| rabbi {n} (Jewish scholar or teacher) | :: rabbíni {m} |
| rabbit {n} (mammal) | :: kanína |
| raccoon {n} (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) | :: þvottabjörn {m} |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics) | :: kynþáttur {m} |
| raceme {n} (type of inflorescence) | :: klasi {m} |
| Rachel {prop} (younger daughter of Laban) | :: Rakel |
| Rachel {prop} (female given name) | :: Rakel |
| racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism | :: |
| racism {n} (racial prejudice or discrimination) | :: kynþáttafordómar {m-p}, rasismi {m}, kynþáttahyggja {f}, kynþáttastefna {f}, kynþáttarembingur {m}, kynþáttahatur {n}, kynþáttahroki {m} |
| racist {n} (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) | :: rasisti {m}, kynþáttahatari {m}, maður fullur kynþáttahroka {m} |
| racist {adj} (relating to racism) | :: sem byggist á kynþáttafordómum, sem sýnir kynþáttahyggju, sem sýnir kynþáttafordóma, sem sýnir kynþáttahatur, rasista-, kynþáttahaturs-, kynþáttahroka- |
| rack one's brain {v} (struggle to think of something) | :: brjóta heilann |
| racoon {n} (raccoon) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| rada {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| radar {n} (method of detecting distant objects) | :: ratsjá |
| radiation sickness {n} (illness produced by ionizing radiation) | :: geislaveiki {f} |
| radiator {n} (device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air) | :: vatnskassi {m} |
| radicand {n} (number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered) | :: rótarstofn {m} |
| radio {n} (technology) | :: útvarp {n} |
| radio {n} (receiver) | :: útvarpstæki {n} |
| radioactive {adj} (exhibiting radioactivity) | :: geislavirkur |
| radioactivity {n} (emission of ionizing radiation) | :: geislavirkni {f} |
| radiogram {n} (radiograph) SEE: radiograph | :: |
| radiograph {n} (image produced by radiation) | :: röntgenmynd {f} |
| radiography {n} (the process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them) | :: röntgenljósmyndun {f} |
| radiologist {n} (practitioner of radiology) | :: geislalæknir {m} |
| radiology {n} (the use of radiation in diagnosis) | :: geislalækningar {f-p}, geislunarfræði {f} |
| radio telescope {n} (astronomical device) | :: útvarpssjónauki {m} |
| radish {n} (edible root) | :: hreðka {f}, radísa {f} |
| radius {n} (line segment) | :: radíus {m}, geisli {m} |
| radius {n} (length of this line segment) | :: radíus {m}, geisli {m} |
| radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root | :: |
| radix complement {n} (number which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n) | :: grunnfyllitala {f}, stofnfyllitala {f}, grunnfylling {f}, stofnfylling {f} |
| radon {n} (chemical element) | :: radon {n} |
| raft {n} (flat, floating structure) | :: fleki {m} |
| Ragnarok {prop} (the final battle in Norse mythology) | :: Ragnarök |
| rail {n} (means of transportation) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (transportation system) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| railway {n} (track, consisting of parallel rails) | :: járnbraut {f}, lestarspor {n}, járnbani {m}, járngata |
| railway {n} (transport system using these rails) | :: járnbraut {f} |
| railway station {n} (place where trains stop) | :: lestarstöð {f}, brautarstöð {f}, sporgarður {m}, járnbrautarstöð {f} |
| raiment {n} ((archaic) clothing) | :: voð {f} |
| rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) | :: rigning, regn {n} |
| rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) | :: regnbogi {m}, friðarbogi {m}, njólubaugur {m} |
| rainbow trout {n} | :: regnbogasilungur, urriöi |
| rain buckets {v} (to rain heavily) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rain cats and dogs {v} (to rain very heavily) | :: vera mígandi rigning, rigna eldi og brennisteini |
| rain cloud {n} (cloud from which rain is falling) | :: regnský {n}, úrkomuský {n}, regnþykkni {n} |
| raincoat {n} (waterproof coat) | :: regnkápa {f} |
| raindrop {n} (droplet of rainwater) | :: regndropi |
| rainforest {n} (type of forest) | :: regnskógur {m} |
| rain pitchforks {v} (rain cats and dogs) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rainwater {n} (water sourced from rain) | :: regnvatn {n} |
| raise {v} (to cause to rise) | :: hækka |
| raise {n} (increase in wages) | :: launahækkun {f} |
| raisin {n} (dried grape) | :: rúsína {f} |
| ram {n} (male sheep) | :: hrútur {m} |
| ram {n} (battering ram) SEE: battering ram | :: |
| ramble {n} (stroll) SEE: stroll | :: |
| ramification {n} (branching process) | :: kvíslun {f}, greining {f} |
| ramify {v} (to divide into branches) | :: kvíslast, greinast |
| rancid {adj} (being rank in taste or smell) | :: þrár, þræsinn |
| randiness {n} (state of being randy) | :: gredda {f} |
| random access {n} (ability to access any element of a sequence without having to seek) | :: beinn aðgangur {m}, rakleið {f} |
| random access memory {n} (computer memory that dynamically stores program and data values during operation and in which each byte of memory may be directly accessed) | :: skyndiminni {n} |
| random number {n} (number allotted randomly using a suitable generator) | :: slembitala {f}, hendingartala {f} |
| random number generator {n} (algorithm that generates numbers selected at random) | :: slembitalnagjafi {m} |
| random variable {n} (measurable function from a sample space) | :: hending {f}, slembibreyta {f}, slembistærð {f}, slemba {f} |
| randy {adj} (sexually aroused) | :: graður {m}, lostafullur {m}, lostafenginn {m} |
| randy {adj} (rude or coarse) | :: grófur {m}, ruddalegur {m}, dónalegur {m}, illa siðaður {m} |
| range {n} (step of a ladder) SEE: rung | :: |
| range {n} (math: set of values of a function) | :: myndmengi {n}, mynd {f} |
| ransom {n} (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) | :: lausnargjald {n}, lausnarfé {n} |
| ranunculus {n} (buttercup) SEE: buttercup | :: |
| rape {n} (act of forcing sexual activity) | :: nauðgun {f} |
| rape {v} (force sexual intercourse) | :: nauðga |
| rape {v} (cause damage, destruction to a countryside, nature etc) | :: valda spjöllum á, spilla |
| rapeseed {n} (rapeseed seed) | :: repjufræ {n} |
| rapid {adj} (Very swift or quick) | :: fljótur |
| rapid eye movement {n} (rapid movement of the eyes) | :: svefnblik {n}, augnblik {n} |
| raping {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| rapist {n} (someone who rapes someone else) | :: nauðgari {m} |
| rapper {n} (performer of rap music, or one who raps) | :: rappari {m} |
| rapport {n} (A relationship of mutual trust and respect) | :: samband {n}, tengsl {n-p} |
| raspberry {n} (plant) | :: hindber {n} |
| raspberry {n} (fruit) | :: hindber {n} |
| Rastafarian {n} (an adherent of Rastafarianism) | :: rastafari {m} |
| rat {n} (rodent) | :: rotta {f} |
| rate {n} (speed) SEE: speed | :: |
| ratel {n} (Mellivora capensis) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| rather {adv} (preferably) | :: fremur |
| ratification {n} | :: staðfesting {f} |
| ratify {v} (give formal consent to) | :: staðfesta |
| rating {n} (evaluation of status) | :: einkunn {f} |
| ratio {n} (number representing comparison) | :: hlutfallstala {f}, hlutfall {n}, hlutfall milli tveggja stærða {n} |
| rational {adj} (arithmetic: of a number) | :: ræður {m} |
| rational {adj} (arithmetic: of an algebraic expression) | :: ræður {m} |
| rational {n} (rational number) SEE: rational number | :: |
| rational number {n} (quotient of integers) | :: ræð tala {f} |
| raucous {adj} | :: hás {m}{f}, hást {n}; rámur |
| raven {n} (bird) | :: hrafn {m}, krummi {m} |
| ravenous {adj} | :: banhungraður {m}, soltinn {m}, glorhungraður {m} |
| ravish {v} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| raw {adj} (uncooked) | :: hrár, óunninn |
| rawhide {n} (untanned hide) | :: hráskinn |
| raw material {n} (material in its unprocessed, natural state) | :: hráefni {n} |
| ray {n} (beam of light or radiation) | :: geisli {m} |
| ray {n} (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) | :: skata {f} |
| ray gun {n} (a science fiction energy weapon) | :: geislabyssa {f} |
| raze {v} (to demolish) | :: rífa niður, leggja í rúst, jafna við jörðu |
| razor {n} (shaving knife) | :: rakvél {f} |
| re- {prefix} (again) | :: endur- |
| reach {v} | :: ná |
| reach for the sky {interj} (surrender) SEE: hands up | :: |
| reaction {n} (chemical transformation) | :: hvörf {n-p}, hvarf {n} |
| reactionary {adj} (opposed to change) | :: afturhaldssamur {m} |
| reactionary {n} (such a person) | :: afturhaldsseggur {m} |
| read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) | :: lesa |
| read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) | :: lesa |
| read {n} (a reading or an act of reading) | :: lesning {f} |
| readable {adj} (legible) SEE: legible | :: |
| read between the lines {v} (infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly) | :: lesa á milli línanna |
| reader {n} (person who reads a publication) | :: lesandi {m} |
| reader {n} (lecturer) SEE: lecturer | :: |
| reader {n} (proofreader) SEE: proofreader | :: |
| reading {n} (process of interpreting written language) | :: lestur {m} |
| read-only {adj} (capable of being read but not written) | :: les-, ritvarinn {m}, skrifvarinn {m} |
| read-only access {n} (permission where the user cannot make changes) | :: lesaðgangur {m} |
| read-only memory {n} (memory chip that stores values but doesn't allow updates) | :: lesminni {n} |
| ready {n} (cash) SEE: cash | :: |
| ready {adj} (prepared for immediate action or use) | :: tilbúinn {m}, undirbúinn {m} |
| ready {adj} (inclined, apt to happen) | :: tilbúinn {m} |
| ready, set, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| ready, steady, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| real {adj} (true, genuine, not merely nominal) | :: satt {n} |
| real {n} (mathematics: a real number) SEE: real number | :: |
| real {adv} (really) SEE: really | :: |
| real analysis {n} (mathematics: a branch dealing with the real numbers and related structures) | :: raunfallagreining {f}, raungreining {f} |
| real estate {n} (property that cannot easily be moved) | :: fasteign {f} |
| reality {n} (state of being actual or real) | :: veruleiki {m} |
| realize {v} (to make real) | :: framkvæma, koma í framkvæmd |
| realize {v} (to become aware of) | :: gera sér grein fyrir, gera sér ljóst, komast að raun um, átta sig á, fatta |
| really {adv} (actually) | :: sannarlega, virkilega, raunar, raunverulega |
| really {adv} (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much) | :: virkilega |
| really {interj} (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information) | :: virkilega? |
| really {interj} | :: in real?"] í alvöru , virkilega |
| realm {n} (sphere or influence) | :: ríki {n}, veldi {n} |
| realm {n} (territory or state) | :: ríki {n} |
| real number {n} (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers) | :: rauntala {f} |
| real number {n} (floating-point number) SEE: floating-point number | :: |
| realpolitik {n} (pragmatic international government policy) | :: raunsæisstjórnmál {n-p} |
| real property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate | :: |
| reaper {n} (the Grim Reaper) SEE: Grim Reaper | :: |
| reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| rear-view mirror {n} (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) | :: baksýnisspegill {m} |
| reason {n} (that which causes: a cause) | :: ástæða {f} |
| reason {n} (math: ratio, proportion) SEE: ratio | :: |
| reata {n} (lasso) SEE: lasso | :: |
| rebar {n} (steel reinforcing bar for concrete) | :: kambstál {n}, steypustyrktarstál {n} |
| rebellion {n} (armed resistance) | :: uppreisn {f} |
| rebuke {v} (to criticise harshly; to reprove) | :: átelja |
| recalcitrant {adj} (marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority) | :: þverúðarfullur |
| recalcitrant {adj} (hard to deal with or operate) | :: þrjóskur |
| recant {v} (to withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly) | :: taka aftur, draga til baka |
| receipt {n} (written acknowledgement) | :: kvittun {f} |
| receive {v} (take what is offered, accept from another) | :: fá |
| recent {adj} (having happened a short while ago) | :: nýlegur |
| recently {adv} (in the recent past) | :: nýlega |
| receptacle {n} (container) | :: geymsla {f}, hirsla {f} |
| reciprocal {n} (in mathematics) | :: umhverfa {f}, margföldunarumhverfa {f}, margföldunarandhverfa {f} |
| recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say | :: |
| reclaim {v} (to recycle) SEE: recycle | :: |
| reclaim {v} (to tame or domesticate a wild animal) SEE: tame | :: |
| recompense {n} (that which compensates for a harm done) | :: bætur {f-p}, þóknun {f} |
| recompense {v} (to give compensation) | :: launa, borga bætur |
| record {n} (information put into a lasting physical medium) | :: skrá {f}, skýrsla {f}, heimild {f}, menjar {f} |
| record {n} (phonograph record) | :: plata {f}, hljómplata {f} |
| record {n} (computing: set of data relating to a single individual or item) | :: færsla {f} |
| record {n} (most extreme known value of some achievement) | :: met {n} |
| recorder {n} (musical instrument) | :: flauta {f}, blokkflauta {f} |
| recrimination {n} (act of recriminating) | :: gagnásökun {f}, gagnsök {f} |
| rectangle {n} (quadrilateral) | :: rétthyrningur {m} |
| rectocele {n} (hernia of the rectum into the vagina) | :: endaþarmshaull {m} |
| recyclable {adj} (able to be recycled) | :: endurvinnanlegur |
| recycle {v} (to break down and reuse component materials) | :: endurvinna |
| recycle {v} (to reuse as a whole) | :: endurnota, endurnýta |
| red {n} (colour) | :: rauður |
| red {adj} (having red as its colour) | :: rauður |
| red {adj} (of hair: orange-brown) | :: rauður |
| red beet {n} (beetroot) SEE: beetroot | :: |
| red blood cell {n} (haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates) | :: rautt blóðkorn {n}, rauðkorn {n}, rauð blóðfruma {f}, rauðfruma {f} |
| red cabbage {n} (a variety of cabbage having red leaves) | :: rauðkál {n} |
| red card {n} (sports: card) | :: rautt spjald {n} |
| Red Crescent {prop} (branch of the Red Cross) | :: Rauði Hálfmáninn {m} |
| Red Cross {prop} (Red Cross) | :: Rauði krossinn {m} |
| red currant {n} (plant) | :: rifs {n}, rifsberjarunni {m} |
| red currant {n} (fruit) | :: rifsber {n}, rautt rifsber {n} |
| red deer {n} (Cervus elaphus) | :: krónhjörtur |
| reddish {adj} (resembling the colour red) | :: rauðleitur |
| red fescue {n} (Festuca rubra) | :: rauðvingull {m} |
| red-haired {adj} (having red hair) SEE: redheaded | :: |
| redheaded {adj} (having red hair) | :: rauðhærður |
| red hot {n} (hot dog) SEE: hot dog | :: |
| red-hot {adj} (Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color.) | :: rauðglóandi {m}, eldheitur {m} |
| red-hot {adj} (Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm.) | :: blossandi {m}, eldheitur {m} |
| red kite {n} (Milvus milvus) | :: svölugleða {f} |
| red knot {n} (the bird Calidris canutus) | :: rauðbrystingur |
| red-light district {n} (area of prostitution) | :: vændishúshverfi {n} |
| redneck {n} (uneducated, unsophisticated person) | :: jói |
| red-necked stint {n} (Calidris ruficollis) | :: roðatíta |
| red onion {n} (a type of onion with reddish purplish skin) | :: rauðlaukur {m} |
| red phalarope {n} (Phalaropus fulicarius) | :: þórshani |
| Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) | :: Rauðahaf |
| Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) | :: Rauða torgið {m} |
| red-throated diver {n} (loon) | :: lómur {m} |
| reductio ad absurdum {n} (proof by contradiction) SEE: proof by contradiction | :: |
| reductionism {n} (approach of studying complex systems) | :: smættarhyggja {f}, smættarkenning {f}, smættunarkenning {f} |
| red wine {n} (red coloured wine) | :: rauðvín {n} |
| redwing {n} (Turdus iliacus) | :: skógarþröstur {m} |
| reed {n} (grass-like plant) | :: sef {n}, reyr {m} |
| reed {n} (music: part of mouthpiece) | :: blað {n} |
| reed {n} (weaving) | :: hræll {m} |
| reef {n} (rocks at or near surface of the water) | :: rif {n} |
| referendum {n} (direct popular vote) | :: þjóðaratkvæðagreiðsla {f}, þjóðaratkvæði {n} |
| reflexive {adj} (in grammar) | :: afturbeygður |
| reflexive {adj} (in mathematics) | :: sjálfhverfur, spegilvirkur |
| reflexive {n} (reflexive pronoun) SEE: reflexive pronoun | :: |
| reflexive {n} (reflexive verb) SEE: reflexive verb | :: |
| reflexive possessive pronoun {n} (a type of pronoun) | :: afturbeygt eignarfornafn {n} |
| reflexive pronoun {n} (a part of speech) | :: afturbeygt fornafn {n} |
| reflexive verb {n} (verb with equivalent subject and direct object) | :: afturbeygð sögn {f} |
| reflexivity {n} (The condition or state of being reflexive) | :: afturbeyging {f} |
| reflux {n} (backwards flow of any fluid) | :: bakflæði {n} |
| reform {n} (amendment) | :: endurbót {f} |
| refraction {n} (bending of any wave) | :: ljósbrot {n} |
| refractory period {n} (recovery phase) | :: tornæmistími {m}, hleðslutími {m} |
| refrigerate {v} (freeze) SEE: freeze | :: |
| refrigerator {n} (appliance) | :: kæliskápur {m}, ísskápur {m} |
| refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) | :: flóttamaður {m} |
| reggae {n} (music genre) | :: reggí {n} |
| region {n} (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) | :: hérað {n} |
| region {n} (an administrative subdivision) | :: hérað {n} |
| register {n} (computing: part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers) | :: gisti {n} |
| register {n} (cash register) SEE: cash register | :: |
| regression {n} (statistics: analytic method) | :: aðhvarf {n} |
| regret {v} (feel sorry about some past thing) | :: sjá eftir |
| regret {v} (to feel sorry about anything) | :: harma |
| regret {n} (instance of such an emotion) | :: eftirsjá {f} |
| regular expression {n} (computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched) | :: regluleg segð {f} |
| regulation {n} (law or administrative rule) | :: reglugerð {f} |
| Reichstag {prop} (the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945) | :: Ríkisdagur {m} |
| reign {v} (exercise sovereign power) | :: ríkja |
| reign {v} (be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition) | :: halda titli(num) |
| reign {v} (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) | :: ríkja |
| reindeer {n} (Rangifer tarandus) | :: hreindýr {n} |
| reindeer moss {n} (Cladonia rangiferina) | :: hreindýramosi {m} |
| reiterate {v} (to say or do repeatedly) | :: margítreka, margendurtaka |
| reject {v} (refuse to accept) | :: hafna |
| related {adj} (standing in relation or connection) | :: skyldur, tengdur |
| related {adj} (being a relative of) | :: skyldur {m} |
| relational {adj} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| relative {n} (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) | :: ættingi {m}, frændi {m}, frænka {f} |
| relative clause {n} (type of subordinate clause) | :: tilvísunarsetning {f} |
| relative complement {n} (set of elements contained in one set but not another) | :: mengjamunur {m}, mengjamismunur {m} |
| relative pronoun {n} (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) | :: tilvísunarfornafn {n} |
| re-lay {v} (to lay again) | :: endurleggja |
| relay {n} (electrical actuator) | :: liði {m}, rafliði {m} |
| relay {n} (athletics discipline) | :: boðhlaup {n} |
| release {n} (event of setting free) | :: láta lausan, útskrifa |
| relic {n} (part of a body or an object of religious significance) | :: helgur dómur |
| relief {n} (type of artwork) | :: lágmynd {f} |
| religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) | :: trúarbrögð {n-p} |
| reliquary {n} (container for religious relics) | :: helgiskrín {n} |
| relish {v} (to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of) | :: njóta |
| relocatable {adj} (computing: that functions identically at any address in memory) | :: færanlegur {m} |
| remain {v} (to stay behind while others withdraw) | :: dvelja |
| remainder {n} (what remains after some has been removed) | :: afgangur {m}, eftirstöðvar {f-p}, rest {f} , restar {f-p} , leifar {f-p} |
| remainder {n} (mathematics: amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor) | :: afgangur {m} |
| remainder {n} (mathematics: number left over after a simple subtraction) | :: afgangur {m} |
| remember {v} (to recall from one's memory) | :: muna |
| remit {v} (to postpone) SEE: postpone | :: |
| remote {adj} (at a distance) | :: afskekktur |
| remote control {n} (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away) | :: fjarstýring {f} |
| remoulade {n} (condiment) | :: remúlaði {n} |
| REM sleep {n} (stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement) | :: bliksvefn {m}, kviksvefn {m}, hrjúfur svefn {m} |
| ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney | :: |
| renaissance {n} (Renaissance) SEE: Renaissance | :: |
| Renaissance {prop} (14th-century revival) | :: endurreisnarstefna {f} |
| Renaissance {prop} (the period) | :: endurreisn {f} |
| renewable {adj} (Able to be renewed) | :: endurnýjanlegur {m} |
| rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum | :: |
| rent {n} (payment made by a tenant) | :: leiga {f} |
| rent {v} (to occupy premises in exchange for rent) | :: leigja |
| rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative | :: |
| repeat {v} (do or say again) | :: endurtaka |
| repercussion {n} (consequence, result of action) | :: eftirmál {n-p}, eftirköst {n-p} |
| rephrase {v} (find a different way to say something) | :: umorða |
| replica {n} (exact copy) | :: eftirmynd {f}, eftirlíking {f} |
| reported speech {n} (a form of speech used to express what another has said) | :: óbein ræða {f} |
| reprehensible {adj} (blameworthy) | :: ámælisverður |
| representative {n} (one who speaks for another) | :: fulltrúi {m} |
| reprimand {v} (to reprove in a formal or official way) | :: ávíta |
| reprivatization {n} (returning to private ownership) | :: endureinkavæðing {f} |
| reproductive organ {n} (organ for sexual reproduction) | :: kynfæri {n} |
| reproof {n} (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) | :: ávítur {n-p} |
| reptile {n} (a cold-blooded vertebrate) | :: skriðdýr {n} |
| republic {n} (a type of state) | :: lýðveldi {n} |
| republic {n} (one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia) | :: lýðveldi {n} |
| Republic of Albania {prop} (Official name of Albania) | :: Albanskt Lýðveldið, Lýðveldið Albanía |
| Republic of Armenia {prop} (official name of Armenia) | :: Lýðveldið Armenía |
| Republic of Austria {prop} (official name of Austria) | :: Lýðveldið Austurríki |
| Republic of Azerbaijan {prop} (official name of Azerbaijan) | :: Lýðveldið Aserbaídsjan |
| Republic of Belarus {prop} (official name of Belarus) | :: Lýðveldið Hvíta-Rússland |
| Republic of Bulgaria {prop} (official name of Bulgaria) | :: Lýðveldið Búlgaría |
| Republic of Croatia {prop} (official name of Croatia) | :: Lýðveldið Króatía |
| Republic of Cyprus {prop} (official name of Cyprus) | :: Lýðveldið Kýpur |
| Republic of Estonia {prop} (official name of Estonia) | :: Lýðveldið Eistland {n} |
| Republic of Finland {prop} (official full name of Finland) | :: Lýðveldið Finnland {n} |
| Republic of Hungary {prop} (former official name of Hungary) | :: Lýðveldið Ungverjaland |
| Republic of Iceland {prop} (conventional descriptive name of Iceland) | :: Lýðveldið Ísland {n} |
| Republic of India {prop} (official name of India) | :: Lýðveldið Indland |
| Republic of Indonesia {prop} (official name of Indonesia) | :: Lýðveldið Indónesía |
| Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) | :: Lýðveldið Írak |
| Republic of Ireland {prop} (country) | :: Írska lýðveldið |
| Republic of Korea {prop} (country) | :: Lýðveldið Kórea |
| Republic of Latvia {prop} (Official name of Latvia) | :: Lýðveldið Lettland {n} |
| Republic of Lithuania {prop} (Official name of Lithuania) | :: Lýðveldið Litháen {n} |
| Republic of Malta {prop} (official name of Malta) | :: Lýðveldið Malta |
| Republic of North Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: North Macedonia) | :: Lýðveldið Norður-Makedónía |
| Republic of Poland {prop} (official name of Poland) | :: Lýðveldið Pólland |
| Republic of Serbia {prop} (official name of Serbia) | :: Lýðveldið Serbía |
| Republic of Singapore {prop} (official name of Singapore) | :: Lýðveldið Singapúr |
| Republic of Slovenia {prop} (official name of Slovenia) | :: Lýðveldið Slóvenía |
| Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) | :: Lýðveldið Suður-Afríka {f} |
| Republic of the Congo {prop} (country) | :: Vestur-Kongó, Kongó-Brazzaville |
| Republic of the Philippines {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Lýðveldið Filippseyjar |
| Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) | :: Lýðveldið Tyrkland |
| repudiation {n} (refusing) | :: neitun {f}, höfnun {f} |
| request {v} (to express the need or desire for) | :: biðja |
| request {v} (to ask somebody to do something) | :: biðja |
| requiem {n} (mass to honor and remember a dead person) | :: sálumessa {f} |
| requiem {n} (musical composition composed for such a mass) | :: sálumessa {f} |
| require {v} (ask) SEE: ask | :: |
| rescind {v} (repeal, annul, or declare void) | :: rifta, ógilda, nema úr gildi, fella úr gildi |
| research {n} (inquiry or examination) | :: rannsókn {f} |
| resemble {v} (compare) SEE: compare | :: |
| resent {v} (to express displeasure or indignation at) | :: taka einhverju illa, taka eitthvað óstinnt upp, gremjast eitthvað, vera misboðið með einhverju |
| resentment {n} (anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.) | :: gremja {f}, gremjublandin vanþóknun, biturð {f} |
| reserve {v} (to reserve) SEE: hold | :: |
| reserve bank {n} (reserve bank as a central bank) SEE: central bank | :: |
| reside {v} (to dwell permanently or for a considerable time) | :: búa |
| residence {n} (place where one lives) | :: bústaður {m} |
| resign {v} (to give something up or relinquish) | :: gefa upp, gefa upp á bátinn, falla frá, afsala sér, láta, láta af hendi |
| resign {v} (quit a job or position) | :: segja upp, segja af sér, láta af, draga sig í hlé |
| resignation {n} (act of resigning) | :: uppsögn {f} |
| resignation {n} (declaration that one resigns) | :: uppsagnarbréf {n} (letter of resignation), tilkynning um uppsögn (oral or written) |
| resistance {n} (shortened form of electrical resistance) | :: viðnám {n}, mótstaða {f} |
| resistor {n} (an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it) | :: viðnám {n}, viðnámstæki {n}, mótstaða {f} |
| respect {n} (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit) | :: virðing {f} |
| respect {n} (polite greetings) | :: virðing {f} |
| respect {n} (particular aspect of something) | :: leyti {n} |
| respect {v} (to have respect for) | :: virða, bera virðingu fyrir |
| respect {v} (to have regard for the rights of others) | :: virða |
| respect {v} (to abide by an agreement) | :: virða |
| respond {v} (to say in reply, to respond) SEE: return | :: |
| responsibility {n} (the state of being responsible) | :: ábyrgð {f} |
| ressentiment {n} (obsolete: resentment) SEE: resentment | :: |
| rest {n} (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) | :: hvíld {f} |
| rest {n} (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) | :: hvíld {f} |
| rest {n} (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) | :: þögn {f} |
| rest {v} (intransitive: take repose) | :: hvílast, hvíla sig |
| rest {v} (put into state of rest) | :: hvíla |
| rest {v} (stay, remain, be situated) | :: hvíla |
| rest {n} (remainder) | :: afgangur {m}, rest {f} |
| rest {v} (to remain) SEE: remain | :: |
| restate {v} (rephrase) SEE: rephrase | :: |
| restaurant {n} (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) | :: veitingastaður {m}, veitingahús {n}, matsölustaður {m}, veitingasalur {m} |
| restlessness {n} (state or condition of being restless) | :: órói {m}, óró {f} |
| restraining order {n} (An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions) | :: nálgunarbann {n} |
| resume {n} (curriculum vitae) SEE: curriculum vitae | :: |
| resurrection {n} (the act of arising from the dead) | :: upprisa {f} |
| Resurrection {prop} (resurrection of Jesus) | :: upprisa {f} |
| retaliate {v} (do something harmful to get revenge) | :: svara í sömu mynt, hefna sín, gjalda líku líkt |
| reticle {n} (a gridwork or lattice of lines set into the eyepiece of optical instruments) | :: þráðkross {m}, sjónkvarði {m}, hárkross {m} |
| reticule {n} (reticle) SEE: reticle | :: |
| retire {v} (to stop working on a permanent basis) | :: setjast í helgan stein |
| retire {v} (to retreat from action or danger) | :: draga sig í hlé |
| retirement home {n} (multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly) | :: elliheimili |
| retort {v} (to retort; to throw back) SEE: return | :: |
| retreat {v} (to withdraw military forces) | :: hörfa |
| retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| retreat {n} (to turn back, retreat) SEE: return | :: |
| retronym {n} (A new coinage for an old concept) | :: afturvirkt orð {n} |
| retroposon {n} (fragment of DNA) | :: víxlstökkull {m}, retróstökkull {m} |
| retrovirus {n} (virus with a genome consisting of RNA) | :: víxlveira {f}, retróveira {f} |
| return {n} (answer) SEE: answer | :: |
| return {v} (to come or go back) | :: skila |
| return {v} (to give something back to its original holder or owner) | :: skila |
| return ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place and back again) | :: fram og til baka , báðar leiðir |
| rev counter {n} (rev counter) SEE: tachometer | :: |
| reveal {v} (to uncover) | :: afhjúpa |
| revelation {n} (the act of revealing or disclosing) | :: opinberun {f} |
| revelation {n} (manifestation of divine truth) | :: opinberun {f} |
| Revelation {prop} (book of Bible) | :: Opinberunarbók Jóhannesar |
| revenge {n} (retaliatory action) | :: hefnd {f} |
| revolution {n} (political upheaval) | :: bylting {f} |
| revolver {n} (a handgun with revolving chambers) | :: marghleypt skammbyssa {f} |
| reward {v} (recompense) SEE: recompense | :: |
| rewind {v} (wind back) SEE: wind back | :: |
| reword {v} (rephrase) SEE: rephrase | :: |
| Reykjavik {prop} (capital of Iceland) | :: Reykjavík {f} |
| Reynold {prop} (male given name) | :: Rögnvaldur |
| rhenium {n} (chemical element) | :: renín {n}, reníum {n} |
| rheology {n} (physics of the deformation and flow of matter) | :: flotfræði {f} |
| rhetorical question {n} (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) | :: retorísk spurning {f}, ræðuspurning {f} |
| Rhine {prop} (river that flows through Europe) | :: Rín {f} |
| Rhineland {prop} (land on both sides of the river Rhine) | :: Rínarland {n} |
| rhinoceros {n} (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) | :: nashyrningur {m} |
| rhinoplasty {n} (plastic surgery used to improve a person's nose) | :: neflögun {f} |
| rhinovirus {n} (virus) | :: kvefveira {f} |
| rhodium {n} (chemical element) | :: ródín |
| rhombus {n} (A parallelogram having all sides of equal length) | :: tígull {m}, tigull {m} |
| rhubarb {n} (any plant of the genus Rheum) | :: rabarbari {m} |
| rhyme {n} (verse, poetry) | :: rím |
| rhyme {n} (word that rhymes with another) | :: rím {n} |
| rhyolite {n} (igneous rock) | :: líparít {n} |
| rhythm {n} (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time) | :: taktur {m} |
| ribbon {n} (long, narrow strip of material) | :: borði {m} |
| ribonuclease {n} (enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid) | :: ríbónúkleasi {m} |
| ribonucleic acid {n} (derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material) | :: ríbósakjarnsýra {f} |
| ribonucleotide {n} (nucleotide having ribose as its sugar) | :: ríbónúkleótíð {n} |
| ribosome {n} (organelle) | :: netkorn |
| rice {n} (plants) | :: hrís {n} |
| rice {n} (seeds used as food) | :: hrísgrjón {n-p} |
| rice cooker {n} (kitchen appliance designed to cook rice) | :: hrísgrjónapottur {m} |
| ricefield {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice paddy {n} (field immersed in water dedicated for the cultivation of rice) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice pudding {n} (milk pudding made from rice, milk, sugar and nutmeg) | :: hrísgrjónagrautur {m}, grjónagrautur {m} |
| rich {adj} (having wealth) | :: ríkur {m} |
| Richard {prop} (male given name) | :: Ríkharður {m} |
| ricochet {n} (an instance of ricocheting) | :: endurkast {n}, skopp {n} |
| ricochet {v} (To rebound) | :: endurkastast, kastast frá, skoppa, fleyta kerlingar |
| riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve | :: |
| riddle {n} (verbal puzzle) | :: gáta |
| rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber | :: |
| rider {n} (politics: additional provision annexed to a bill) | :: viðauki við samning {m} |
| ride roughshod over {v} (treat roughly or without care; act in a bullying manner) | :: fara með eins og hund, traðka á, troða á, láta kné fylgja kviði |
| riding crop {n} (horsewhip) | :: peyi |
| riffraff {n} (the rabble) | :: pakk {n}, skríll {m}, illþýði {n} |
| rifle {n} (firearm with a rifled barrel) | :: riffill {m} |
| rift {n} (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford | :: |
| Riga {prop} (capital of Latvia) | :: Ríga {f} |
| right {adj} (straight, not bent) | :: beint {n}, beinn {m}, bein {f} |
| right {adj} (of an angle, 90 degrees) | :: rétt horn |
| right {adj} (geometry: incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.) | :: rétt {f} {n}, réttur {m} |
| right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) | :: hægri |
| right {adj} (politics: conservative) | :: hægri |
| right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) | :: réttindi {n-p} |
| right {adj} (all right, not requiring assistance) SEE: all right | :: |
| right-angled {adj} (having a right angle) | :: rétthyrndur |
| right now {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| rim {n} (edge around something) | :: barmur {m}, brún {f}, rönd {f}, kantur {m} |
| rim {n} (wheel rim) | :: felga {f} , gjörð {f} |
| ring {n} (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) | :: baugur {m}, hringur {m} |
| ring {n} (typography: diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle) SEE: kroužek | :: |
| ringbearer {n} (carrier of a wedding ring) | :: hringaberi {m} |
| ring-billed gull {n} (Larus delawarensis) | :: hringmáfur {m} |
| ringed seal {n} (Pusa hispida) | :: hringanóri |
| ring finger {n} (finger between the middle finger and little finger) | :: baugfingur {m} |
| ringtone {n} (sound made by a telephone when ringing) | :: hringitónn {m} |
| ring up the curtain {v} (start) SEE: start | :: |
| rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear | :: |
| rip {n} (type of tide or current) SEE: rip current | :: |
| rip current {n} (strong water flow) | :: hlið {n}, útstreymisrenna {f} |
| riptide {n} (rip current) SEE: rip current | :: |
| rise {v} (to move upwards) | :: hækka |
| rising {adj} (going up) | :: rísandi {n} |
| risk {n} | :: áhætta {f} |
| rite {n} (ritual) | :: helgiathöfn {f}, helgisiður {m} |
| rite of passage {n} (ceremony to celebrate a transition) | :: manndómsvígsla {f} |
| river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) | :: fljót {n}, á {f}, elfur {f} |
| river {n} (any large flow of a liquid) | :: fljót {n} |
| river horse {n} (hippopotamus) SEE: hippopotamus | :: |
| Riyadh {prop} (capital of Saudi Arabia) | :: Ríad |
| RNA {n} (abbreviation of ribonucleic acid) | :: RKS |
| roach {n} (US: cockroach) SEE: cockroach | :: |
| road {n} (a way for travel) | :: vegur {m}, gata {f}, leið {f} |
| road roller {n} (heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt) | :: valtari {m} |
| robber {n} (one who robs) | :: ræningi {m} |
| Robert {prop} (given name) | :: Hróbjartur, Róbert |
| robin {n} (Turdus migratorius) | :: farþröstur {m} |
| robin {n} | :: glóbrystingur |
| robot {n} (intelligent mechanical being) | :: vélmenni {n}, róbóti {m}, þjarki {m} |
| robot {n} (traffic light) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| robotics {n} (The science and technology of robots) | :: þjarkafræði {f} |
| rock {n} (distaff) SEE: distaff | :: |
| rock dove {n} (Columba livia) | :: bjargdúfa {f} |
| rockery {n} (section of a garden made from decorative rocks) | :: steinbeð {n} |
| rocket {n} (rocket engine) | :: eldflaug {f} |
| rocket {n} (arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rocket salad {n} (rocket, arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rock face {n} (expanse of rock) | :: berg {n}, hamar {m} |
| rock garden {n} (rockery) SEE: rockery | :: |
| Rockies {prop} (Rocky Mountains) SEE: Rocky Mountains | :: |
| rocking chair {n} (chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked) | :: ruggustóll |
| rockmelon {n} (Cucumis melo reticulatus) SEE: cantaloupe | :: |
| rock pigeon {n} (rock dove, Columba livia) SEE: rock dove | :: |
| rock the boat {v} (disturb the status quo) | :: valda truflun, valda óróa, setja hlutina úr skorðum, stofna málum í hættu, spilla fyrir |
| rocky {adj} (full of rocks) | :: grýttur, steinóttur, hraunóttur, hrjóstrugur, klettóttur, klungróttur |
| Rocky Mountains {prop} (mountain range) | :: Klettafjöll |
| rococo {adj} (old-fashioned) SEE: old-fashioned | :: |
| rod {n} (straight round stick, shaft, or bar) | :: stöng {f} |
| rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol | :: |
| rode {n} (The line from the vessel to its anchor) | :: reið |
| rodent {n} (mammal of the order Rodentia) | :: nagdýr {n} |
| rodenticide {n} (toxic substance used to kill rodents) | :: nagdýraeitur {n} |
| roe {n} (roe deer) SEE: roe deer | :: |
| roe {n} (eggs of fish) | :: hrogn {n} |
| roe deer {n} (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) | :: rádýr |
| Roger {prop} (male given name) | :: Hróðgeir {m} |
| role {n} | :: hlutverki |
| roll {v} (to cause to revolve) | :: rúlla, velta |
| rolled oats {n} (oat groats rolled into flat flakes) | :: haframjöl {n} |
| roller {n} (tool for applying paint or ink) | :: rúlla {f} |
| rollerblade {n} (type of roller skate) | :: línuskauti {m} |
| rollercoaster {n} (amusement ride) | :: rússíbani {m} |
| roller skate {n} (a boot having small wheels) | :: hjólaskauti {m} |
| rolling stone {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (roll one's sleeves up) | :: bretta upp ermarnar |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (prepare to work) | :: láta hendur standa fram úr ermum |
| Rom {n} (a member of the Romani people) | :: Rómafólk {p}, Rómanir {p}; Sígauni {m} |
| Roman Catholic Church {prop} (Catholic Church) | :: Rómversk-kaþólska kirkjan {f} |
| Roman Empire {prop} (ancient Latin empire) | :: Rómaveldi {n}, Rómverska heimsveldið {n} |
| Romani {n} (member of the Roma people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Romania {prop} (South-Eastern European country) | :: Rúmenía {f} |
| Romanian {n} (official language of Romania) | :: rúmenska {f} |
| Roman numeral {n} (numeral represented by letters) | :: rómverskir tölustafir {m-p} |
| Romans {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Rómverjabréfið {f} |
| Romans {prop} (30th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Rómverjabréfið {f} |
| Rome {prop} (city) | :: Róm {f}, Rómaborg {f} |
| Romeo {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Romeo and Juliet {prop} (the tragedy) | :: Rómeó og Júlía |
| Rome wasn't built in a day {proverb} (it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) | :: Róm var ekki byggð á einum degi |
| roof {n} (the cover at the top of a building) | :: þak {n} |
| rook {n} (bird) | :: bláhrafn {m} |
| rook {n} (chesspiece) | :: hrókur |
| room {n} (space) | :: rúm |
| room {n} (division in a building) | :: herbergi {n} |
| room temperature {n} (normal temperature) | :: stofuhiti {m} |
| rooster {n} (flower) SEE: violet | :: |
| rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) | :: hani {m} |
| root {n} (part of a plant) | :: rót {f} |
| root {n} (of a tooth) | :: rót {f}, rætur {p} |
| root {n} (primary source) | :: rót {f} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression) | :: rót {f} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: square root) SEE: square root | :: |
| rope {n} (thick, strong string) | :: reipi {n}, tog {n} |
| rose {n} (flower) | :: rós {f} |
| rose garden {n} (garden planted in roses) | :: rósagarður {m} |
| rosehip {n} (the fruit of a rose plant) | :: rósaber {n} |
| rose quartz {n} (pinkish to reddish-colored quartz) | :: rósakvars {n} |
| Ross's gull {n} (Rhodostethia rosea) | :: rósamáfur {m} |
| rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak | :: |
| rotary phone {n} (rotary dial telephone) | :: skífusími |
| rotula {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| rotunda {n} (roundabout) SEE: roundabout | :: |
| Rouen {prop} (a city in France) | :: Rúðuborg {f}, Rúða |
| rouge {n} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| roundabout {adj} (circuitous) | :: óbeinn {m}, með vífilengjur {f-p}, krókóttur {m}, króka-, ekki beinn {m} |
| roundabout {n} (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) | :: hringtorg {n}, umferðarhringur {m} |
| roundabout {n} (children's play apparatus which rotates around a central axis when pushed) | :: hringekja {f} |
| roundabout {n} (detour) | :: krókaleið {f}, krókvegur {m} |
| round bracket {n} (parenthesis, bracket) | :: svigi {m} |
| roundoff {n} (roundoff, a gymnastics move) | :: arabastökk {n} |
| router {n} (device that directs packets of information) | :: beinir {m} |
| router {n} (device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) | :: beinir {m} |
| rove {v} (to wander about at random) | :: vappa |
| row {v} (transitive:to propel over water using oars) | :: róa, paddla |
| rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) | :: ilmreynir {m} |
| rowan {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus) | :: reynir {m}, reynitré {n}, reyniberjatré {n} |
| rowboat {n} (small boat that is rowed) | :: árabátur {m} |
| rowing {n} (action of the verb "to row") | :: róður {m} |
| rowing boat {n} (rowboat) SEE: rowboat | :: |
| royal {adj} (of or relating to a monarch or their family) | :: konunglegur |
| royal family {n} (family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state) | :: konungsfjölskylda {f} |
| royal flush {n} (ace-high straight flush) | :: konungleg litaröð {f} |
| rozzer {n} ((slang) police officer) | :: lögga {f} |
| rösti {n} (traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes) | :: kartöflusáta {f}, rösti {m} |
| RTOS {n} (realtime operating system) | :: rauntímastýrikerfi {n} |
| rubber {n} (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) | :: gúmmí |
| rubber {n} (eraser) SEE: eraser | :: |
| rubberneck {n} (tourist) SEE: tourist | :: |
| rubbish {n} (garbage) SEE: garbage | :: |
| rubble {n} (the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry) | :: rústir {f-p} |
| rubidium {n} (element with atomic number 37) | :: rúbidín |
| ruble {n} (Russian monetary unit) | :: rúbla {f} |
| ruby {n} (type of gem) | :: rúbín {m} |
| ruby {n} (colour) | :: rúbínrauður {m} |
| ruby {adj} (of a deep red colour) | :: rúbínrauður |
| ruby {n} (5½-point type) SEE: agate | :: |
| ruddy {adj} (reddish) | :: rjóður {m}, rauðleitur {m}, roða-, rauður {m} |
| ruddy {adj} (a mild intensifier) | :: bölvaður {m}, fjárans, skrambans, fjári, skrambi, ansi |
| ruddy turnstone {n} (Arenaria interpres) | :: tildra |
| rudely {adv} (in a rude manner) | :: dónalega |
| rudimentary {adj} | :: frumstæður, vanþróaður |
| Rudolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Hrólfur |
| rue {n} (any of various perennial shrubs) | :: rúturunni |
| ruff {n} (circular frill or ruffle on a garment) | :: pípukragi |
| rug {n} (wig) SEE: wig | :: |
| ruin {n} (remains of destroyed construction) | :: rúst |
| Ruism {n} (Confucianism) SEE: Confucianism | :: |
| rule {n} (regulation) | :: regla {f} |
| rule {v} (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over) | :: stjórna, drottna, ráða, ríkja |
| rule {n} (straight-edge) SEE: ruler | :: |
| rule of thumb {n} (general guideline rather than a strict rule) | :: þumalputtaregla {f} |
| ruler {n} (measuring or drawing device) | :: reglustika {f} |
| rum {n} (distilled spirit) | :: romm {n} |
| ruminant {n} (artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud) | :: jórturdýr {n} |
| ruminate {v} (to chew cud) | :: jórtra |
| run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) | :: hlaupa |
| run {v} (to be in charge of) | :: reka, leiða, stýra |
| rune {n} (letter or character) | :: rún {f} |
| rung {n} (ladder step) | :: trappa {f}, þrep {n} |
| run-of-the-mill {adj} (ordinary) | :: venjulegur {m}, hversdagslegur {m}, fábrotinn {m}, miðlungs- |
| run someone ragged {v} (to exhaust) SEE: exhaust | :: |
| runway {n} ((aviation) strip for airplanes to land on or take off from) | :: flugbraut {f} |
| Russell's paradox {prop} (paradox in set theory) | :: Russell-þversögn {f} |
| Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) | :: Rússland {n} |
| Russian {adj} (of or pertaining to Russia) | :: rússneskur |
| Russian {n} (person from Russia) | :: rússki {m}, rússka {f} |
| Russian {n} (Russian (language)) | :: rússneska {f} |
| Russian Federation {prop} (alternative formal name of Russia) | :: Rússneska ríkjasambandið, Rússneska sambandsríkið {n} |
| Russian Orthodox Church {prop} (one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches) | :: Rússneska rétttrúnaðarkirkjan {f} |
| rust {n} (result of oxidation) | :: ryð {n} |
| rust {v} (to oxidise) | :: ryðga |
| rustle {n} (soft crackling sound) | :: skrjáf {n}, þrusk {n} |
| rustle {v} (to move (something) with a soft crackling sound) | :: skrjáfa |
| rusty {adj} (affected by rust) | :: ryðgaður |
| rutabaga {n} (plant) | :: gulrófa {f}, rófa {f} |
| rutabaga {n} (edible root) | :: gulrófa {f}, rófa {f} |
| Ruth {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ruth {f} |
| Ruth {prop} (female given name) | :: Ruth {f} |
| ruthenium {n} (chemical element) | :: rúten |
| rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) | :: rúgur {m} |
| rye {n} (rye bread) SEE: rye bread | :: |
| rye bread {n} (type of bread) | :: rúgbrauð {n} |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Republic of Poland) SEE: Republic of Poland | :: |