 | 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] | |
