifr. skip nótabassi {k} | foreman [on a seine fishing boat] |  |
 | froskur {k} | frog [on a stringed instrument] |  |
 | feldur {k} | fur [thick fur, e.g. on a bear or fox] |  |
 | loðskinn {hv} | fur [thick fur, e.g. on a bear or fox] |  |
 | samg. akrein {kv} | lane [on a marked road] |  |
 | lás {k} | lock [on a door, gun] |  |
 | lögfr. veðband {hv} [einkum í fleirtölu] | mortgage [lien on a property] |  |
 | munnstykki {hv} | mouthpiece [e.g. on a wind instrument, a bridle, or a tobacco pipe] |  |
 | tón. plokkun {kv} [strengjahljóðfæri] | picking [i.e. using a pick on, e.g. a guitar] |  |
 | eftirreið {kv} | pursuit [on a horse] |  |
 | íþr. veðhlaup {hv} | race [on foot] |  |
 | skip sólþilfar {hv} | sundeck [specifically on a ship] |  |
 | vörsluskattur {k} | tax [levied on goods and services and must be returned to the Treasury] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | að fara eftir e-u [það fer eftir e-u] | to depend on sth. [it depends on sth.] |  |
 | dýr að prjóna | to rear (up) [of an animal on its hind legs] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | hagkerfi vísitölufjölskylda {kv} | average family [family size on which the cost-of-living index is based] |  |
 | bókfestukenning {kv} | bookprose theory [theory that sagas are based on written rather than oral sources] |  |
 | örlagavaldur {k} | crucial impact [on one's life] |  |
 | saga kvöldvaka {kv} | evening entertainment [on Icelandic farms in former times] |  |
 | sagnfestukenning {kv} | freeprose theory [theory that sagas are based on oral rather than written sources] |  |
 | stærðf. stórbaugur {k} | great circle [on the surface of a sphere] |  |
 | stærðf. stórhringur {k} | great circle [on the surface of a sphere] |  |
 | hagkerfi fasteignaskattur {k} | property tax [Am.] [on land] |  |
 | fiskifr. ódráttur {k} | ugly fish [on a fishing line] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | að bera e-ð á/í e-ð | to apply sth. to/on sth. [put on] |  |
 | að vera áfram um e-ð [e-m er áfram um e-ð] | to be keen on sth. [sb. is keen on sth.] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | karl {k} [á skipi] | the old man [captain on a ship] |  |
 | skip útivistartími {k} | time at sea [on a fishing boat] |  |
 | skip Unverified úthald {kv} | time at sea [on a ship] |  |
 | útskattur {k} | value added tax <VAT> [levied on sales] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | að ganga mikið á [það gengur mikið á] | to be a lot going on [there is a lot going on] |  |