| -s {suffix} (regular plurals of nouns) | :: -a, -ar |
| Saaremaa {prop} (island and county) | :: Eysýsla {f} |
| saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre | :: |
| sable {n} (animal) | :: safali {m} |
| sabotage {n} (deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction) | :: skemmdarverk {n} |
| sabre {n} (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point) | :: sveðja {f} |
| saccharide {n} (the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn) | :: sykra {f} |
| sack {n} (bag for commodities or items) | :: sekkur {m}, poki {m}, posi {m} |
| sacral {adj} ((anatomy) of the sacrum) | :: spjald-, spjaldbeins-, spjaldhryggjar-, krossliðs- |
| sacralgia {n} (pain in the sacral region) | :: spjaldverkur {m} |
| sacralization {n} (developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra) | :: spjaldliðun {f} |
| sacrifice {v} (to offer as a gift to a deity) | :: fórna, gefa til |
| sacrifice {v} (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value) | :: fórna |
| sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed) | :: fórn {f} |
| sacrum {n} (bone at the base of the spine) | :: spjaldbein {n}, spjaldliðir {m-p}, spjaldhryggur {m} |
| sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) | :: dapur |
| Saïda {prop} (port city in Lebanon) SEE: Sidon | :: |
| saddle {n} (seat on an animal) | :: hnakkur, söðull {m} |
| saddle {n} (seat on a bicycle etc) | :: hnakkur {m} |
| saddle point {n} (geometry) | :: söðulpunktur {m} |
| saddle-point {n} (attributive form of saddle point) | :: söðulpunkts- |
| sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| sadness {n} (state/emotion) | :: sorg {f} |
| sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| safe {adj} (not in danger) | :: öruggur {m}, tryggur {m} |
| safe {adj} (free from risk) | :: öruggur {m}, hættulaus {m}, áhættulaus {m}, háskalaus {m} |
| safe {adj} (providing protection from danger) | :: öruggur {m}, tryggur {m} |
| safe {adj} (properly secured) | :: öruggur {m}, tryggur {m} |
| safe {adj} (not in danger from a specified source of harm) | :: -heldur {m} |
| safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) | :: peningaskápur {m}, öryggisskápur {m} |
| safe and sound {adj} (having come to no harm) | :: heill á húfi {m}, heilu og höldnu, klakklaust |
| safe mode {n} ((computing) troubleshooting mode) | :: öryggishamur {m} |
| safety {n} (condition or feeling of being safe) | :: öryggi {n} |
| safety pin {n} (pin in the form of a clasp) | :: næla {f} |
| saga {n} (Old Norse Icelandic prose) | :: saga {f} |
| saga {n} (long epic story) | :: saga {f} |
| Sahara {prop} (desert) | :: Sahara {f} |
| sail {n} (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) | :: segl {n} |
| sail {n} (a trip in a boat) | :: sigling {f} |
| sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) | :: sigla |
| sailboat {n} (a boat propelled by a sail) | :: kútter |
| sailing ship {n} (type of ship) | :: seglskúta |
| sailless {adj} (lacking a sail) | :: segllaus |
| sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) | :: sjómaður {m}, sjóari {m} |
| sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider | :: |
| saint {n} (person proclaimed as saint) | :: dýrlingur {m} |
| Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) | :: Heilagur Georg {m} |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) | :: Sankti Kristófer og Nevis |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Saint Petersburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Sankti Pétursborg {f}, Pétursborg {f} |
| sake {n} | :: í þágu |
| sake {n} (Japanese rice wine) | :: hrísgrjónavín {n}, sake {n} |
| sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry | :: |
| sakura {n} (cherry blossom) SEE: cherry blossom | :: |
| salad {n} (food) | :: salat {n} |
| salamander {n} (amphibian) | :: salamandra {f} |
| salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) | :: laun {n-p}, föst laun {n-p}, kaup {n} |
| sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) | :: sala {f} |
| sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) | :: útsala {f} |
| salesman {n} (man whose job it is to sell things) | :: sölumaður {m} |
| salesperson {n} (person who sells) | :: sölumaður |
| sales tax {n} (tax) | :: söluskattur {m} |
| saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) | :: slef {n}, munnvatn {m} |
| salivate {v} (to produce saliva) | :: slefa |
| sallow {n} (Salix caprea) | :: selja {f} |
| sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow | :: |
| salmon {n} (fish) | :: lax {m} |
| salmon {n} (colour) | :: laxbleikur litur {m} |
| salmon {adj} (colour) | :: laxbleikur |
| salmonless {adj} (devoid of salmon) | :: laxlaus |
| salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout | :: |
| salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube | :: |
| salt {adj} (salty) | :: saltur |
| salt {v} (to add salt to) | :: salta |
| salt {n} (sodium chloride) | :: salt {n} |
| salt {n} (sailor) | :: sjóari {m} |
| salt {n} (additional bytes inserted into an encryption) | :: salt {n} |
| salt clay {n} (dough made from salt and flour that hardens when dried) | :: trölladeig {n} |
| salt dome {n} (upwelling of crystalline rock salt) | :: saltstöpull {m} |
| saltpetre {n} (sodium nitrate) SEE: sodium nitrate | :: |
| saltpetre {n} (potassium nitrate) SEE: potassium nitrate | :: |
| salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine | :: |
| salty {adj} (tasting of salt) | :: saltur |
| salubrious {adj} (promoting health) | :: heilsusamlegt |
| Salvadoran {n} (a person from El Salvador) | :: Salvadori {m} |
| Salvadorian {n} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran | :: |
| Salvadorian {adj} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran | :: |
| samarium {n} (chemical element) | :: samarín |
| same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) | :: samur |
| Samuel {prop} (male given name) | :: Samúel |
| Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Samúel {m} |
| Samuel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Samúel {m} |
| samurai {n} (feudal Japanese warrior) | :: samúræji {m} |
| -san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs | :: |
| -san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| séance {n} (a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits) | :: miðilsfundur {m} |
| sand {n} (finely ground rock) | :: sandur {m} |
| sandal {n} (type of footwear) | :: sandali {m} |
| sandbox {n} (box with sand for children) | :: sandkassi {m} |
| sandbox {n} (wiki sandbox) | :: sandkassi {m} |
| sandpaper {n} (paper coated with abrasive material) | :: sandpappír {m} |
| sandstone {n} (sand/clay sedimentary rock) | :: sandsteinn {m} |
| sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) | :: sandstormur, sandbylur |
| sand wedge {n} (type of golf club) | :: sandjárn {n} |
| sandwich {n} (snack consisting of two slices of bread) | :: samloka {f} |
| sandy {adj} (covered with sand) | :: sendinn |
| sanitary napkin {n} (pad of cotton or other absorbent material) | :: dömubindi {n}, tíðabindi {n} |
| sanitary towel {n} (pad of cotton) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| San José {prop} (A city in California, USA) SEE: San Jose | :: |
| San Jose {prop} (a city in California, USA) | :: San Jose |
| sans {prep} (without) SEE: without | :: |
| Sanskrit {n} (language) | :: sanskrít {n} |
| Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Santa Claus {prop} (fictional figure) | :: jólasveinninn {m} |
| Santa hat {n} (red and white hat associated with Santa Claus) | :: jólasveinahúfa |
| sap {n} (narrow ditch or trench) | :: skotgröf {f} |
| sapodilla {n} (tree) | :: sapódillatré {n}, tyggigúmmítré {n}, kvoðutré {n} |
| sapodilla {n} (fruit) | :: sapódilla {f}, sapódillaplóma {f} |
| sapphire {n} (gem) | :: safír {m} |
| sapphire {n} (colour) | :: safírblár (adjective) |
| sapphire {adj} (colour) | :: safírblár |
| sarcoidosis {n} (multisystem disorder) | :: sarklíki {n} |
| sarcomere {n} (contractile unit in a striated muscle's myofibril) | :: vöðvaliður {m}, vöðvadeild {f} |
| Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) | :: Sardinía {f} |
| Sardinian {prop} (language) | :: sardínska |
| sari {n} (cloth) | :: sarí {m} |
| Satan {prop} (the Devil) | :: Satan |
| satellite {n} (a body orbiting a larger one) | :: tungl {n}, fylgihnöttur {m} |
| satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) | :: gervitungl {n}, gervihnöttur {m} |
| satellite {n} | :: fylgihnöttur {m}, gervitungl {n}, gervihnöttur {m}, tungl {n}, fylgitungl {n} |
| saturation vapor pressure {n} (specific pressure) | :: mettunarþrýstingur {m}, mettunareimþrýstingur {m} |
| Saturday {n} (day of the week) | :: laugardagur {m} |
| Saturn {prop} (planet) | :: Satúrnus {m} |
| sauce {n} (liquid condiment) | :: sósa {f} |
| sauceboat {n} (boat-shaped pitcher for serving sauce or gravy) SEE: gravy boat | :: |
| Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia | :: |
| Saudi Arabia {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Sádí-Arabía {f} |
| sauerkraut {n} (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) | :: súrkál {n} |
| sauna {n} (sauna room or house) | :: sána {f}, baðstofa {f}, eimbað {n}, gufubað {n} |
| sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) | :: pylsa {f} |
| save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) | :: bjarga |
| save {v} (to keep safe; to safeguard) | :: varðveita, vernda, geyma |
| save {v} (theology: to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation) | :: frelsa |
| save {v} (to sports: to catch or deflect a shot at goal) | :: verja |
| save {v} (to store for future use) | :: geyma |
| save {v} (to conserve or prevent the wasting of) | :: spara |
| save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium) | :: vista, seiva |
| save {v} (to economize) | :: spara |
| save {v} (to accumulate money) | :: leggja til hliðar, leggja fyrir, safna, spara |
| save {prep} (except, with the exception of) | :: nema |
| saw {n} (tool) | :: sög {f} |
| saw {v} (cut with a saw) | :: saga |
| sawdust {n} (dust created by sawing) | :: sag {n} |
| saxifrage {n} (plant) | :: steinbrjótur {m} |
| Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Saxland {n} |
| saxophone {n} (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) | :: saxófónn |
| say {v} (to pronounce) | :: segja |
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) | :: segja |
| say {v} (to say) SEE: tell | :: |
| say cheese {v} | :: segðu sís |
| scab {n} (incrustation over a wound) | :: hrúður {n} |
| scabbard {n} (the sheath of a sword) | :: skálpur {m}, skeiðar {f-p} |
| scaffold {n} (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on) | :: vinnupallur {m}, stillans {m}, reisipallur {m} |
| scalar {n} (quantity with magnitude) | :: einvíð stærð {f}, tölustærð {f}, stigastærð {f} |
| scalar field {n} (mathematical function) | :: tölusvið {n} |
| scalar product {n} (product of two vectors) | :: innfeldi {n}, innra margfeldi {n}, depilfeldi {n} |
| scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| scale {n} (device) SEE: scales | :: |
| scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) | :: vog {f} |
| scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| scallop {n} (mollusc) | :: hörpuskel {f}, hörpudiskur {m} |
| scalpel {n} (small straight knife) | :: skurðarhnífur {m} |
| scandal {n} (incident that brings disgrace) | :: hneyksli {n} |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) | :: Skandinavía {f} |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula | :: |
| Scandinavian {n} (someone from Scandinavia) | :: Skandinavi {m} |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) | :: skandinavískur {m}, norrænn {m} |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of the North Germanic family of languages) | :: skandinavískur {m}, norrænn {m} |
| Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) | :: Skandinavía |
| scandium {n} (chemical element) | :: skandín {?} |
| Scania {prop} (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula) | :: Skánn {m} |
| scanner {n} (device which scans documents) | :: skanni {m} |
| scanno {n} (error in scanning) | :: ljóslestrarvilla {f} |
| scapegoat {n} (a goat imbued with the sins of the people) | :: blórabögglar {m} |
| scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) | :: blóraböggull {m} |
| scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff | :: |
| scar {n} (permanent mark on the skin) | :: ör {n} |
| scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) | :: fuglahræða {f} |
| scarf {n} (long garment worn around the neck) | :: trefill {m} |
| scarlatina {n} (scarlet fever) SEE: scarlet fever | :: |
| scarlet fever {n} (streptococcal infection) | :: skarlatssótt {f} |
| scary {adj} (causing, or able to cause, fright) | :: skelfilegur |
| scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage | :: |
| scene {n} (the location of an event that attracts attention) | :: vettvangur {m} |
| schadenfreude {n} (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) | :: þórðargleði {f}, meinfýsni {f} |
| scheme {n} (a systematic plan of future action) | :: ráð {n}, ráðagerð {f} |
| scheme {n} (secret, devious plan) | :: brugg {n} |
| schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) | :: geðklofi {m} |
| Schleswig-Holstein {prop} (state) | :: Slésvík-Holtsetaland |
| schlubby {adj} (unattractive or unkempt) SEE: unattractive | :: |
| school {n} (a group of fish) | :: vaða {f}, torfa {f} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) | :: skóli {m} |
| school bus {n} (transport for schoolchildren) | :: skólabíll {m}, skólavagn {m} |
| school crossing attendant {n} (crossing attendant) SEE: crossing guard | :: |
| schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| school year {n} (academic year of a school) | :: skólaár {n} |
| schooner {n} (sailing ship) | :: skonnorta {f} |
| sciatic nerve {n} (large nerve) | :: settaug {f} |
| science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) | :: vísindi {n}, fræði {n} |
| science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) | :: fræði {n} |
| science {n} (fact of knowing something) | :: vísindi {n}, fræði {n} |
| science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) | :: vísindi {n}, fræði {n} |
| scientific notation {n} (standard format) | :: staðalform {n}, tugveldisform {n} |
| scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) | :: vísindamaður {m}, vísindakona {f} |
| Scientology {prop} (belief system developed by L. Ron Hubbard) | :: Vísindakirkjan {f} |
| scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) | :: skæri {n-p} |
| sclerosis {n} (abnormal hardening of body tissues) | :: hersli {n}, sigg {n} |
| scoff {v} (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision) | :: hæða, draga dár, gera gys |
| scold {v} (rebuke) | :: skamma, hundskamma, ávíta, láta skömmunum rigna yfir, sneypa, fá skömm í hattinn |
| score {v} (to score) SEE: strike | :: |
| scores {pron} (many) SEE: many | :: |
| scoria {n} (slag or dross) SEE: slag | :: |
| scoria {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: slag | :: |
| scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) | :: sporðdreki {m} |
| Scot {n} (a person born in or native to Scotland) | :: Skoti {m} |
| Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| scotfree {adv} (scot-free) SEE: scot-free | :: |
| scot-free {adv} (without consequences or penalties) | :: öskaddaður {m}, ómeiddur {m}, slysalaust, ókeypis, sleppa með skrekkinn |
| Scotland {prop} (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) | :: Skotland |
| Scots Gaelic {n} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic | :: |
| Scotsman {n} (a man from Scotland) | :: Skoti {m} |
| Scottish Gaelic {n} (The Gaelic language of Scotland) | :: skosk-gelíska {f} |
| scout {n} (member of the scout movement) | :: skáti {m} |
| scrape {v} (draw an object along while exerting pressure) | :: skrapa |
| scrapie {n} (A degenerative prion disease) | :: riða {f} |
| scrawl {n} (irregular handwriting) | :: krot {n}, klór {n}, pírumpár {n} |
| scrawl {v} (to write hastily or illegibly) | :: krota, krassa, hripa, pára, skrifa flausturslega |
| scream {n} (loud exclamation) | :: öskur {n} |
| scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream) | :: skrækja |
| screamer {n} (one who screams) | :: öskrari {m} |
| scree {n} (loose stony debris on a slope) | :: skriða {f} |
| screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) | :: skjár {m}, skermur {m} |
| screw {n} (fastener) | :: skrúfa {f} |
| screw {n} (backspin) SEE: backspin | :: |
| screwdriver {n} (tool) | :: skrúfjárn {n} |
| scribe {v} (to write) | :: skrifa |
| scribe {v} (to record) | :: rita, skrá |
| scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| scripture {n} (any sacred writing or book) | :: ritningin, ritningargrein |
| Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible | :: |
| scrofula {n} (form of tuberculosis) | :: eitlakröm {f} |
| scroll {n} (roll of paper or parchment) | :: bókrolla {f} |
| scrotum {n} (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) | :: pungur {m} |
| scruff {n} (loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals) | :: hnakkadramb {n} |
| scrutore {n} (escritoire) SEE: escritoire | :: |
| sculpture {n} (art of sculpting) | :: höggmyndalist |
| sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) | :: skúlptúr, höggmynd |
| scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| scupper {n} (nautical: drainage hole) | :: spýjurenna {f}, lensport {n} |
| scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C) | :: skyrbjúgur {m} |
| scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| scythe {n} (farm tool) | :: orf og ljár, ljár {m} |
| scythe {v} (to cut with a scythe) | :: slá, slá með orfi og ljá |
| sea {n} (body of water) | :: haf {n}, sjór {m}, ægir {m} , úthaf {n} |
| seabed {n} (floor or bottom of the sea or ocean) | :: hafsbotn {m} |
| seabird {n} (any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters) | :: sjófugl {m}, sjávarfugl {m} |
| sea bluebell {n} (Mertensia maritima) | :: blálilja {f} |
| sea cucumber {n} (sea cucumber) | :: sæbjúga {n} |
| seadog {n} (dogfish) SEE: dogfish | :: |
| sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seagull {n} (bird of the family Laridae) | :: máfur {m}, mávur {m} |
| sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus | :: |
| sea horse {n} (fish) | :: sæhestur {m} |
| seal {n} (pinniped) | :: selur {m} |
| seal {n} (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) | :: innsigli {n} |
| seal {n} (impression of such stamp) | :: innsigli {n} |
| seal {n} (design or insignia associated with organization or official role) | :: innsigli {n} |
| seal {n} (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) | :: innsigli {n} |
| seal {v} (to place a seal on (a document)) | :: innsigla |
| seal {v} (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) | :: innsigla |
| sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family) | :: sæljón {n} |
| seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| sea monster {n} (large, aggressive creature in the sea) | :: sæskrímsli {n} |
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) | :: Japanshaf {n} |
| sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) | :: sæotur {m} |
| sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| search {v} (to search) SEE: look | :: |
| search {n} (an attempt to find something) | :: leit |
| search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) | :: leita |
| seasick {adj} (ill due to the motion of a ship at sea.) | :: sjóveikur |
| sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness | :: |
| seasickness {n} (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) | :: sjóveiki {f} |
| season {n} (quarter of a year) | :: árstíð {f} |
| season {n} (part of year with something special) | :: vertíð {f} |
| season {n} (a group of episodes) | :: þáttaröð {f} |
| seasonal affective disorder {n} (Depression associated with lack of natural light in winter) | :: skammdegisþunglyndi {n} |
| seasoning {n} (cooking ingredient) | :: bragðbætir {m} |
| seat belt {n} (restraining belt) | :: öryggisbelti {n} |
| sea trout {n} (Salmo trutta morpha trutta) | :: urriði {m} |
| sea urchin {n} (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) | :: ígulker {n} |
| seaworthy {adj} (fit for the sea) | :: haffær |
| sebum {n} (thick oily substance) | :: húðfeiti {f} |
| secant {n} (in geometry) | :: sniðill {m} |
| second {adj} (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) | :: annar |
| second {n} (music: interval between two adjacent notes) | :: tvíund {f} |
| second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) | :: sekúnda {f} |
| secondary school {n} (school) | :: framhaldsskóli {m}, menntaskóli {m} |
| second hand {adj} (secondhand) SEE: secondhand | :: |
| secondhand {adj} (not new; previously owned and used by another) | :: notaður |
| second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second person {n} (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) | :: önnur persóna {f} |
| second to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin | :: |
| Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) | :: leyndarmál {n} |
| secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.) | :: leynilegur |
| secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) | :: ritari {m} |
| secrete {v} ((transitive) produce by secretion) | :: seyta |
| sect {n} (religious movement) | :: sértrúarsöfnuður {m} |
| secular {adj} (not specifically religious) | :: veraldlegur |
| security {n} (condition of not being threatened) | :: öryggi {n} |
| Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council | :: |
| security hole {n} (security vulnerability in a computer system) | :: öryggisveila {f}, öryggisbrestur {m} |
| sedenion {n} (nonassociative, nonalternative extension of an octonion) | :: sextándatala {f} |
| sedentary {adj} (not moving much; sitting around) | :: kyrrsetu-, hreyfingarleysis- |
| sediment {n} (collection of small particles) | :: botnfall {n}, syrja {f}, botnlag {n}, dreggjar {n}, set {n}, vatnborin jarðvegsefni {n-p}, vindborin jarðvegsefni {n-p} |
| sedimentary rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: setberg |
| seduce {v} (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) | :: tæla, lokka |
| seduce {v} (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) | :: tæla |
| see {v} (perceive with the eyes) | :: sjá, skynja |
| see {v} (understand) | :: skil, fatta |
| seed {n} (fertilized grain) | :: fræ {n} |
| seeing is believing {proverb} (you need to see something to believe it) | :: sjón er sögu ríkari |
| seek {v} (to try to find) | :: leita |
| seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| seeress {n} (a female seer) | :: völva {f} |
| seesaw {n} (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle) | :: vegasalt {n} |
| seesaw {v} (to use a seesaw) | :: vega salt |
| see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent | :: |
| see you later {phrase} (goodbye) | :: sjáumst seinna |
| segment {n} (line segment) SEE: line segment | :: |
| seismic {adj} (related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth) | :: jarðskjálfta- |
| seismograph {n} (instrument that detects and records earthquakes) | :: jarðskjálftamælir {m} |
| seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology) | :: jarðskjálftafræðingur {m}, skjálftafræðingur {m} |
| seismology {n} (the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior) | :: jarðskjálftafræði {f}, skjálftafræði {f} |
| sei whale {n} (whale of the rorqual family) | :: sandreyður {f} |
| seize {v} (grab) | :: grípa |
| seize the day {v} (enjoy the present) | :: gríptu daginn |
| sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate | :: |
| seldom {adv} (infrequently, rarely) | :: sjaldan |
| selenium {n} (chemical element) | :: selen {n} |
| self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident) | :: sjálfsöryggi {n}, sjálfstraust {n} |
| self-confidence {n} (measure of one's belief in one's own abilities) | :: sjálfsöryggi {n}, sjálfstraust {n} |
| self-confident {adj} (confident in one's abilities) | :: sjálfsöruggur |
| self-conscious {adj} (aware of oneself as an individual being) | :: sjálf meðvitaður |
| self-deception {n} (fooling oneself) | :: sjálfsblekking {f} |
| self-evident {adj} (obviously true) | :: sjálfgefinn {m} |
| self-hatred {n} (hatred of oneself) | :: sjálfshatur {n} |
| selfie stick {n} (extendable arm to hold a camera) | :: sjálfustöng {f} |
| self-image {n} (way a person views themself) | :: sjálfsmynd {f} |
| self-pity {n} (feeling of pity for oneself) | :: sjálfsvorkunn {f}, sjálfsmeðaumkun {f} |
| self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it) | :: sjálfsmynd {f} |
| sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) | :: selja |
| sell like hot cakes {v} (sell quickly) | :: fljúga út, seljast eins og heitar lummur, renna út |
| sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Selma {prop} (female given name) | :: Selma {f} |
| semantic {adj} (of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words) | :: merkingarlegur, merkingarfræðilegur |
| semaphore {n} (mechanism used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time) | :: veif {f} |
| semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm | :: |
| semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) | :: sæði {n}, sáð {n}, sáðvökvi {m}, brundur {m} |
| semese {adj} (half-eaten) | :: hálfétinn {m} |
| semester {n} (half of school year) | :: misseri {n} |
| semester {n} (period or term of six months) | :: misseri {n} |
| semibreve {n} (whole note) | :: heilnóta {f} |
| semibreve rest {n} (pause) | :: heilnótuþögn {f} |
| semibreve rest {n} (symbol) | :: heilnótuþögn {f} |
| semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) | :: hálfleiðari {m} |
| semi-detached {n} (house) | :: parhús |
| semigroup {n} (set for which a closed associative binary operation is defined) | :: hálfgrúpa {f} |
| semigroup homomorphism {n} (function that preserves semigroup structure) | :: hálfgrúpumótun {f} |
| seminal vesicle {n} (seminal vesicle) | :: sæðisblöðrungur {m}, sáðblaðra {f}, sæðiskirtill {m} |
| seminoma {n} (form of testicular cancer) | :: sæðiskrabbi {m} |
| semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla) | :: fitjatíta {f} |
| semiquaver {n} (music) | :: sextándapartsnóta {f}, sextándipartur {m} |
| semi-smile {n} (faint smile) | :: hálfbrós |
| Semite {n} (member of any of a number of ancient peoples) | :: semíti {m} |
| Semite {n} (descendant of any of these peoples) | :: semíti {m} |
| Semitic {adj} (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) | :: semískur |
| Semitic {adj} (pertaining to the Semites) | :: semískur |
| senate {n} (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems) | :: öldungadeild {f} |
| Senate {prop} (US Senate) | :: Öldungadeild Bandaríkjaþings |
| senator {n} (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) | :: öldungaráðsmaður {m} |
| send {v} (make something go somewhere) | :: senda |
| send shivers down someone's spine {v} (terrify) | :: það fór hrollur um hann |
| sense organ {n} (an organic sensor) | :: skynfæri {n} |
| sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) | :: setning {f} |
| Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) | :: Seúl {n} |
| sepal {n} (part of calyx) | :: bikarblað {n} |
| separate {adj} (apart from; not connected to) | :: aðkilinn |
| separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value) | :: skilja hismið frá kjarnanum |
| separation of powers {n} (model for governance) | :: þrískipting ríkisvaldsins {f} |
| sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| sepsis {n} (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) | :: graftarsótt {f}, blóðsýking {f}, blóðeitrun {f} |
| September {prop} (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: september {m}, septembermánuður {m} |
| septicemia {n} (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) | :: blóðeitrun {f}, blóðsýking {f} |
| seraph {n} (highest order of angels) | :: serafi {m} |
| Serb {n} (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) | :: Serbi {m} |
| Serbia {prop} (a country in southeastern Europe) | :: Serbía {f} |
| Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) | :: Serbía og Svartfjallaland |
| Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) | :: Serbi {m} |
| Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: serbneska {f} |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) | :: serbneskur |
| Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb | :: |
| Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language) | :: serbókróatíska {f} |
| Serbo-Croatian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language) | :: serbókróatískur |
| serendipity {n} (unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident) | :: slembilukka {f} |
| serendipity {n} | :: slembifundur {m} |
| sergeant {n} (non-commissioned officer rank) | :: liðþjálfi {m} |
| serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders) | :: raðmorðingi {m} |
| series {n} (a number of things that follow on one after the other) | :: röð {f} |
| series {n} (television or radio program) | :: þáttaröð {f}, þættir {m-p} |
| series circuit {n} (electric circuit) | :: raðarrás {f}, raðtengd rás {f} |
| serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) | :: alvarlegur |
| sermon {n} (religious discourse) | :: predikun {f} |
| serotonin {n} (the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine) | :: serótónín {n} |
| Serpens {prop} (large summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: Höggormurinn {m} |
| serpent {n} (snake) | :: höggormur {m}, naðra {f} |
| servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) | :: þjónn {m} |
| server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) | :: miðlari {m} |
| server {n} | :: miðlari {m}, netþjónn {m} |
| Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree | :: |
| service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica) | :: perureynir |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin | :: |
| sesquipedalian {adj} (of long words) | :: margkvæður {m}, margra atkvæða |
| sesquipedalian {adj} (given to the use of long words) | :: gefinn fyrir long orð {m} |
| set {n} (set theory: collection of objects) | :: mengi {n} |
| set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit | :: |
| set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory | :: |
| set forth {v} (to start) SEE: start | :: |
| Seth {prop} (the third son of Adam and Eve) | :: Set {m} |
| set-theoretic {adj} (Of, relating to or using set theory) | :: mengjafræðilegur {m} |
| set-theoretic difference {n} (set-theoretic difference) SEE: relative complement | :: |
| set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets) | :: mengjafræði {f} |
| seven {num} (cardinal number 7) | :: sjö |
| seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins) | :: dauðasyndirnar sjö {m-p} |
| seven hundred {num} (cardinal number 700) | :: sjö hundruð |
| seven-league boots {n} (boots enabling great stride) | :: sjömílnaskór {m-p} |
| sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week | :: |
| seven o'clock {n} (the start of the eighth hour) | :: klukkan sjö |
| seventeen {num} (cardinal number) | :: sautján |
| seventh {adj} (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th) | :: sjöundi |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church {prop} (Christian denomination) | :: Kirkja sjöunda dags aðventista {f} |
| seventh heaven {n} (state of great joy and satisfaction) | :: í sjöunda himni |
| seven thousand {num} (7,000) | :: sjö þúsund |
| seventy-five {num} (75) | :: sjötíu og fimm |
| seventy-one {num} (71) | :: sjötíu og einn |
| severe {adj} | :: strangur |
| sew {v} ((transitive) use a needle) | :: sauma |
| sewer {n} (pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage) | :: frárennsli, holræsi, klóak, lokræsi |
| sewing machine {n} (device) | :: saumavél {f} |
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: kynlíf {n}, mök {n-p}, kynmök {n-p} |
| sex {n} (gender (female or male)) | :: kyn {n} |
| sex drive {n} (tendency to engage in sexual activity) | :: kynhvöt {f} |
| sex gland {n} (gland in which sex cells are produced) SEE: gonad | :: |
| sexism {n} (gender discrimination or dislike) | :: kynjamismunun |
| sex offender {n} (somebody who has committed a crime of a sexual nature) | :: kynferðisafbrotamaður {m} |
| sex partner {n} (someone that one has sex with) | :: bólfélagi {m}, rekkjunautur {m} |
| sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon | :: |
| sex toy {n} (sex aid) | :: kynlífsleikfang |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to the sex of an organism) | :: kynferðisleg |
| sexual dimorphism {n} (physical difference between male and female individuals) | :: kynbundin tvíbreytni {f} |
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) | :: kynmök {n-p}, mök {n-p}, samfarir {f-p} |
| sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation | :: |
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) SEE: venereal disease | :: |
| sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) | :: kynhneigð {f} |
| sexual partner {n} (person with whom someone has had sex) SEE: sex partner | :: |
| sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms) | :: kynæxlun |
| sexual selection {n} (type of natural selection) | :: kynbundið val {n} |
| sexy {adj} (having sexual appeal) | :: sexí, kynþokkafullur, kynæsandi |
| shack {n} (crude hut) | :: kofi, skúr, hreysi |
| shackle {n} (stubble) SEE: stubble | :: |
| shade horsetail {n} (Equisetum pratense) | :: vallelfting {f} |
| shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) | :: skuggi {m} |
| shadow {n} | :: svæði í skuga {n}, forsæla {f} |
| shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| shag {n} (sea bird) | :: toppskarfur {m} |
| shaheed {n} (martyr) SEE: martyr | :: |
| shake {v} (intransitive: to shake hands) | :: takast í hendur |
| shake {v} (intransitive: to dance) | :: dansa |
| shake {n} (milkshake) | :: hristingur {m}, sjeik {m}, mjólkurhristingur {m} |
| shake hands {v} (grasp another person's hands) | :: takast í hendur |
| shale {n} (sedimentary rock) | :: leirsteinn {m}, leirflögur {f-p} |
| shallot {n} (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) | :: skalottlaukur {m}, sjalottulaukur {m}, skalotlaukur {m}, sandlaukur {m} |
| shaman {n} (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) | :: völva {f} |
| shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) | :: háðung {f}, skömm {f} |
| shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) | :: sjampó {n} |
| shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover | :: |
| shamrock {n} (trefoil leaf of any clover) | :: músasmári {m} |
| Shang-hai {prop} (Shanghai) SEE: Shanghai | :: |
| Shanghai {prop} (Chinese city as provincial-level municipality) | :: Sjanghæ |
| shank {n} (lower part of the leg) | :: leggur {m} |
| shanks' mare {n} (walking) | :: fara á tveimur jafnfljótum, ganga |
| shanks' nag {n} (walking) | :: fara á tveimur jafnfljótum, ganga |
| shanks' pony {n} (idiomatic references to walking) | :: fara á tveimur jafnfljótum, ganga |
| shanty {n} (An old run-down house or shack) | :: kofi {m}, hreysi {n} |
| shantytown {n} (area containing a collection of shacks and shanties) | :: kofaþorp {n} |
| shape {n} (appearance or outline) | :: form |
| share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis | :: |
| shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock) | :: hluthafi {m} |
| sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market | :: |
| shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| shark {n} (fish) | :: hákarl {m} |
| sharp {adj} (able to cut easily) | :: hvass |
| sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) | :: ósatíta |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from) | :: raka |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face) | :: raka sig |
| shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy | :: |
| shaver {n} (barber) SEE: barber | :: |
| shawl {n} (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) | :: sjal {n}, þríhyrna {f}, herðaklútur {m} |
| she {pron} (person) | :: hún |
| shears {n} (tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges) | :: klippur {f-p} |
| sheatfish {n} (fish of the genus Silurus) | :: gedda |
| sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard | :: |
| sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| sheathe {v} (to put (something) into a sheath) | :: slíðra, setja í slíður |
| she-bear {n} (a female bear) | :: birna {f} |
| shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) | :: skúr {m}, skemma {f} |
| shed a tear {v} (to cry) | :: fella tár, tárast |
| shed tears {v} (shed a tear) SEE: shed a tear | :: |
| sheep {n} (animal) | :: sauður {m}, sauðkind {f}, kind {f}, fé {n} (collective), sauðfé {n} (collective), ær {f} (ewe) |
| sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep) | :: fjárhundur {m} |
| sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure | :: |
| sheet {n} (sheet of paper) | :: blað {n} |
| sheet anchor {n} (nautical: a large, spare anchor) | :: aðalakkeri {n} |
| sheet lightning {n} (broad flash of lightning) | :: snæljós {n}, snæleifur {n} |
| sheik {n} (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe) | :: sjeik {m} |
| shelf {n} (structure) | :: hilla {f} |
| shell {n} (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) | :: skel {f} |
| shelter {n} (a refuge or other protection) | :: skjól {n}, athvarf {n} |
| shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) | :: hirðir {m}, fjárhirðir {m}, smali {m}, smalamaður {m} |
| sheriff {n} (all meanings) | :: fógeti, skerfari {m} |
| Sherwood Forest {prop} (country park) | :: Skírisskógur {m} |
| Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands | :: |
| Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: Hjaltland {n}, Hjaltlandseyjar {f-p} |
| she-wolf {n} (female wolf) | :: úlfynja {f}, vargynja {f}, ylgur {f} {m} |
| shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| shield {n} (armor) | :: skjöldur {m} |
| shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) | :: skjöldur |
| shield {v} (to protect, to defend) | :: skýla, hlífa, vernda |
| shieldmaiden {n} (virgin who had chosen to fight in battle) | :: skjaldmær |
| shift {n} (button on a keyboard) | :: skiptihnappur {m} |
| shine {v} (to emit light) | :: ljóma |
| shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine | :: |
| shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye | :: |
| Shinto {prop} (religion) | :: sjintóismi |
| Shintoism {prop} (Shinto) SEE: Shinto | :: |
| ship {n} (large water vessel) | :: skip {n} |
| -ship {suffix} (Property or state of being) | :: -skapur |
| shipbuilder {n} (person) | :: skipasmiður {m} |
| shipbuilding {n} (construction of ships) | :: skipasmíði {n} |
| shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships) | :: skipasmíðastöð {f}, slippur {m} |
| shire {n} (former administrative area of Britain; a county) | :: skíri {n} |
| shire {n} | :: skíri {n} |
| shirk {v} (avoid a duty) | :: koma sér undan |
| shirt {n} (article of clothing) | :: skyrta {f} |
| shit {n} | :: skítur {m} |
| shit {v} | :: kúka, skíta |
| shit {v} (vulgar: to excrete (something) through the anus) | :: kúka, skíta |
| shit {v} (vulgar: to be stricken with fear) | :: (að) skíta á sig ((to) shit one self) |
| shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure) | :: helvítis! , fjandinn! fjandans! , djöfullsins! , andskotans! |
| shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life | :: |
| shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high | :: |
| Shiva {prop} (deity) | :: Síva |
| shiver {v} (to tremble or shake) | :: skjálfa |
| Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust | :: |
| shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school | :: |
| shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) | :: skór {m} |
| shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse) | :: járna |
| shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe | :: |
| shoehorn {n} (tool used to assist the foot) | :: skóhorn {n} |
| shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) | :: skósmiður {m} |
| shoo-in {n} (candidate that is the presumptive winner) | :: öruggur sigurvegari {m} |
| shoot {v} (to fire a shot) | :: skjóta |
| shooting star {n} (meteor) | :: stjörnuhrap {n} |
| shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) | :: verslun {f}, búð {f} |
| shop {n} (workshop) | :: verkstæði {n} |
| shop {v} (to visit shops) | :: fara í búð(ir), versla |
| shop assistant {n} (shop employee) | :: afgreiðslumaður {m} |
| shoplifter {n} (one who steals from shops) | :: búðarþjófur {m} |
| shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) | :: strönd, bakki {m} |
| shore bird {n} (shorebird) SEE: shorebird | :: |
| shorebird {n} (long-legged bird) | :: vaðfugl {m} |
| shore crab {n} (type of crab, Carcinus maenas) | :: bogkrabbi {m} |
| short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) | :: stuttur |
| short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height) | :: lágur {m}, lágvaxinn {m}, stuttur {m}, stuttvaxinn {m} |
| short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus) | :: snípuduðra |
| shorthand {n} (brief or shortened way of saying or doing something) | :: stytting {f} |
| short of {phrase} (except) SEE: except | :: |
| shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short | :: |
| shorts {n} (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) | :: stuttbuxur {f-p} |
| short story {n} (work of fiction) | :: smásaga {f} |
| short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine | :: |
| short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus) | :: snákerna |
| short ton {n} (USCS ton) | :: bandarískt tonn {f} |
| shot {n} (result of launching a projectile) | :: skot {n} |
| Shota {prop} (male given name) | :: Shota |
| shotgun {n} (gun) | :: haglabyssa {f} |
| shotgun {n} (front seat next to driver) | :: framhlaðningur {m}, framsæti {n} (often with definite article) |
| shot put {n} (athletics event) | :: kúluvarp {n} |
| should {v} (expressing obligation) | :: eiga að |
| shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) | :: öxl {f} |
| shoulder {n} (a verge to the side of a road) | :: vegöxl {f}, öxl {f} |
| shoulder {v} (put (something) on one's shoulders) | :: axla |
| shoulder blade {n} (bone) | :: herðablað {n} |
| shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) | :: hrópa, æpa, skrækja, öskra |
| shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) | :: skófla {f} |
| show {v} (to display) | :: sýna |
| showdown {n} (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) | :: lokauppgjör {n} |
| shower {n} (brief fall of rain) | :: skúr {f}, demba {f}, skvetta {f} |
| shower {n} (device for bathing) | :: sturta {f}, steypibað {n} |
| shower {v} (to bathe using a shower) | :: fara í sturtu, fara í steypibað |
| shrew {n} (mouselike animal) | :: snjáldurmús {f}, snjáldra {f} |
| shrimp {n} (decapod crustacean) | :: rækja {f} |
| shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess | :: |
| shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom | :: |
| shroom {n} (hallucinogenic fungus) SEE: magic mushroom | :: |
| shrub {n} (woody plant) | :: runni {m} |
| shudder {n} (shivering tremor) | :: hrollur {m}, skjálfti {m} |
| shudder {n} (moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson) | :: hrollur {m} |
| shudder {v} (to shake nervously, as if from fear) | :: skjálfa, hrylla við |
| shudder {v} (to vibrate jerkily) | :: skjálfa, hrylla við |
| shuffle {n} (act of shuffling cards) | :: stokkun {f} |
| shuffle {v} (to put in a random order) | :: stokka |
| shun {v} | :: forðast |
| shut {v} ((transitive) to close) | :: loka |
| shut one's eyes {v} (to ignore or deliberately overlook) SEE: turn a blind eye | :: |
| shutter {n} (protective panels over windows) | :: gluggahleri {m}, hleri {m} |
| shutter {n} (part of a camera) | :: lokari {m} |
| shuttle {n} (part of a loom) | :: skytta {f} |
| shuttle {n} (transport service) | :: skutla {f} |
| shuttle {v} (to transport by shuttle) | :: skutla |
| shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| shy {adj} (reserved) | :: feiminn |
| sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling | :: |
| sib {n} (kindred) SEE: kin | :: |
| Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog) | :: Síberískur husky, Síberíu-husky |
| Siberian tiger {n} (Panthera tigris altaica) | :: síberíutígur |
| sibling {n} (person who shares same parents) | :: systkin {n-p} |
| sic {v} (incite an attack by) | :: siga, etja |
| Sicilian {n} (chess opening) SEE: Sicilian Defence | :: |
| Sicilian Defence {prop} (chess opening) | :: Sikileyjarvörn |
| Sicily {prop} (island) | :: Sikiley {f} |
| sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| sick and tired {adj} | :: fá sig fullsaddan af |
| sickle {n} (agricultural implement) | :: sigð {f} |
| side {n} (bounding straight edge of an object) | :: hlið {f} |
| side {n} (surface of a sheet of paper) | :: blaðsíða |
| sideband {n} (band of frequencies on each side of the frequency of a carrier wave) | :: hliðarband {n} |
| sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburns {n} (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin) | :: bartar {m-p} |
| side by side {adv} | :: hlið við hlið |
| sideproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| side-straddle hop {n} (jumping jack) SEE: jumping jack | :: |
| sidewalk {n} (paved footpath) | :: gangstétt {f}, fortóv {n} |
| Sidon {prop} (city state of Phoenicia) | :: Sídon |
| siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| Sierra Leone {prop} (Republic of Sierra Leone) | :: Síerra Leóne {n} |
| sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) | :: sáld {n} |
| sieve {n} (process that filters out unwanted pieces of input) | :: sáldur {n} |
| sieve of Eratosthenes {prop} (ancient algorithm) | :: sáldur Eratosþenesar {n}, sigti Eratosþenesar {n} |
| sievert {n} (SI unit of radiation dose) | :: sívert {n} |
| Sif {prop} (wife of Thor) | :: Sif {f} |
| sign {n} (visible indication) | :: tákn {n} |
| sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) | :: undirrita, skrifa undir |
| sign {v} (to write one's signature on a document) | :: undirrita, skrifa undir |
| signature {n} (person’s autograph name) | :: undirskrift {f} |
| sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| sign language {n} (sign language) | :: táknmál {n}, fingramál {n} |
| Sigrid {prop} (female given name) | :: Sigríður |
| silence {n} (lack of any sound) | :: þögn {f}, ró {f} |
| silence {interj} (be silent) | :: þögn! |
| silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) | :: þögn er gulls ígildi (no one is completely stupid if they can hold their silence) enginn er allheimskur ef þegja má |
| silent {adj} (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet) | :: hljóður {m} |
| silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent | :: |
| silent as the grave {adj} (to say absolutely nothing) | :: þegja eins og steinn (be silent like stone) |
| Silesia {prop} (region) | :: Slésía {f} |
| silhouette {n} (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) | :: skuggamynd {f} |
| silicic {adj} (relating to silica) | :: kísil- |
| silicic acid {n} (any of a range of hydrates of silica) | :: kísilsýra {f} |
| silicon {n} (non-metallic element) | :: kísill {?} |
| silicotuberculosis {n} (silicosis-related tuberculosis) | :: kísillungnaberklar {n-p} |
| silk {n} (fiber) | :: silki |
| silkworm {n} (caterpillar) | :: silkiormur {m} |
| silly season {n} (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories) | :: gúrkutíð {f} |
| silver {n} (metal) | :: silfur {n} |
| silver {n} (coins) | :: silfur {n}, mynt {f} |
| silver {n} (color/colour) | :: silfur, silfurlitaður |
| silverfish {n} (type of bristletail) | :: silfurskotta |
| silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver | :: |
| silver nitrate {n} (silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3) | :: vítissteinn {m}, silfurnítrat {n} |
| SIM card {n} (small, removable card which stores mobile phone data) | :: SIM-kort {n}, símkort {n} |
| similar {adj} (of geometric figures, having the same shape) | :: einslaga, einslagaður, einshyrndur |
| simile {n} (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) | :: líking {f}, samlíking {f}, viðlíking {f} |
| Simon says {n} (children's game) | :: Símon segir |
| simple {adj} (uncomplicated) | :: einfaldur {m} |
| simple {adj} (simple-minded) | :: einfaldur {m} |
| simple fraction {n} (type of fraction) SEE: common fraction | :: |
| simplex {n} (an analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron) | :: hyrna {f} |
| simply {adv} (in a simple manner) | :: einfaldlega |
| sin {n} (violation of religious law) | :: synd {f} |
| sin {n} (misdeed) | :: synd {f}, misgjörð, misgerð, yfirsjón |
| sin {v} (to commit a sin) | :: syndga |
| since {prep} (from (time)) | :: síðan |
| sincere {adj} (earnest) | :: einlægur |
| sine {n} (trigonometric function) | :: sínus {m} |
| sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon | :: |
| sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil | :: |
| sinful {adj} (constituting sin) | :: syndugur |
| sing {v} (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) | :: syngja |
| Singapore {prop} (Republic of Singapore) | :: Singapúr {n} |
| singe {v} (to burn slightly) | :: svíða, brenna, sviðna, brenna lítillega |
| singer {n} (person who sings) | :: söngvari {m} |
| singer {n} (female person who sings) | :: söngkona {f} |
| single {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| single bed {n} (bed for one person) | :: einbreitt rúm {n}, einstaklingsrúm {n} |
| single room {n} (a hotel room with one single bed) | :: eins manns herbergi {n}, einstaklingsherbergi {n} |
| single ticket {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| singleton {n} (math: set) | :: einstökungur {m}, einsstaksmengi {n} |
| singular {adj} (grammar: referring to only one thing) | :: eintala {f}, et. {f} |
| singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing) | :: eintala {f} |
| singulare tantum {n} (grammar, noun having the singular form only) | :: eintöluorð {n}, eintölunafnorð {n} |
| sink {v} (descend into liquid, etc) | :: sökkva |
| sink {v} (cause (ship, etc) to sink) | :: sökkva |
| sink {v} (push (something) into) | :: sökkva |
| sink {n} (basin) | :: vaskur {m} |
| sinless {adj} (without sin) | :: syndlaus |
| sinusoid {adj} (sinusoidal) SEE: sinusoidal | :: |
| sinusoid {n} (sine curve) | :: sínusferill {m} |
| sinusoidal {adj} (in the form of a sine wave) | :: sínus-, sínuslaga {f} |
| sip {n} (A small mouthful of drink) | :: sopi {m} |
| sip {v} (to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time) | :: bergja |
| sir {n} (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | :: herra {m} |
| sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) | :: systir |
| sister city {n} (city in a relationship of cordiality) | :: vinabær {m} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) | :: mágkona {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) | :: mágkona {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) | :: mágkona {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's brother's wife) | :: svilkona {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's brother's wife) | :: svilkona {f} |
| sit {v} (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) | :: sitja |
| sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room | :: |
| six {num} (cardinal number) | :: sex |
| six hundred {num} (cardinal number 600) | :: sex hundruð |
| six o'clock {n} (the start of the seventh hour) | :: klukkan sex |
| sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) | :: sextán |
| sixteenth note {n} (sixteenth note) SEE: semiquaver | :: |
| sixth {adj} (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th) | :: sjötti |
| six thousand {num} (6000) | :: sex þúsund |
| sixtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixty) | :: sextugasta |
| sixty {num} (cardinal number) | :: sextíu |
| sixty-five {num} (cardinal number) | :: sextíu og fimm |
| sixty-four {num} (cardinal number) | :: sextíu og fjórir |
| sixty-nine {n} (cardinal number) | :: sextíu og níu |
| sixty-nine {n} | :: sextíu og níu |
| sixty-one {num} (cardinal number) | :: sextíu og einn |
| sixty-three {num} (cardinal number) | :: sextíu og þrír |
| sixty-two {num} (cardinal number) | :: sextíu og tveir |
| size {n} (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) | :: stærð {f} |
| skald {n} (a Nordic poet of the Viking Age) | :: skáld |
| skate {n} (fish of family Rajidae) | :: skata {f} |
| skateboard {n} (platform on wheels) | :: hjólabretti {n} |
| skateboard {v} (to use a skateboard) | :: skeita |
| skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito | :: |
| skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) | :: beinagrind |
| skeptical {adj} (having, or expressing doubt) | :: vantrúaður {m} |
| skepticism {n} (general disposition to doubt) | :: efahyggja |
| skerry {n} (small rocky island) | :: sker {n} |
| sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing) | :: skissa {f} |
| skewer {n} (pin used to secure food during cooking) | :: spýta {f} |
| ski {n} (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) | :: skíði {n}, andri {m}, öndur {m} |
| ski {v} (to move on skis) | :: skíða |
| ski boot {n} (specialized footwear used in skiing) | :: skíðaskór {m} |
| skid mark {n} (black mark left on a road surface from tires) | :: bremsufar {n} |
| skidmark {n} (black mark left on a road surface from tires) | :: bremsufar {n} |
| skier {n} (someone who practices skiing) | :: skíðamaður {m} |
| ski jumping {n} (a winter sport) | :: skíðastökk {n} |
| skimble-skamble {n} (gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense) SEE: nonsense | :: |
| skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk | :: |
| skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream) | :: undanrenna {f}, léttmjólk {f} |
| skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) | :: húð {f}, skinn {n}, hörund {n} |
| skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) | :: skinn {n} |
| skip {v} (to jump rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| skipping rope {n} (rope for play or exercise) | :: sippuband {n} |
| skip rope {n} (rope used) SEE: skipping rope | :: |
| skip rope {v} (to jump over a rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| ski resort {n} (resort for skiers) | :: skíðasvæði {n} |
| skirt {n} (clothing) | :: pils {n} |
| Skopje {prop} (capital of North Macedonia) | :: Skopje |
| Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| skulduggery {n} (devious device or trick) | :: prettir {n-p}, leynimakk {n}, undirferli {f} {n}, fláræði {n} |
| skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) | :: höfuðkúpa, hauskúpa {f} |
| skunk {n} (animal) | :: skunkur {m} |
| sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) | :: himinn {m} |
| sky {n} (heaven) | :: himinn {m} |
| skylark {n} (small brown passerine bird) | :: sönglævirki {m} |
| skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon | :: |
| skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| skyrocket {n} (type of firework) | :: eldflaug {f}, raketta {f} |
| skyscraper {n} (tall building) | :: skýjakljúfur {m} |
| slag {n} (the scoria of a volcano) | :: gjall {n} |
| slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus) | :: hellumáfur {m} |
| slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| slave {n} (person owned by another) | :: þræll {m} |
| slave {v} (to work hard) | :: þræla, púla |
| slave-girl {n} (female slave) | :: ambátt |
| slaveowner {n} (anyone that has control over another human being) | :: þrælahaldari {m} |
| slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) | :: þrælahald {?} |
| slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave) | :: þrælahald {?} |
| Slavonian grebe {n} (Podiceps auritus) | :: flórgoði {m} |
| slay {v} (to kill, murder) | :: bana |
| sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sledge {n} (sleigh or sled) | :: sleði {m} |
| sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) | :: sofa |
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) | :: svefn {m} |
| sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: ) | :: stírur {n-p} |
| sleeper {n} (railroad sleeping car) SEE: sleeping car | :: |
| sleepiness {n} (property of being sleepy) | :: svefnhöfgi {f}, syfja {f} |
| sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) | :: svefnpoki {m} |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Þyrnirós {f} |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (main character in this story) | :: Þyrnirós {f} |
| sleeping car {n} (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.) | :: svefnvagn {m} |
| sleeping pill {n} (a pill having a soporific effect) | :: svefnpilla {f} |
| sleeplessness {n} (property of being sleepless) | :: andvaka {f} |
| sleep over {v} (to sleep over) | :: gista |
| sleep talk {v} (to talk whilst asleep) | :: að tala sofandi, tala upp úr svefni |
| sleepwalker {n} (somnambulist) SEE: somnambulist | :: |
| sleepwalking {n} (act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during sleep) | :: svefnganga {f} |
| sleepy {adj} (feeling the need for sleep) | :: syfjaður, þreyttur |
| sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead | :: |
| sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person) | :: svefnpurka {f} |
| sleet {n} (mixture of rain and snow) | :: slydda {f}, kraparigning {f}, bleytukafald {n} |
| sleet {n} (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) | :: ískorn {n}, ísing {f} |
| sleet {v} (to be in a state in which sleet is falling) | :: setja niður slyddu, vera slydda |
| sleeve {n} (part of a garment that covers the arm) | :: ermi {f} |
| sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge | :: |
| slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei) | :: bleikmáfur {m} |
| slice {n} (thin, broad piece cut off) | :: sneið {f} |
| slide {v} (to cause to move in contact with a surface) | :: renna |
| slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface) | :: renna |
| slide {n} (item of play equipment) | :: renna {f}, rennibraut {f} |
| slide {n} (valve in a trombone) | :: sleði {m} |
| slide {n} (transparent image for projecting) | :: skyggna {f} |
| slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| slime {n} (mucilaginous substance or mucus-like substance) | :: slím {n} |
| slimicide {n} (pesticide designed to kill organisms that produce slime) | :: slímvarnarefni {n} |
| slingshot {n} (Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling) | :: teygjubyssa {f} |
| slip of the tongue {n} (mistake in speech) | :: mismæli {n} |
| slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) | :: inniskór {m} |
| sliver {n} (a long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment) | :: flís {f}, flaski {m} |
| slogan {n} (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) | :: slagorð {n} |
| sloop {n} (single-masted sailboat) | :: slúppa |
| sloth {n} (laziness) | :: leti {f}, ómennska {f}, dugleysi {n}, dáðleysi {n} |
| sloth {n} (mammal) | :: letidýr {n} |
| slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine | :: |
| Slovak {adj} (of Slovakia or its language) | :: slóvaskur, slóvakískur |
| Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) | :: Slóvaki {m} |
| Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) | :: slóvakíska {f}, slóvaska {f} |
| Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) | :: Slóvakía {f} |
| Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia) | :: Lýðveldið Slóvakía |
| Slovene {n} (a person) | :: Slóveni {m} |
| Slovene {prop} (the language) | :: slóvenska {f} |
| Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Slóvenía {f} |
| Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| slow {adj} (not quick in motion) | :: hægur, seinn |
| slowly {adv} (at a slow pace) | :: hægt, rólega, rólega |
| slow news day {n} (day of nothing exciting to report) | :: gúrkutíð |
| slow-witted {adj} (lacking a keen or swift intellect) | :: treggáfaður, tregur |
| slug {n} (lazy person) SEE: sluggard | :: |
| sluggard {n} (lazy or idle person) | :: letingi {m}, letiblóð {n}, iðjuleysingi {m} |
| slumber party {n} (a sleepover) | :: náttfatapartí {n} |
| slurp {v} (eat or drink noisily) | :: sötra |
| Slurpee {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slush {n} (half-melted snow) | :: slabb {n}, krap {n} |
| slushie {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| Slush Puppie {n} (slush) SEE: slush | :: |
| slushy {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse | :: |
| small {adj} (not large) | :: smár, lítill |
| small clause {n} (minimal predicate structures that possess arguments and predicates but no tense) | :: smásetning {f} |
| smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| smallpox {n} (disease) | :: bólusótt {f} |
| small talk {n} (idle conversation) | :: rabb, mas |
| smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald | :: |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) | :: snjall |
| smart card {n} (plastic card that has information stored on a computer chip) | :: snjallkort {n} |
| smartphone {n} (electronic handheld device) | :: snjallsími {m} |
| smartwatch {n} (wristwatch) | :: snjallúr {n} |
| smash {v} (to break violently) | :: mölva |
| smegma {n} (sebaceous secretion) | :: reðurfarði {m}, limfarði {m}, ostur {m} |
| smell {n} (sensation) | :: lykt {f} |
| smell {n} (sense of smell) | :: lyktarskyn {f} |
| smell {v} (sense with nose) | :: finna lykt(ina) af |
| smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") | :: lykta |
| smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) | :: bros {n} |
| smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) | :: brosa |
| smith {n} (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) | :: smiður {m}, járnsmiður {m}, málmsmiður {m} |
| smog {n} (urban air pollution) | :: þreykur {m}, reykjarmóða {f}, mengunarmóða {f} |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) | :: reykja |
| smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) | :: reykur {m} |
| smoke alarm {n} (smoke detector) SEE: smoke detector | :: |
| smoke detector {n} (device) | :: reykskynjari {m} |
| smoker {n} (person who smokes tobacco habitually) | :: reykingamaður {m} |
| smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney | :: |
| smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) | :: reykingar {f-p} |
| smooth {adj} (lacking friction, not rough) | :: sléttur {m} |
| smoothie {n} (drink) | :: þeytingur {m} |
| smorgasbord {n} (Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes, see also: buffet) | :: hlaðborð {n} |
| smurf {n} (fictional character) | :: strumpur {m} |
| snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) | :: snigill {m} |
| snail mail {n} (postal mail) | :: sniglapóstur {m} |
| snake {n} (legless reptile) | :: snákur {m}, slanga {f} |
| snake in the grass {n} (a treacherous person) | :: eiturnaðra {f}, rógberi {m}, slanga í paradís {f} |
| snap {v} (to snap one's fingers) | :: smella |
| snap {v} (to take a photograph; to photograph) | :: smella, snappa |
| snap {interj} | :: strumpur |
| snare drum {n} (tubular drum) | :: sneriltromma {f} |
| snath {n} (shaft of a scythe) | :: orf {n} |
| sneaker {n} (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) | :: strigaskór {m} |
| sneaker wave {n} (large coastal wave that appears without warning) | :: ólag {n} |
| sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) | :: hnerra |
| snide {adj} (nasty, sarcastic) | :: illkvittinn {m}, meinhæðinn {m} |
| snide {adj} (tricky, deceptive) | :: fyrirlítanlegur {m} |
| snip {n} (The act of snipping) | :: snifsi {n} |
| sniper {n} (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position) | :: leyniskytta {f} |
| sniper {n} (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position) | :: leyniskytta {f} |
| snob {n} (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes) | :: snobb {n} |
| snog {v} (slang: kiss passionately) | :: fara í sleik |
| snooker {n} (cue sport) | :: snóker |
| snore {v} (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) | :: hrjóta |
| snot {n} (mucus) | :: hor {n} |
| snout {n} (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast) | :: trýni {n}, snjáldur {m} |
| snow {n} (precipitation) | :: snjór {m}, snær {m}, fönn {f} |
| snow {n} (TV noise) | :: snjór {m} |
| snow {n} (collective precipitation) | :: snjókoma {f} |
| snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) | :: snjóa, fenna |
| snow-blind {adj} (blinded by abundance of reflected light) | :: snjóblindur |
| snowboard {n} (board) | :: snjóbretti {n} |
| snowboot {n} (a water-resistant type of footwear) | :: snjóstígvél {n} |
| snowflake {n} (crystal) | :: snjókorn {n} |
| snow fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| snow globe {n} (decorative object) | :: snjókúla {f}, jólakúla {f} |
| snow goose {n} (Chen caerulescens) | :: snjógæs {f} |
| snowman {n} (figure made of snow) | :: snjókarl {m} |
| Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice) | :: Snædrottningin {f} |
| snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) | :: snjóstormur {m}, stórhríð {f}, kafaldsbylur {m} |
| snow-white {adj} (as white as snow) | :: mjallhvítur |
| Snow White {prop} (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen)) | :: Mjallhvít {f} |
| snowy owl {n} (large white owl) | :: snæugla {f} |
| snus {n} (type of tobacco snuff) | :: snus {n}, snustóbak {n} |
| so {adv} (in a particular manner) | :: svona |
| soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera | :: |
| soap {n} (substance) | :: sápa {f} |
| soap bubble {n} (sphere of soap water) | :: sápukúla {f} |
| soap opera {n} (television serial) | :: sápuópera {f} |
| sob {n} (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath) | :: snökkt {n}, ekki {m}, ekkasog {n}, andvarp {n} |
| sob {v} (weep with convulsive gasps) | :: snökta, stynja, andvarpa, gráta, stynja upp |
| sob {v} (say (something) while sobbing) | :: stynja upp, segja frá með ekka |
| soccer {n} (game) | :: fótbolti {m}, knattspyrna {f} |
| social distancing {n} (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) | :: samskiptafjarlægð {f} |
| socialism {n} (political philosophy of social and economic equality) | :: jafnaðarstefna {f}, sósíalismi {m} |
| socialist {n} (one who practices or advocates socialism) | :: sósíalisti {m} |
| socialization {n} (sociology: the process of learning one’s culture) | :: félagsmótun {f} |
| social media {n} (interactive forms of media) | :: samfélagsmiðill {m} |
| society {n} (group of people sharing culture) | :: samfélag {n}, þjóðfélag {n} |
| society {n} (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) | :: félag {n} |
| society {n} (people of one’s country or community as a whole) | :: samfélag {n} (usually with definite article) |
| sociolect {n} (variant of language used by a social group) | :: stéttamállýska {f}, félagsleg málgerð {f} |
| sociology {n} (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) | :: félagsfræði {f} |
| sock {n} (covering for the foot) | :: sokkur {m} |
| sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet | :: |
| socket {n} (mechanical opening) | :: innstunga {f} |
| sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock) | :: sokkabrúða |
| Socrates {prop} (Greek philosopher) | :: Sókrates {m} |
| soda {n} (sweet, carbonated drink) | :: gos {n}, gosdrykkur {m} |
| sodium {n} (reactive metal) | :: natrín {n}, natríum {n} |
| sodium chloride {n} (chemical term for table salt; NaCl) | :: natríumklóríð {n} |
| sodium hydroxide {n} (caustic alkali) | :: natríumhýdroxíð {n} |
| sodium nitrate {n} (sodium salt of nitric acid) | :: Sílesaltpétur {m}, Chile-saltpétur {m}, natíumnítrat {n} |
| sofa {n} (upholstered seat) | :: sófi {m} |
| Sofia {prop} (the capital city of Bulgaria) | :: Sófía |
| soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish | :: |
| soft {adj} (giving way under pressure) | :: mjúkur |
| soft as a baby's bottom {adj} (extremely soft) | :: mjúkur sem barnsrass |
| soft-boiled {adj} (of an egg) | :: linsoðinn |
| soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) | :: gosdrykkur {m} |
| soft roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt | :: |
| soft spot {n} (fontanelle) SEE: fontanelle | :: |
| soft spot {n} (sentimental fondness or affection) | :: veikleiki {m} |
| soft spot {n} (point of vulnerability) | :: veikur punktur {m}, veikur blettur {m}, snöggur blettur {m} |
| software {n} (encoded computer instructions) | :: hugbúnaður {m} |
| software engineering {n} (subfield of engineering concerned with the development, operation, and maintenance of software) | :: hugbúnaðarverkfræði {f} |
| soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) | :: jörð {f} |
| soil {n} (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants) | :: jarðvegur {m} |
| soil {n} (unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth) | :: jarðvegur {m} |
| sojourn {n} (A short stay somewhere) | :: dvöl {f}, viðdvöl {f} |
| sojourn {v} (Stay temporarily) | :: dveljast um tíma, hafa viðdvöl |
| solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) | :: sólmyrkvi {m} |
| solar system {n} (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star) | :: sólkerfi {n} |
| solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System | :: |
| Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) | :: sólkerfi |
| solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) | :: sólvindur {m} |
| solder {n} (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) | :: lóðmálmur {m}, lóðtin {n}, brasmálmur {m}, loðningarefni {n} |
| solder {v} (to join with solder) | :: lóða, brasa, sjóða saman, kveikja, kveikja saman |
| soldering {n} (method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them) | :: lóðun {f}, tinlóðun {f} |
| soldering iron {n} (tool) | :: lóðbolti {m} |
| soldier {n} (member of an army) | :: hermaður {m}, dáti {m} |
| soldier on {v} (continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty) | :: seiglast við, láta ekki deigan síga, halda ótrauður áfram, láta engan bilbug á sér finna, halda sínu striki, gefast ekki upp |
| sole {n} (bottom of the foot) | :: il {f} |
| sole {n} (bottom of a shoe or boot) | :: sóli {m}, skósóli {m} |
| solicitor {n} (lawyer offering legal services to clients apart from acting as court advocate) | :: lögfræðingur {m}, málafærslumaður {m} |
| solicitor {n} (lawyer whose role has merged with that of a barrister) | :: lögfræðingur {m}, málafærslumaður {m} |
| solicitor {n} (person soliciting sales) | :: dyrasölumaður {m}, sölumaður {m} |
| solid {adj} (in the solid state) | :: storkuhamur |
| soliloquy {n} (act of a character speaking to himself) | :: eintal {n}, einræða {f} |
| soliloquy {n} (speech or written discourse in this form) | :: eintal {n}, einræða {f}, einræða persónu {f} |
| solipede {n} (mammal with a single hoof on each foot) | :: hófdýr {n} |
| solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience | :: |
| solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria) | :: svölustelkur |
| solitude {n} (state of being alone) | :: einsemd {f} |
| Solon {prop} (statesman and lawgiver) | :: Sólon {m} |
| solstice {n} (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) | :: sólstöður {f-p}, sólhvörf {n-p} |
| solution {n} (liquid mixture) | :: lausn {f} |
| solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) | :: útkoma {f} |
| Somali {n} (a language) | :: Sómalska {m} |
| Somalia {prop} (country in the Horn of Africa) | :: Sómalía {f} |
| Somalian {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| Somalian {n} (someone from Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| sombrero {n} (hat) | :: mexíkanahattur {m} |
| some {pron} (certain number) | :: sum {n-p}, sumar {f-p}, sumir {m-p} |
| somebody {pron} (some unspecified person) | :: einhver {m} |
| someone {pron} (some person) | :: einhver |
| someone else {pron} (some other person) | :: einhver annar {m}, einhver önnur {f} (einhvað annað {n}/eitthvert annað {n}) |
| somersault {n} (the act of going head over heels) | :: kollhnís {m}, heljarstökk {n} |
| something {pron} (unspecified object) | :: eitthvað |
| sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes | :: |
| sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) | :: stundum, af og til |
| somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something | :: |
| somewhere {adv} (in some place) | :: einhvers staðar |
| somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere | :: |
| somnambulation {n} (sleepwalking) SEE: sleepwalking | :: |
| somnambulist {n} (a sleepwalker) | :: svefngengill {m} |
| son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) | :: sonur {m} |
| sonar {n} (device) | :: ómsjá {f}, sónar {m} |
| sonata {n} (a musical composition for one or a few instruments) | :: sónata {f} |
| sonata form {n} (a form of classical music) | :: sónötuform {n} |
| sonatina {n} (piece resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler) | :: sónatína {f} |
| song {n} (music with words) | :: lag {n}, söngur {m} |
| Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ljóðaljóðin {m} |
| song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia) | :: ómtittlingur |
| sonic {adj} (of or relating to sound) | :: hljóð- |
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) | :: tíkarsonur {m} |
| soon {adv} (within a short time) | :: bráðum, brátt, fljótlega |
| soothsayer {n} (one who predicts the future) | :: spámaður {m} , spákona {f} |
| Sophocles {prop} (Greek dramatic poet) | :: Sófókles {m} |
| sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| Sorbian {prop} (language) | :: sorbneska |
| sororal nephew {n} (sister’s son) | :: systursonur {m} |
| sororal niece {n} (sister’s daughter) | :: systurdóttir {f} |
| sorrow {n} (unhappiness) | :: sorg {f} |
| sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) | :: fyrirgefðu, afsakið, fyrirgefðu mér |
| sorry {interj} (request to repeat) | :: afsakið?, fyrirgefðu? |
| sort {n} (type) | :: gerð {f}, tegund {f}, sort {f} |
| sort {v} (separate according to certain criteria) | :: flokka, sortera |
| so-so {adj} (neither good nor bad) | :: svona..., svona svona |
| so that {conj} (in order to) | :: þannig að |
| soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) | :: sál {f} |
| sound {adj} | :: heilbrigður, í lagi, heill, öruggur |
| sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) | :: hljóð {n} |
| sound {n} | :: hljóð {n} |
| sound {v} (to produce a sound) | :: hljóma, hljóða |
| sound {n} (long narrow inlet) | :: sund {n} |
| sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| sound {adj} (sound asleep) SEE: sound asleep | :: |
| Sound {prop} (strait that separates Zealand from Scania) | :: Eyrarsund {n} |
| sound asleep {adj} (sleeping still and silently) | :: að steinsofa, í fasta svefni |
| sound card {n} (a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds) | :: hljóðkort {n} |
| soup {n} (dish) | :: súpa {f} |
| souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| souped-up {adj} (excited) SEE: excited | :: |
| soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion | :: |
| sour {adj} (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste) | :: súr |
| sour cream {n} (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium) | :: sýrður rjómi {m} |
| south {n} (compass point) | :: suður {n} |
| South Africa {prop} (country) | :: Suður-Afríka |
| South America {prop} (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) | :: Suður-Ameríka {f} |
| South Asia {prop} (South Asia) | :: Suður-Asía {f} |
| South Dakota {prop} (state of the USA) | :: Suður-Dakóta |
| Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) | :: Suðaustur-Asía |
| southern elephant seal {n} (Mirounga leonina) | :: suðlægi sæfílinn {m}, kóngasæfíll {m} |
| Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe) | :: Suður-Evrópa |
| southern lights {n} (the aurora of the southern hemisphere) | :: suðurljós {n-p} |
| Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) | :: Suður-Íshaf |
| South Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand) | :: Suðurey {f} |
| South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) | :: Suður-Kórea {f} |
| South Korean {n} (person from or descended from South Korea) | :: Suður-Kóreumaður {m}, Suður-Kóreubúi {m} |
| South Korean {adj} (of South Korea) | :: suðurkóreskur |
| South Pole {prop} (the southernmost point on Earth) | :: suðurheimskaut {n}, suðurskaut {n}, suðurpóll {m} |
| South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean | :: |
| South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) | :: Suður-Súdan {n} |
| souvenir {n} (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) | :: minjagripur {m}, minningargripur {m} |
| sovereignty {n} (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) | :: fullveldi {n} |
| soviet {n} (council) | :: sovét {n}, ráð {n} |
| soviet {adj} (pertaining to a soviet) | :: sovéskur {m}, sovésk {f}, sovéskt {n} |
| soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (citizen) | :: sovétmaður {m} |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia | :: |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union | :: |
| Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) | :: Sovétríkin {n-p}, Sovétsambandið {n-p} , Ráðstjórnarríkin {n-p} |
| sow {n} (female pig) | :: sýr {f} |
| so what {interj} (reply of indifference) | :: hvað með það?, só? |
| soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans) | :: sojamjólk {f} |
| space {n} (interval of time) | :: bil {n} |
| space {n} (physical extent in two or three dimensions) | :: rúm {n} |
| space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) | :: geimur {m} |
| space {n} (gap between written characters, lines etc.) | :: bil {n} |
| space {n} (music: position on the staff) | :: bil {n} |
| space {n} (geometry: set of points) | :: rúm {n} |
| space {n} (mathematics: generalized construct or set) | :: rúm {n} |
| spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) | :: geimskip {n}; geimfar |
| space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) | :: geimflaug {f} |
| Space Shuttle {n} (a space transportation system) | :: geimflaug {f} |
| space travel {n} (travel through space in order to visit and explore other worlds) | :: geimferð {f} |
| spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) | :: skófla |
| spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) | :: spaði {m} |
| spade {n} (a black person) | :: surtur {m}, negri {m}, niggari {m}, svertingjahundur {m}, blámaður {m} |
| spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta | :: |
| spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company) | :: spagettívestri {m} |
| Spain {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Spánn {m} |
| spam {n} (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) | :: ruslpóstur {m} |
| Spaniard {n} (somebody from Spain) | :: Spánverji {m} |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to Spain) | :: spænskur, spánskur |
| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) | :: spænska {f}, spánska {f}, kastilíska {f} |
| Spanish influenza {n} (influenza pandemic) | :: spænska veikin |
| Spanish Water Dog {n} (Spanish Water Dog) | :: spænskur vatnahundur {m} |
| spanner {n} (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts) | :: skrúflykill {m}, skiptilykill {m} |
| sparingly {adv} (in a sparing manner) | :: sparlega |
| spark {n} (particle of glowing matter) | :: neisti {m} |
| sparkling wine {n} (effervescent wine) | :: freyðivín {n} |
| spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: kveikikerti {n}, kerti {n} |
| sparrow {n} (bird of the family Passeridae) | :: spörfugl {m} |
| sparrow {n} | :: spör (gráspör) |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) | :: Sparta {f} |
| Spartacus {prop} (Thracian name) | :: Spartacus |
| spathe {n} (large bract that envelopes a spadix) | :: hulsturblað {n} |
| spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) | :: spaði {m} |
| spawn {v} (to produce or deposit (eggs) in water) | :: gjóta |
| spawner {n} (female fish) | :: hrygna {f} |
| speak {v} (to communicate with one's voice using words) | :: tala |
| speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) | :: tala |
| speaker {n} (loudspeaker) | :: hátalari {m} |
| speaking {adj} (eloquent) SEE: eloquent | :: |
| speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) | :: oft kemur illur, oft kemur illur þá um er rætt, oft kemur illur þá getið er, oft kemur góður þá getið er og illur þá um er rætt |
| speak one's conscience {v} (speak one's mind) SEE: speak one's mind | :: |
| speak one's mind {v} (to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly) | :: láta vaða um súðum |
| spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) | :: spjót {n} |
| special interest group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| special relativity {n} (physics theory) | :: takmarkaða afstæðiskenningin {f} |
| specialty {n} (that in which one specializes) | :: sérréttur {m} |
| species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) | :: tegund {f} |
| species {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) | :: tegund {f} |
| spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) | :: gleraugnabjörn |
| spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) | :: gleraugu {n-p} |
| spectator {n} (observer) | :: áhorfandi {m} |
| spectral theorem {n} (mathematics: theorem providing conditions under which an operator or matrix can be diagonalized) | :: rófsetning {f} |
| spectrometry {n} (measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation) | :: litrófsmæling {f} |
| speculative fiction {n} (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements) | :: spáskáldskapur {m} |
| speculum {n} (medical instrument) | :: spegill {m}, slanga {f} |
| speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect | :: |
| speech {n} (vocal communication) | :: mál {n}, tal {n}, málhæfileiki {m}, málfar {n}, mæli {n}, framburður {m} |
| speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) | :: ræða {f}, ávarp {n}, tala {f} |
| speechless {adj} (not speaking; not knowing what to say) | :: orðlaus |
| speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck | :: |
| speed {n} (rapidity) | :: hraði {m} |
| speed {n} (rate of motion) | :: ferð {f}, fart |
| speed bump {n} (transverse ridge in the road) | :: hraðahindrun {f} |
| speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) | :: ljóshraði |
| speedometer {n} (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) | :: hraðamælir {m} |
| speed up {v} | :: auka hraða |
| speedwell {n} (plant) | :: depla {f}, æruprís {m} |
| spell {n} (magical incantation) | :: galdraþula {f} |
| spell {n} (magical effect of such incantation) | :: álög {n-p} |
| spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word) | :: stafa |
| spell {v} (to compose a word) | :: stafa |
| spelt {n} (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta) | :: spelt {n}, speldi {n} |
| spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave | :: |
| spend {v} (to pay out) | :: eyða |
| spendthrift {n} (someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully) | :: eyðslukló {f} |
| sperm {n} (cell) | :: sæðisfruma {f} |
| sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) | :: sæði {n} |
| spermatozoon {n} (reproductive cell of the male) | :: sæðisfruma {f}, sáð {n}, sáðfruma {f} |
| sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt | :: |
| sperm donor {n} (man who donates sperm) | :: sæðisgjafi {m} |
| spermicide {n} (substance used for killing sperm) | :: sáðfrumnadeyðir {m} |
| sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) | :: búrhvalur {m} |
| spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| sphagnum {n} (moss) | :: barnamosi {m}, svarðmosi {m}, hvítmosi {m} |
| sphere {n} (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) | :: kúla {f} |
| sphere {n} (spherical physical object) | :: hnöttur |
| sphincter {n} (band of muscle) | :: hringvöðvi {m} |
| sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter | :: |
| sphinx moth {n} (hawk moth) SEE: hawk moth | :: |
| spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet | :: |
| spice {n} (any variety of spice) | :: krydd {n} |
| spider {n} (arthropod) | :: kónguló {f}, könguló {f} |
| spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) | :: kóngulóarvefur {m} |
| Spidey-sense {n} (intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky) | :: köngulóaskynjun {m} |
| spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap | :: |
| spiked woodrush {n} (Luzula spicata) | :: axhæra {f} |
| spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) | :: spínat {n} |
| spinal canal {n} (canal containing the spinal cord and spinal meninges) | :: hrygggöng {n-p} |
| spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) | :: mæna {f} |
| spinal tap {n} (colloquial terms for lumbar puncture) | :: mænuástunga {f} |
| spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) | :: snælda {f} |
| spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| spine {n} (backbone) | :: hryggur {m}, hryggjarsúla {f} |
| spine {n} (bound edge of a book) | :: kjölur {m} |
| spine {n} (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant) | :: hryggur {m} |
| spinning wheel {n} (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle) | :: rokkur {m} |
| spin-off {n} (by-product) SEE: by-product | :: |
| spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna | :: |
| spiracle {n} (opening used for breathing) | :: andop {n}, loftæðaop {n} |
| spiracle {n} (blowhole) | :: blásturshola {f}, blástursop {n} |
| spire {n} (tapering architectural structure) | :: spíra {f}, turnspíra {f} |
| spirit {n} (soul) | :: andi {m}, sál {f} |
| spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig | :: |
| spit {n} (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) | :: grillteinn {m}, steikingarteinn {m} |
| spit {n} (generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula) | :: oddi {m}, tangi {m} |
| spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) | :: hrækja |
| spleen {n} (organ) | :: milta {n} |
| splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry | :: |
| splint {n} (immobilizing device) | :: spelka {f} |
| split {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) | :: splitt {n} |
| split {v} (divide along a more or less straight line) | :: klofna |
| split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| spoilsport {adj} (someone who puts an end to harmless fun) | :: gleðispillir {m} |
| spoke {n} (part of a wheel) | :: spæll {m} |
| sponge {n} (marine invertebrate) | :: svampur {m} |
| sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) | :: svampur {m} |
| sponge {n} (sponge cake) SEE: sponge cake | :: |
| sponge cake {n} (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) | :: svampterta {f} |
| spool {n} (spindle) | :: spóla {f}, kefli {n} |
| spool {v} (to send files to some device or program that puts them in a queue for later processing of some kind) | :: biðfæra |
| spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) | :: skeið {f} |
| spoon {n} (metal lure for fishing) | :: spúnn {m} |
| spoon {v} (to flirt) SEE: flirt | :: |
| spoon {n} (measure that will fit into a spoon) SEE: spoonful | :: |
| spoonful {n} (amount a spoon will hold) | :: skeið {f}, skeiðarfylli {f} |
| sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) | :: íþrótt {f} |
| spotted dragonet {n} (Callionymus maculatus) | :: flekkjaglitnir |
| spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband | :: |
| spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| spout {v} (to gush forth in a stream) | :: spúa |
| spread {n} (expanse of land) | :: breiða {f} |
| spread {n} (two facing pages) | :: opna {f} |
| sprightliness {n} (the property of being sprightly) | :: fjör {n} |
| spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) | :: vor {n} |
| spring {n} (water springing from the ground) | :: lind {f}, uppspretta {f}, brunnur {m}, vatnsrás {f} |
| spring {n} (device made of flexible material) | :: gormur {m}, fjöður {f} |
| spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race | :: |
| spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot | :: |
| spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove | :: |
| spring {n} (erection of the penis) SEE: erection | :: |
| spring {n} (time of growth, early stages) SEE: beginning | :: |
| spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide | :: |
| springboard {n} (flexible diving board) | :: stökkpallur {m} |
| springboard {n} (platform on springs used in gymnastics) | :: stökkpallur {m} |
| springboard {n} (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) | :: stökkpallur {m} |
| spring equinox {n} (vernal equinox) SEE: vernal equinox | :: |
| spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) | :: vorlaukur {m} |
| spring roll {n} (shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake) | :: vorrúlla {f} |
| sprinkles {n} (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration) | :: skrautsykur {m} |
| sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| sprout {n} (new growth on a plant) | :: spíra {f}, frjónál {f} |
| sprout {v} | :: spíra, bruma, byrja að laufgast, vaxa ört, þjóta upp, láta koma upp, láta vaxa, tína spírur af |
| sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout | :: |
| spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) | :: greni {n}, grön {f} |
| spruce {n} (wood of a spruce) | :: greni {n} |
| spruce {n} (attributive: made of the wood of the spruce) | :: greni- |
| spud {n} (a tool used for digging out weeds) | :: grefill {m} |
| spud {n} ( potato) | :: kartafla {f} |
| spurious {adj} (false) | :: óekta {m}, falskur {m}, falsaður {m}, tál-, fals- |
| spurious {adj} (illegitimate) | :: óskilgetinn {m} |
| sputnik {n} (a Soviet robotic space satellite) | :: spútnik {m} |
| spy {n} (person who secretly watches) | :: njósnari {m} |
| spy {v} (to act as a spy) | :: njósna |
| spy {v} (to spot at a distance) | :: koma auga á |
| spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| squall {n} (sudden storm, as found in a squall line) | :: él {n} |
| square {n} (type of polygon) | :: ferningur {m} |
| square {n} (tool) | :: réttskeið {f} |
| square {n} (open space in a town) | :: torg {n} |
| square {n} (second power) | :: annað veldi {n} , ferningstala {f} |
| square {n} (the # symbol on a telephone) | :: ferningur {m} |
| square {adj} (shaped like a square) | :: ferningslaga |
| square {adj} (forming a right angle) | :: hornréttur |
| square {adj} (used in the names of units) | :: fer- |
| square {adj} (fair) SEE: fair | :: |
| square foot {n} (unit of area equal to that of a square of one foot each side) | :: ferfet {n} |
| squarefree {adj} (not divisible by a nontrivial square) | :: ferningslaus {m} |
| square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre | :: |
| square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: ferkílómetri {m} |
| square metre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: fermetri {m} |
| square mile {n} (unit of area) | :: fermíla {f} |
| square root {n} (number) | :: kvaðratrót {f} |
| square wave {n} (function or waveform that alternates regularly and instantaneously between two levels) | :: kassabylgja {f} |
| squash {n} (soft drink) SEE: cordial | :: |
| squeeze {v} (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once) | :: þrýsta |
| squib {n} (short piece of witty writing) | :: háðsgrein {f}, níðkvæði {n}, stutt, hnyttin eða hæðin atlaga í ræðu eða riti {f} |
| squid {n} (sea animal) | :: smokkfiskur {m}, smokkur {m} |
| squillion {n} (very large, unspecified number) SEE: zillion | :: |
| squirrel {n} (rodent) | :: íkorni {m} |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka) | :: Srí Jajevardenepúra |
| Sri Lanka {prop} (a country in South Asia) | :: Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lankan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) | :: srílanskur |
| stable {n} (building for animals with hoofs) | :: gripahús {n} |
| stable {n} (building for horses) | :: hesthús {n} |
| stable {n} (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) | :: fjós {n} |
| stack {n} (computing: data structure) | :: stafli {m}, hlaði {m}, troðröð {f} |
| stadium {n} (venue where sporting events are held) | :: leikvangur {m} |
| staff {n} (employees of a business) | :: starfsfólk {n} |
| stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stag {n} (adult male deer) | :: hjörtur {m} |
| stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stage {n} (in theatre) | :: svið {n} |
| stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing) | :: sviðsskrekkur {m} |
| stagger {v} (to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking) | :: skjögra, riða, reika, slangra |
| stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stag's-horn clubmoss {n} (Lycopodium clavatum) | :: burstajafni {m} |
| stainless {n} (stainless steel) SEE: stainless steel | :: |
| stainless {adj} (describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration) | :: ryðfrír {m} |
| stainless steel {n} (corrosion-free alloy) | :: ryðfrítt stál {n} |
| stair {n} (single step) | :: trappa, þrep |
| stair {n} (series of steps) | :: stigi, tröppur {p}, þrep {p} |
| staircase {n} (stairway) | :: stigi {m} |
| staircase wit {n} (thinking of an idea too late) SEE: l'esprit de l'escalier | :: |
| stairs {n} (contiguous set of steps) | :: stigi {m} |
| stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) | :: stigagangur {m} |
| stale {adj} (having lost its freshness) | :: staðinn |
| Stalin {prop} (Stalin) | :: Stalín {m} |
| Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) | :: stalínismi |
| Stalinist {adj} (of, relating to, or resembling Stalin) | :: stalínskur, stalínískur |
| Stalinist {adj} (of or relating to Stalinism) | :: stalínskur, stalínískur |
| Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism) | :: stalínisti {m} |
| stallion {n} (uncastrated male horse) | :: stóðhestur {m}, graðhestur {m} |
| stamen {n} (A flower part that produces pollen) | :: fræfill {m} |
| stammer {v} (to stutter) | :: stama |
| stamp {n} (device for stamping designs) | :: stimpill {m} |
| stamp {v} (to mark by pressing quickly and heavily) | :: stimpla |
| stamp {v} (to give an official marking to) | :: stimpla |
| stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp | :: |
| stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately | :: |
| stamp duty {n} (tax on certain documents) | :: stimpilgjald {n} |
| stand {v} (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | :: standa |
| standard deviation {n} (statistical measure) | :: staðalfrávik {n} |
| standing committee {n} (parliamentary or congressional committee) | :: fastanefnd {f} |
| stand up {v} (rise from a sitting position) | :: standa upp |
| stand up {v} (to avoid a prearranged meeting) | :: svíkja |
| Stanley knife {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife | :: |
| staple {n} (basic or essential supply) | :: aðalframleiðsluvara {f}, aðalverslunarvara {f}, grunnvara {f}, nauðsynjar {f-p}, nauðsynjavörur {f-p} |
| staple {n} (basic food) | :: uppistaða {f}, uppistöðumatur {m}, uppistöðuefni {n}, hráefni {n} |
| staple {n} (length of fibers in wool) | :: hörtrefjar {n-p}, ullarþræðir {n-p}, baðmullarþræðir {n-p} |
| staple {n} (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper) | :: hefti {n} |
| staple {n} (wire fastener in general) | :: hefti {n}, kengur {m}, vírhefti {n} |
| staple {n} (U-shaped metal fastener) | :: hefti {n}, vírhefti {n} |
| staple {n} (one of set of rods hammered into structure) | :: hefti {n}, kengur {m}, vírhefti {n} |
| staple {v} (secure with a staple) | :: hefta |
| stapler {n} (device which binds together paper) | :: heftari |
| star {n} (luminous celestial body) | :: stjarna |
| star {n} (celebrity) | :: stjarna |
| starboard {n} (right hand side of a vessel) | :: stjórnborði {m} |
| stare {v} (to look fixedly) | :: stara, glápa |
| starfish {n} (various echinoderms) | :: krossfiskur {f}, sæstjarna {f} |
| star fruit {n} (fruit) | :: stjörnuávöxtur {m} |
| starling {n} (bird) | :: stari {m} |
| starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star | :: |
| start {n} (beginning of an activity) | :: byrjun {f}, upphaf {n} |
| start {n} (sudden involuntary movement) | :: viðbragð {n} |
| start {n} (beginning point of a race) | :: upphaf {n} |
| start {v} (to begin) | :: byrja |
| start {v} (to jerk suddenly in surprise) | :: hrökkva við |
| start {v} (to awaken suddenly) | :: hrökkva upp |
| Star Wars {prop} (Saga) | :: Stjörnustríð |
| state {n} (any sovereign polity) | :: ríki {n} |
| state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) | :: ríki {n}, fylki {n} |
| state {n} (a condition) | :: ástand {n} |
| statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction | :: |
| statement {n} | :: staðhæfing |
| State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) | :: Ísraelsríki |
| state secret {n} (restricted information of national importance) | :: ríkisleyndarmál {n} |
| static {adj} (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) | :: kyrrlegur {m}, kyrr- |
| static electricity {n} (an electric charge) | :: stöðurafmagn {n} |
| statics {n} (branch of mechanics) | :: stöðufræði |
| station {n} (place where a vehicle may stop) | :: stöð {f} |
| statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) | :: stytta {f} |
| Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) | :: Frelsisstyttan {f} |
| status {n} (person’s position or standing) | :: staða {f} |
| status symbol {n} (visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status) | :: stöðutákn {n} |
| stave church {n} (wooden church of a medieval type) | :: stafkirkja {f} |
| stay {v} (to remain in a particular place) | :: dvelja, vera |
| stay {v} (to continue to have a particular quality) | :: haldast |
| stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset | :: |
| stead {n} (A place, or spot, in general) | :: staður {m} |
| stead {n} (A farmhouse and associated buildings) | :: staður {m}, bær {m} |
| steady as a rock {adj} (extremely reliable) | :: það er enginn bilbugur á |
| steak knife {n} (knife with a sharp blade) | :: steikarhnífur {m} |
| steal {v} (to illegally take possession of) | :: stela, hnupla |
| steam {n} (water vapor) | :: gufa {f}, eimur {m} |
| steam bath {n} (room for bathing) | :: gufubað {n}, eimbað {n} |
| steam bath {n} (act of bathing) | :: gufubað {n}, eimbað {n} |
| steamboat {n} (vessel powered by steam) | :: gufuskip {n} |
| steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| steam iron {n} (smoothing iron) | :: gufustraujárn {n} |
| steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) | :: eimreið {f} |
| steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam) | :: Gufuskip {n} |
| steel {n} (metal produced from iron) | :: stál {n} |
| steel wool {n} (fine threads of steel) | :: stálull {f} |
| steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| steep {adj} (near-vertical) | :: brattur {m}, hallur {m}, snarbrattur {m} |
| steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire | :: |
| steeple {n} (a tall tower, often on a church) | :: kirkjuturn {m} |
| steeplechase {n} (athletics event) | :: hindrunarhlaup {n} |
| steeplejack {n} (person whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs) | :: viðgerðarmaður turna {m}, viðgerðarmaður reykháfa {m} |
| steer clear {v} (to avoid) | :: forðast |
| steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control) | :: stýri {n}, stýrishjól {n} |
| stellar wind {n} (equivalent of solar wind) | :: stjörnuvindur {m} |
| stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel) | :: stefni {n} |
| stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) | :: stofnfruma {f} |
| step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) | :: stjúp- |
| step {n} (pace) | :: skref {n} |
| step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder) | :: þrep {n} |
| step {n} | :: skref {n} |
| stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) | :: stjúpbróðir {m} |
| step by step {adv} (gradually) | :: skref fyrir skref |
| stepchild {n} (the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner) | :: stjúpbarn {n} |
| stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: stjúpdóttir {f} |
| stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) | :: stjúpfaðir {m}, stjúpi {m} |
| Stephen {prop} (male given name) | :: Stefán |
| stepmother {n} (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) | :: stjúpmóðir {f}, stjúpa {f}, stjúpmamma {f} |
| steppe {n} (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia) | :: gresja {f}, steppa {f} |
| stepping stone {n} (stone used to cross something) | :: stiklur {f-p} |
| stepping stone {n} (something used as a way to progress) | :: stökkpallur {m} |
| stepsibling {n} (stepbrother or stepsister) | :: stjúpsystkini {n} |
| stepsister {n} (daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent) | :: stjúpsystir {f} |
| stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: stjúpsonur {m} |
| stereotype {n} (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image) | :: staðalmynd {f} |
| sterilizable {adj} (able to be sterilized) | :: sótthreinsanlegur |
| sterilize {v} (disable ability to procreate) | :: gelda |
| sterilize {v} ((biology) to destroy all spores or germs) | :: sótthreinsa |
| stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel) | :: skutur {m} |
| sternal {adj} (of or pertaining to the sternum) | :: bringubeins- |
| sternpost {n} (timber or bar at the stern of a vessel) | :: afturstefni {n} |
| sternum {n} (breastbone) SEE: breastbone | :: |
| steroid {n} (class of organic compounds) | :: steri {m} |
| steroidogenesis {n} (the process of steroid production) | :: steramyndun {f} |
| stethoscope {n} (medical instrument) | :: hlustunarpípa {f} |
| steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice | :: |
| Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen | :: |
| stew in one's juices {v} (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions) | :: súpa seyðið af eigin hegðun, súpa seyðið af eigin gerðum |
| stick {n} (twig or small branch) | :: prik {n} |
| stick {n} (long piece of wood) | :: stafur {m} |
| stick note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| stick one's neck out {v} (putting oneself in a vulnerable position) | :: gefa höggstað á sér |
| stick one's nose in {v} (to be nosy) | :: skipta sér af, hnýsast, vasast í, vera með nefið ofan í hvers manns koppi, vera með nefið niðri í öllu, sletta sér fram í, trana sér fram í |
| stick one's tongue out {v} (to push one's tongue out) | :: ulla, reka út úr sér tunguna |
| stick out like a sore thumb {v} (be very noticeably different) | :: stinga í augun, standa út |
| sticky note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| stiffen {v} (to become stiff) | :: stífna |
| stigma {n} (part of the pistil) | :: fræni {n} |
| stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl | :: |
| still {adj} (not moving, calm) | :: kyrr |
| still {adj} ((of drinking water) not effervescent) | :: ókolsýrður |
| still {adj} (uttering no sound, silent) | :: hljóður |
| still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) | :: enn, ennþá |
| still {adv} (to an even greater degree) | :: enn, ennþá |
| still {adv} (nevertheless) | :: þó, engu að síður, eigi að síður, samt |
| still {n} (period of calm or silence) | :: kyrrð {f} |
| still {n} (photography: a non-moving photograph) | :: kyrrmynd {f} |
| still {v} (to calm down) | :: stilla, róa |
| stillborn {adj} (dead at birth) | :: andvanafæddur {m} |
| stilt {n} (walking pole) | :: stulta {f} |
| stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch | :: |
| stilted {adj} (stiff and artificially formal) | :: klúsaður {m}, tilgerðarlegur {m}, uppskrúfaður {m} |
| stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) | :: vaðfæla |
| sting {n} (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack) SEE: stinger | :: |
| stinger {n} (pointed portion of an insect) | :: broddur {m} |
| stingray {n} (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) | :: stingskötur {f} |
| stingy {adj} (unwilling to spend or give) | :: nískur |
| stipend {n} (fixed payment) | :: framfærslufé {n}, lífeyrir {m}, styrkur {m}, námsstyrkur {m} |
| stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) | :: ístað {n} |
| stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) | :: koma af stað, stofna til |
| stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew | :: |
| stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough | :: |
| stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine | :: |
| stochastic {adj} (random) | :: slembi-, slembinn {m}, tilviljanakenndur {m} |
| stochastic process {n} (a function mapping to set of random variables) | :: slembiferli {n} |
| stochastics {n} (branch of statistics) | :: slembifræði {f} |
| stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas) | :: holudúfa {f} |
| stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization) | :: kauphöll {f} |
| stockfish {n} (cured fish) | :: harðfiskur {m} |
| stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| Stockholm {prop} (capital of Sweden) | :: Stokkhólmur {m} |
| stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) | :: hlutabréfamarkaður {m} |
| stockpile {n} (supply for future use) | :: varabirgðir {f-p}, varaforði {m}, vopnabirgðir {f-p} |
| stockpile {v} (accumulate a stockpile) | :: koma upp varabirgðum, safna varabirgðum, hamstra |
| stoke {v} (to feed, stir up) | :: kynda undir, bæta eldsneyti á |
| stoker {n} (poker) SEE: poker | :: |
| stole {n} (ecclesiastical garment) | :: stóla {f} |
| stoma {n} (botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf) | :: loftauga {n} |
| stomach {n} (digestive organ) | :: magi {m} |
| stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (pride, haughtiness) SEE: haughtiness | :: |
| stomachache {n} (pain in the abdomen) | :: magapína {f} |
| stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| stone {n} (substance) | :: steinn {m} |
| stone {n} (small piece of stone) | :: steinn {m} |
| stone {n} (gem stone) | :: gimsteinn {m}, eðalsteinn {m} |
| stone {n} (centre of some fruits) | :: steinn {m} |
| stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) | :: steinn {m} |
| Stone Age {prop} (prehistoric period) | :: steinöld {f} |
| stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| stone dead {adj} (unquestionably dead) | :: steindauður {m} |
| stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) | :: steinaldin {n}, steinber {n} |
| stoner {n} (a habitual user of cannabis) | :: stóner {m} |
| stony {adj} (containing stones) | :: grýttur |
| stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool | :: |
| stool {n} (a seat) | :: kollur {m} |
| stool {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| stop {n} (consonant sound) SEE: plosive | :: |
| stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory | :: |
| store {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| storehouse {n} (building for keeping goods of any kind) | :: skemma {f}, lager {m}, vöruhús {n}, pakkhús {n} |
| storey {n} (floor, level) | :: hæð {f} |
| stork {n} (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) | :: storkur |
| storm {n} (disturbed state of the atmosphere) | :: stormur |
| storm in a teacup {n} (tempest in a teapot) SEE: tempest in a teapot | :: |
| storm petrel {n} (any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae) | :: stormsvala {f} |
| story {n} (lie) SEE: lie | :: |
| story {n} (account of events) | :: saga |
| story {n} (storey) SEE: storey | :: |
| stovepipe hat {n} (stovepipe hat) SEE: top hat | :: |
| stowaway {n} (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.) | :: laumufarþegi {m}, farþjófur {m} |
| straight {adj} (not crooked or bent) | :: beinn |
| straight {n} (five cards in sequence) | :: röð {f} |
| straight flush {n} (poker hand) | :: litaröð {f} |
| straight from the horse's mouth {adv} (firsthand) | :: frá fyrstu hendi, milliliðalaust |
| straight from the horse's mouth {adj} (from the source) | :: frá fyrstu hendi, milliliðalaust |
| straight line {n} (line with no curvature) | :: bein lína {f}, lína {f} |
| strainer {n} (utensil) | :: sigti {n} |
| strait {n} (narrow channel of water) | :: sund {n} |
| Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) | :: Messínasund {n} |
| strand {n} (beach) | :: strönd {f} |
| strange {adj} (not normal) | :: skrýtinn |
| stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner) | :: útlendingur {m} |
| Strasbourg {prop} (city in France) | :: Strassborg {f}, Strætiborg {f} |
| Strategic Defense Initiative {prop} (Star Wars) SEE: Star Wars | :: |
| stratocracy {n} (military government) | :: herstjórn {f}, herforingjastjórn {f} |
| stratopause {n} (the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere) | :: heiðhvörf {n-p} |
| stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere) | :: heiðhvolf {n} |
| stratovolcano {n} (volcano) | :: eldkeila {f} |
| stratum {n} (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout) | :: jarðlag {n} |
| stratus {n} (cloud) | :: þokuský {n}, lágský {n} |
| stratus fractus {n} (stratus clouds which are scattered or ragged) | :: bólstraruðningur {m}, hrafnar {m} {f} |
| straw {n} (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) | :: strá {n} |
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) | :: strá {n} |
| straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw | :: |
| strawberry {n} (fruit) | :: jarðarber {n} |
| strawberry {n} (plant) | :: jarðarberjaplanta {f} |
| stream {n} (small river) | :: lækur {m} |
| stream cipher {n} | :: straumdulritun {f} |
| street {n} (paved part of road in a village or a town) | :: gata {f}, stræti {n} |
| streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram | :: |
| streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper | :: |
| street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets) | :: götusópari |
| stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent | :: |
| stress {n} (emotional pressure) | :: streita {f}, stress {n} |
| stress {n} (when speaking) | :: áhersla {f} |
| stress {n} (on a point in an argument) | :: áhersla {f} |
| stress {v} (to emphasise (words in speaking)) | :: leggja áherslu á (governs accusative case) |
| stress {v} (to emphasise (a point)) | :: leggja áherslu á (governs accusative case) |
| strike {n} (work stoppage) | :: verkfall |
| strike plate {n} (metal plate affixed to a doorjamb) | :: slúttjárn {n} |
| striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter | :: |
| string {n} (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) | :: band {n}, snæri {n}, spotti {m}, strengur {m} |
| string {n} (this structure as a substance) | :: snæri {n} |
| string {n} (stringed instrument) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| stringed instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: strengjahljóðfæri {n} |
| string instrument {n} (musical instrument that produces sound by strings) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| string quartet {n} (group of four string players) | :: strengjakvartett {m} |
| string quartet {n} (composition for four string players) | :: strengjakvartett {m} |
| strip {n} (long, thin piece of land or material) | :: strimill {m} |
| strip {n} (short for landing strip, see also translations for landing strip) | :: braut {f} |
| strip {v} (to remove or take away) | :: svipta, fjarlægja |
| strip {v} (to take off clothing) | :: afklæðast |
| strip {v} (to do a striptease) | :: strippa |
| strip {n} (short for striptease; see also translations for striptease) | :: nektardans {m}, stripp {n} |
| strip club {n} (establishment offering striptease or other erotic dancing) | :: nektardansstaður {m} |
| stripper {n} (one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner) | :: fatafella {f}, nektardansmær {f} |
| striptease {n} (arousing act) | :: nektardans {m}, strípidans {m} |
| stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stroll {n} (wandering on foot) | :: rölt |
| stroll {v} (wander on foot) | :: labba |
| strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe | :: |
| strong declension {n} (type of declension in Germanic language) | :: sterk beyging {f} |
| strontium {n} (chemical element) | :: strontín {n} |
| strophic {adj} (having each stanza set to the same music) | :: strófískur |
| structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) | :: bygging |
| struggle {n} (strife, effort) | :: barátta |
| stubble {n} (short, coarse hair) | :: skeggbroddur {m}, broddur {m} |
| stubbornness {n} (state of being stubborn) | :: þrjóska {f} |
| stud {n} (sexually attractive male) | :: foli {m} |
| studded tire {n} | :: nagladekk {n} |
| student {n} (person who studies a subject) | :: nemandi {m} |
| studies {n} (academic field of study) | :: fræði {n-p} |
| study {v} (to revise/review materials) | :: læra, lesa, stúdera |
| study {v} | :: læra, nema, stunda nám, lesa |
| study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) | :: nám {n}, bóknám {n}, lærdómur {m}, fræðiiðkan {f}, athugun {f}, rannsókn {f}, könnun {f}, skoðun {f}, námsefni {n}, rannsóknarefni {n}, fræðigrein {f} |
| study {n} (room) | :: lesstofa {f}, lesherbergi {n}, bókaherbergi {n} |
| study {n} (artwork) | :: etýða {f}, æfing {f} |
| study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination | :: |
| study {n} (music: piece for special practice) SEE: etude | :: |
| stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal) | :: tuskudýr {n} |
| stun gun {n} (weapon intended to immobilize) | :: rafbyssa {f} |
| stupid {adj} (lacking in intelligence) | :: heimskur |
| stupor {n} (a state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) | :: sljóleiki {m}, hálfmeðvitundarleysi {n} |
| stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer | :: |
| Stuttgart {prop} (a city in Germany) | :: Stóðgarður {m} |
| sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| style {n} (gnomon or pin of a sundial) SEE: gnomon | :: |
| style {n} (stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower) | :: stíll {m} |
| styrofoam {n} (polymer) | :: frauðplast {n} |
| Styx {prop} (river of the underworld) | :: Styx |
| sub {n} (submarine sandwich) | :: langloka {f} |
| subareolar {adj} (below the areola) | :: undir vörtureit |
| subatomic {adj} (relating to particles that are smaller than an atom) | :: smærri en frumeind {m}, innan atóms |
| subatomic particle {n} (unit of matter smaller than an atom) | :: öreindir og kjarnar {f-p} |
| subcategory {n} (more narrow category) | :: hlutríki {n} |
| subclass {n} (taxonomy) | :: undirflokkur {m} |
| subclass {n} (computing) | :: undirklasi {m} |
| subcontinent {n} (large landmass) | :: álfuhluti {m} |
| subcutaneous {adj} (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin) | :: húðbeðs- |
| subdermal {adj} (just below the skin) | :: húðbeðs- |
| subdirectory {n} (directory located inside another directory) | :: undirmappa {f} |
| subdomain {n} (domain name prefaced with additional parts separated by a period) | :: undirlén {n} |
| subfolder {n} (folder within another folder) | :: undirmappa {f} |
| subgraph {n} (section of a graph of network) | :: hlutnet {n} |
| subgroup {n} (group within a larger group) | :: undirflokkur {m} |
| subgroup {n} ((group theory): group within a larger group) | :: hlutgrúpa {f} |
| subject {n} (in grammar) | :: frumlag {n} |
| subject {n} (main topic) | :: efni {n}, umræðuefni {n}, umtalsefni {n}, viðfangsefni {n}, yrkisefni {n} |
| subject {n} (particular area of study) | :: fag {n}, námsgrein {f}, grein {f} |
| subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy) | :: þegn {m} |
| subject {v} (to cause to undergo) | :: ná valdi yfir |
| subjunctive {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) | :: viðtengingarháttur {m} |
| sublattice {n} (mathematics: nonempty subset of a lattice) | :: hlutgrind {f} |
| sublimation {n} (phase transition) | :: þurrgufun {f} |
| sublimation {n} (transformation of an impulse) | :: göfgun {f} |
| submachine gun {n} (short range machine gun) | :: hríðskotabyssa {f} |
| submarine {n} (undersea boat) | :: kafbátur {m} |
| submarine sandwich {n} (sub) SEE: sub | :: |
| subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone) | :: aukasetning {f} |
| subordinating conjunction {n} (a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause) | :: aukatenging {f} |
| subphylum {n} (taxonomic category below phylum and above class) | :: undirfylking {f} |
| subproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| subprogram {n} (a program contained within a larger program) | :: undirforrit {n} |
| sub-Saharan {adj} (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) | :: sunnan Sahara |
| subscribe {v} (to sign as token of consent or attestation) | :: undirrita |
| subscriber {n} (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service) | :: áskrifandi {m} |
| subset {n} (set whose elements are within another given set) | :: hlutmengi {n} |
| subsidiary {n} (company owned by a parent company or a holding company) | :: dótturfyrirtæki {n} |
| subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent | :: |
| substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) | :: efni {n} |
| substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| substitutes' bench {n} (the bench on which substitutes sit) | :: varamannabekkur {m} |
| substring {n} (string of characters) | :: hlutorð {n} |
| subtitle {n} (heading below a title) | :: undirtitill {m}, undirfyrirsögn {f}, aukafyrirsögn {f} |
| subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) | :: texti {m}, þýðing {f}, þýðingartexti {m}, kvikmyndatexti {m} |
| subtraction {n} (process) | :: frádráttur {f} |
| subtrahend {n} (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) | :: frádragi {m} |
| subtree {n} (mathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another) | :: undirtré {n}, undirhrísla {f} |
| suburb {n} (area on the periphery of a city or large town) | :: úthverfi {?} |
| succade {n} (candied citrus peel) | :: súkkat |
| success {n} (achievement of one's aim or goal) | :: árangur {m} |
| successor {n} (integer or cardinal immediately following another) | :: eftirfari {m} |
| such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) | :: svona er lífið |
| suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) | :: sjúga |
| suck {v} (colloquial: term of general disparagement) | :: sökka, ömurlegur {m} |
| suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| suck off {v} (to give a blowjob) | :: totta |
| sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) | :: súkrósi {m}, sakkarósi {m} |
| suction {n} (the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another) | :: sog {n}, loftsog {n} |
| suction cup {n} (cup using suction as an adhesive) | :: sogskál {f} |
| Sudan {prop} (Republic of Sudan) | :: Súdan {n} |
| sudden death {n} (instantaneous death) | :: skyndidauði, skyndilegur dauði |
| sudden death {n} (mode of play) | :: bráðabani {m} |
| sudden infant death syndrome {n} (medical syndrome) | :: skyndidauði ungbarna {m} |
| suddenly {adv} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: brátt, skyndilega, snögglega, hastarlega |
| suet {n} (fat) | :: mör {m} |
| Suez Canal {prop} (canal) | :: Súesskurðurinn |
| suffering {adj} (experiencing pain) | :: þjáður {m} |
| suffering {n} (condition) | :: þjáning {f} |
| suffice {v} | :: duga |
| suffix {n} (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) | :: viðskeyti {n} |
| suffix {v} (append (something) to the end of something else) | :: skeyta við |
| suffrage {n} (the right to vote) | :: atkvæðisréttur {m}, kosningaréttur {m} |
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) | :: sykur {m} |
| sugar beet {n} (type of beet) | :: sykurrófa {f} |
| sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) | :: sykurreyr {m} |
| sugar cube {n} (sugar shaped in cubes) | :: sykurmoli {m} |
| sugar pea {n} (mangetout) SEE: mangetout | :: |
| sugary {adj} (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) | :: sætur |
| suicide {n} (instance of killing oneself) | :: sjálfsmorð {n}, sjálfsvíg {n} |
| suicide {n} (person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself) | :: sjálfsmorðingi {m}, sjálfsbani {m} |
| sui generis {adj} (in a class of its own) | :: sér á báti, á ekki sinn líka {m} |
| suit {n} (set of clothes) | :: jakkaföt {n-p} |
| suitcase {n} (large piece of luggage) | :: ferðataska {f} |
| sulfur {n} (element) | :: brennisteinn {m} |
| sulfur dioxide {n} (the compound SO2) | :: brennisteinsdíoxið {n}, brennisteinstvíoxíð {n} |
| sulfur hexafluoride {n} (gaseous compound) | :: brennisteinshexaflúoríð {n} |
| sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas | :: |
| sultan {n} (ruler) | :: soldán {m} |
| sum {n} (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation) | :: summa {f}, samtala {f} |
| sum {n} (quantity of money) | :: upphæð {f} |
| Sumerian {prop} (language) | :: súmerska |
| summa cum laude {adv} (with highest praise) | :: með æðsta láði, með hæstu ágætiseinkunn |
| summation {n} (mathematics: an adding up of a series of items) | :: summumyndun {f} |
| summer {n} (hottest season) | :: sumar {n} |
| summer solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun) | :: sumarsólstöður {f-p}, sumarsólhvörf {n-p} |
| sumo {n} (form of wrestling) | :: súmóglíma {f} |
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) | :: sól {f}, sunna {f} |
| sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) | :: sól {f}, sólstjarna {f}, fastastjarna {f} |
| sun {n} | :: sól |
| Sun {prop} (star) | :: sól, Sól {f} |
| sunbath {n} (period of tanning) | :: sólbað {n} |
| sunbed {n} (tanning device) SEE: tanning bed | :: |
| Sunday {n} (day of the week) | :: sunnudagur {m} |
| sundial {n} (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) | :: sólúr {n} |
| sun dog {n} (spot) | :: hjásól {f}, aukasól {f}, gíll {m} , úlfur {m} , úlfakreppa {f} |
| sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset | :: |
| sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) | :: tunglfiskur |
| sunflower {n} (flower) | :: sólblóm {n} |
| sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) | :: sólgleraugu {n-p} |
| sunlight {n} (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) | :: sólarljós {n} |
| sunrise {n} (time of day) | :: sólarupprás {f}, sólris {n}, sólaruppkoma {f}, dögun {f} |
| sunrise {n} (figurative awakening) | :: dögun {f} |
| sunset {n} (time of day) | :: sólsetur {n}, sólarlag {n}, sólfall {n} |
| sunset {n} (changes in color of sky at sunset) | :: sólsetur {n}, sólarlag {n} |
| sunset {n} (final period of life) | :: sólsetur {n} |
| sunshine {n} (direct rays of the sun) | :: sólskin |
| sunstroke {n} (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays) | :: sólstingur {m} |
| sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| superficial {adj} (shallow, lacking substance) | :: yfirborðskenndur |
| superhero {n} (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers) | :: ofurhetja {f} |
| superlative degree {n} ((grammar)) | :: efsta stig {n} |
| superluminal {adj} (having a speed greater than light) | :: ljósfrár {m}, yfir ljóshraða |
| supermarket {n} (store) | :: kjörbúð {f}, stórmarkaður {f} |
| supernatural {adj} (above nature) | :: yfirnáttúrulegur |
| supernatural {adj} (not of the usual) | :: yfirnáttúrulegur, yfirskilvitlegur |
| supernova {n} (exploding star) | :: sprengistjarna {f} |
| superphylum {n} (taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom) | :: yfirfylking {f} |
| superposition principle {n} (The principle that a linear combination of two or more solutions of an equation is itself a solution) | :: viðlegðarregla {f} |
| supersaturated {adj} | :: yfirmettaður {m} |
| supersaturation {n} (condition of a solution) | :: ofmettun {f}, yfirmettun {f} |
| superstition {n} (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) | :: hjátrú {f}, hindurvitni {n}, hégilja {f}, bábilja {f} |
| supersymmetry {n} (theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces) | :: ofursamhverfa |
| supine {adj} (lying on its back) | :: á bakinu, liggja upp í loft, útafliggjandi |
| supper {n} (food before going to bed) | :: kvöldmatur {m} |
| supplement {n} (additional section of a newspaper) | :: fylgirit {n} |
| supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) | :: framboð og eftirspurn |
| support {n} (financial or other help) | :: stuðningur |
| supporter {n} (animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms) | :: skjaldberi {m} |
| suppository {n} (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) | :: stíll {m}, stikkpilla {f} |
| supracervical hysterectomy {n} (partial hysterectomy) | :: ofanhálslegnám {n} |
| supravaginal {adj} (above the vagina) | :: ofan legganga |
| supreme {adj} (dominant) | :: æðstur |
| sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief) | :: viss {m} |
| sure thing {interj} ((informal) a reply to thank you) | :: minnsta mál {n}, það var ekkert, ekkert mál |
| sure thing {interj} (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly) | :: sjálfsagt mál {n}, ekkert mál {n} |
| surf {n} (waves that break) | :: brim {n} |
| surgeon {n} (doctor who performs surgery) | :: skurðlæknir {m} |
| Suriname {prop} (country) | :: Súrínam {n} |
| surname {n} (name that indicates family) | :: eftirnafn, kenninafn |
| surreptitious {adj} (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) | :: laumulegur {m}, í laumi, leynilegur {m} |
| surround {v} (to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions) | :: umkringja |
| sushi {n} (Japanese dish) | :: sushi |
| suspender {n} (an item used hold up trousers) | :: axlabönd {n-p} |
| suspenders {n} (trouser supporter) SEE: suspender | :: |
| suspension of disbelief {n} (people's acceptance of what they know to be a nonfactual premise) | :: frestun vantrúarinnar |
| suspicion {n} (condition of being suspected) | :: grunur {m} |
| sustainable development {n} (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity) | :: sjálfbær þróun {f} |
| sustenance {n} (something that provides support or nourishment) | :: viðurværi {n}, fæði {n}, matur {m}, næring {f} |
| Svalbard {prop} (islands north east of Greenland) | :: Svalbarði {m} |
| Swahili {n} (language) | :: svahílí {n} |
| swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) | :: kyngja, gleypa |
| swallow {n} (bird) | :: svala, landsvala |
| swamp {n} (type of wetland) | :: mýri {f} |
| swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) | :: álft {f}, svanur {m} |
| swan song {n} (a final performance) | :: svanasöngur |
| swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| swastika {n} (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) | :: hakakross {m} |
| Swaziland {prop} (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) | :: Svasíland {n} |
| swear {v} (to take an oath) | :: sverja |
| swear {v} (to curse, to use offensive language) | :: blóta |
| swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) | :: blótsyrði {n} |
| sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) | :: sviti {m} |
| sweat {v} (to emit sweat) | :: svitna |
| sweat {v} (informal: to worry) | :: hafa áhyggjur |
| sweat {v} (to emit in the manner of sweat) | :: svitna |
| sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) | :: peysa {f} |
| swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip | :: |
| swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swede {n} (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) | :: Svíi {m} |
| Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Svíþjóð {f} |
| Swedish {prop} (language) | :: sænska {f} |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) | :: sænskur {m} |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swedish language) | :: sænsk |
| Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swedophone {adj} (Swedish-speaking) | :: sænskumælandi |
| sweep {v} (to clean using a broom or brush) | :: sópa |
| sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep | :: |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) | :: sætur |
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) | :: sætur |
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) | :: sætur |
| sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| sweet-and-sour sauce {n} (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) | :: súrsæt sósa {f} |
| sweet dreams {phrase} (sweet dreams) | :: dreymi þig vel |
| sweetener {n} (food additive) | :: sætuefni {m} |
| sweet flag {n} (Acorus calamus) | :: kalmusrót {f} |
| sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling | :: |
| sweetness {n} (condition of being sweet or sugary) | :: sætleik {f} |
| sweetness {n} (pleasant disposition) | :: sætleik {f} |
| sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (tuber) | :: sætar kartöflur |
| swelling {n} | :: bólga {f} |
| swim {v} (move through water) | :: synda |
| swim {n} (act or instance of swimming) | :: sund {n} |
| swimming {n} (human activity of moving oneself through water) | :: sund {n} |
| swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swimming goggles {n} (goggles for protecting the eyes in the water) | :: sundgleraugu {n-p} |
| swimming pool {n} (pool for swimming) | :: sundlaug {f}, laug {f}, útilaug {f} |
| swimming pool {n} (indoor facility for swimming) | :: sundhöll {f}, innilaug {f}, |
| swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) | :: sundskýla {f} |
| swimsuit {n} | :: sundföt {n-p}, sundbolur {m} |
| swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swindle {v} (to defraud someone) | :: svindla á |
| swindle {v} (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) | :: svindla |
| swindle {n} (an instance of swindling) | :: svindl {n}, svik {n} |
| swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig | :: |
| swine {n} (contemptible person) | :: svín {n} |
| swine flu {n} (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses) | :: svínaflensa {f} |
| swine influenza {n} (swine flu) SEE: swine flu | :: |
| swing {v} (to rotate about an off-centre fixed point) | :: sveiflast |
| swing {v} (to ride on a swing) | :: róla (sér) |
| swing {v} (to hang on gallows) | :: hanga |
| swing {v} | :: sveifla |
| swing {n} (manner in which something is swung) | :: sveifla {f} |
| swing {n} (hanging seat) | :: róla {f} |
| swing {n} (music style) | :: sveifla {f} |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Switzerland) | :: svissneskur {m} |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people) | :: svissneskur {m} |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s)) | :: svissneskur {m} |
| Swiss {n} (Swiss person) | :: Svisslendingur {m} |
| Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) | :: Eiðsambandið Sviss |
| Swiss roll {n} (type of sponge cake roll) | :: rúlluterta {f} |
| Switzerland {prop} (sovereign country) | :: Sviss {f} |
| swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular | :: |
| sword {n} (weapon) | :: sverð {n} |
| swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) | :: sverðfiskur {m} |
| sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple | :: |
| sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus) | :: garðahlynur |
| sycophant {n} (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.) | :: smjaðrari {m}, höfðingjasleikja {f}, undirlægja {f} |
| syllable {n} (unit of speech) | :: atkvæði {n}, samstafa {f} |
| syllabus {n} (summary of topics) | :: námsáætlun {f} |
| syllogism {n} (inference from premises) | :: rökhenda {f} |
| symbol {n} (character or glyph) | :: tákn {n} |
| symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) | :: tákn {n} |
| symbolically {adv} (in a symbolic manner) | :: táknrænt |
| symmetric {adj} (symmetrical) SEE: symmetrical | :: |
| symmetrical {adj} (exhibiting symmetry) | :: samhverfur {m} |
| symmetric group {n} (mathematics: a group whose elements are precisely all of the bijections of some set with itself and whose operation is composition of those bijections) | :: samhverf grúpa {f} |
| symphony {n} (piece of orchestral music) | :: sinfónía {f} |
| symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) | :: sinfóníuhljómsveit {f} |
| synaesthesia {n} (neurological or psychological phenomenon) | :: samskynjun {f} |
| synagogue {n} (Jewish place of worship) | :: samkunduhús {n}, sýnagóga {f} |
| synchronous {adj} (at the same time) | :: samstilltur {m} |
| syncope {n} (missed beat or off-beat stress) | :: brottfall {n} |
| syndactyly {n} (human condition) | :: samtáun {f}, samfingrun {f} |
| synergy {n} (medicine: combined action) | :: samvirkni {f} |
| synod {n} (ecclesiastic council or meeting) | :: prestastefna {f} |
| synonym {n} (word with same meaning as another) | :: samheiti {n} |
| syntax {n} (formal rules of a computer language) | :: málskipan {f} |
| syntax {n} (study of the structure of phrases and sentences) | :: setningafræði {f}, orðskipunarfræði {f} |
| syntaxis {n} (syntax) SEE: syntax | :: |
| syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) | :: sárasótt {f} |
| Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Sýrland {n} |
| Syrian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) | :: sýrlenskur |
| Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent) | :: Sýrlendingur {m} |
| Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) | :: Sýrlenska arabíska lýðveldið |
| syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) | :: sprauta {f} |
| syrup {n} (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) | :: síróp {n} |
| system {n} (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) | :: kerfi {n} |
| systemic circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) | :: líkamsblóðrás {f} |
| system of equations {n} (set of equations) | :: jöfnuhneppi {n} |
| syzygy {n} (astronomical conjunction) | :: raðstaða {f}, okstaða {f} |