| wader {n} (bird) | :: vaðfugl {m} |
| wading bird {n} (long-legged bird) | :: vaðfugl {m} |
| waffle {n} (flat pastry) | :: vaffla {f} |
| waffle {n} (speech or writing that is vague) | :: bull {n}, þvaður {n} |
| waffle {v} (vacillate) SEE: vacillate | :: |
| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) | :: vöfflujárn {n} |
| wage {n} (money paid to a worker) | :: laun {n-p} |
| wage {v} (to conduct or carry out) | :: heyja stríð (to wage war), heyja |
| wail {n} (loud cry or shriek) | :: æpa |
| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: mitti {n} |
| waist {n} (a part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist) | :: mitti {n} |
| waistcoat {n} (a sleeveless, collarless garment) | :: vesti {n} |
| wait {v} (delay until some event) | :: bíða |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: þjónn {m} |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| waiting room {n} (room) | :: biðstofa {f} |
| wait on {v} (provide a service) | :: þjóna, þjóna til borðs |
| wait on {v} (wait for a person to do something) | :: bíða eftir |
| wait on {v} (wait for an event) | :: bíða eftir |
| wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water) | :: kjölfar {n}, slóð {f} |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: vakna |
| wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) | :: vekja |
| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Wales |
| walk {v} (to move on the feet) | :: ganga, labba |
| walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| walking stick {n} (cane) | :: göngustafur {m}, stafur {m}, stiki {m} |
| walkman {n} (any personal cassette player) | :: vasadiskó {n} |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| wall {n} (defensive rampart) | :: veggur {m} |
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: múr {m} |
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: veggur {m} |
| wall {v} (to enclose by surrounding with walls) | :: múra |
| wall clock {n} (clock mounted on a wall) | :: veggklukka {f} |
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money) | :: veski {n}, seðlaveski {n}, budda {f} |
| wallflower {n} (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum) | :: gulltoppur {m} |
| wallflower {n} (socially awkward person) | :: veggjaskraut {n}, bekkjarrós {f} |
| walnut {n} (nut) | :: valhneta {f} |
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: rostungur {m} |
| Walter {prop} (male given name) | :: Valtýr {m}, Valter {m} |
| wan {adj} (pale, sickly-looking) | :: fölur |
| wandering {n} (roaming) | :: vapp |
| want {v} (desire) | :: vilja |
| want {v} (lack) SEE: lack | :: |
| wanted {adj} (subject to immediate detainment) | :: eftirlýstur |
| wanton {n} (overly playful person) | :: dekur {m} |
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: stríð {n}, styrjöld {f} |
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) | :: stríðsglæpur {m} |
| war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) | :: stríðsglæpamaður {m} |
| ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church) | :: deild |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} | :: fataskápur {m} |
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: vöruhús {n}, lager {m}, pakkhús {n}, skemma {f} |
| wares {n} (goods for sale) | :: vörur {f-p}, varningur {m} |
| warfare {n} | :: hernaður {m} |
| warlock {n} (male magic-user) | :: galdramaður {m} |
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: hlýr |
| warmonger {n} (one who advocates war) | :: stríðsæsingamaður {m} |
| warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: aðvara |
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone) | :: viðvörun {f}, aðvörun {f} |
| warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) | :: viðvörun {f}, aðvörun {f}, varnaðarorð {n} |
| warning {interj} (warning of danger in signs) | :: aðvörun {f}, athugið!, ATH! (abbreviation of athugið) |
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) | :: Varsjá {f} |
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: varta {f} |
| warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) | :: vörtusvín {n} |
| wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: þvo |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: þvottavél {f} |
| Washington {prop} (name) | :: Washington |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: Washington {n} |
| wash one's hands of {v} (absolve oneself of responsibility) | :: þvo hendur sínar af, láta sigla sinn sjó |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes | :: |
| wasp {n} (insect) | :: geitungur {m} |
| waste breath {v} (to speak futilely) | :: eyða orku, eyða orku í |
| wasteland {n} (region with no remaining resources; desert) | :: eyðimörk {f}, öræfi {n-p}, auðn {f} |
| wasteland {n} (barren and uninteresting place) | :: eyðimörk {f}, öræfi {n-p}, auðn {f} |
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: úr {n} |
| watch {v} (to observe) | :: horfa á |
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watch over {v} (to guard and protect) | :: gæta |
| water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid | :: |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: vökva |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: vatn {n} |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: bessadýr {n} |
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation) | :: hringrás vatns {f} |
| water dog {n} (water dog) | :: vatnahundur {m} |
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: foss {m} |
| water horsetail {n} (plant) | :: fergin {n} |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: vatnsmelóna {f} |
| waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in) | :: vatnsheldur |
| watershed {n} (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) | :: vatnaskil {n} |
| water slide {n} (a recreational slide with water flowing down it) | :: vatnsrennibraut {f} |
| water soldier {n} (Stratiotes aloides) | :: krabbakló {f} |
| water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water) | :: vatnsleysanlegur |
| water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: vatnsturn {m} |
| water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) | :: loftraki {m}, vatnsgufa {f}, eimur {m} |
| watt {n} (derived unit of power) | :: vatt |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: alda {f}, bylgja {f} |
| wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: bylgjufall {n} |
| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: vax {n} |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {n} (road, direction, path) | :: vegur {m} |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way too {adv} (all too, much too, to a degree that is very excessive) | :: allt of |
| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: við |
| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) | :: veikur |
| weak declension {n} (declension pattern of a weak noun) | :: veik beyging {f} |
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: vopn {n} |
| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) | :: gjöreyðingarvopn {n} |
| wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) | :: vera í |
| wear and tear {n} (damage or depreciation) | :: slit {n} |
| weary {adj} (tired, fatigued) | :: þreyttur |
| weasel {n} | :: hreysiköttur, vesla |
| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) | :: veður {n} |
| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) | :: veðurspá {f}, spá {f} |
| weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks) | :: veðrun |
| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: vefa |
| weaver {n} (one who weaves) | :: vefari {m} |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: vafri {m} |
| webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network) | :: vefmyndavél {f}, vebbi {m}, vefauga {n}, tölvuauga {n}, glyrna {f} |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| web page {n} (a single page in a website) | :: vefsíða {f} |
| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: vefsetur {n}, vefur {m} |
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: gifting {f} |
| wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony) | :: brúðarterta {f}, brúðkaupsterta {f} |
| wedge {n} (type of golf club) | :: wedgi {m}, sandjárn {n}, kastjárn {n} |
| wedge {n} (sandwich) SEE: sub | :: |
| wedge {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček | :: |
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week) | :: miðvikudagur {m} |
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: illgresi {n} |
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: gras {n} |
| week {n} (period of seven days) | :: vika {f} |
| weekday {n} (weekday) | :: vikudagur {m} |
| weekend {n} (break in the working week) | :: helgi {f} |
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) | :: gráta |
| wee-wee {n} | :: limur {m} , pjalla {f} |
| weigh {v} (to determine the weight of an object) | :: vega |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} (force due to gravity) | :: þyngd |
| weighted average {n} (arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings) SEE: weighted mean | :: |
| weighted mean {n} (average calculated after biasing values) | :: vegið meðaltal {n} |
| weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) | :: skrýtinn {m}, skrýtin {f}, skrýtið {n} |
| weird {adj} (deviating from the normal; bizarre) | :: kynlegur {m} |
| weirdo {n} (strange person) | :: furðufugl {m} |
| welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: velkominn |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: velkominn {m}, velkomin , velkomnir {m-p}, velkomnar {f-p} |
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) | :: móttökur {f-p} |
| welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) | :: bjóða velkominn |
| welcome {v} (to accept willingly) | :: þiggja með þökkum |
| welkin {n} | :: andlangur {m} |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: jæja |
| well {interj} | :: jæja |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: brunnur {m}, borhola {f} |
| well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| well-made {adj} (properly constructed or manufactured) | :: sterklegur |
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human) | :: varúlfur |
| west {n} (compass point) | :: vestur {n} |
| west {adv} (towards the west) | :: vestur |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: Vesturbakkinn |
| western {n} (film or other dramatic work) | :: vestri {m} |
| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western | :: |
| Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) | :: Vestur-Asía |
| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) | :: kúhegri {m} |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: Vestur-Evrópa {f} |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Vestur-Sahara |
| western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) | :: hólmatíta {f} |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Grátmúrinn {m} |
| Westfjords {prop} (region of Iceland) | :: Vestfirðir {m-p} |
| West Frisian {prop} | :: frísneska {f} |
| West Indies {prop} (islands of the Caribbean sea) | :: Vestur-Indíur {f-p} |
| Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) | :: Vestmannaeyjar {f-p} |
| West Virginia {prop} (US state) | :: Vestur-Virginía {f} |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: votur, blautur |
| wet behind the ears {adj} (inexperienced, not seasoned) | :: óharðnaður {m}, óreyndur {m} |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: brjóstmóðir {f} |
| wet one's whistle {v} (to have a drink) | :: væta kverkarnar |
| wet t-shirt competition {n} (event) SEE: wet t-shirt contest | :: |
| wet t-shirt contest {n} (contest in which women wear wet t-shirts) | :: blautbolakeppni {f} |
| whale {n} (large sea mammal) | :: hvalur {m} |
| whaler {n} (person who hunts whales) | :: hvalveiðimaður {m} |
| whaler {n} (vessel for hunting whales) | :: hvalveiðiskip {n}, hvalbátur {m}, hvalveiðibátur {m}, hvalskip {n} |
| whale watching {n} (observing whales in their natural habitat) | :: hvalaskoðun {f} |
| whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales) | :: hvalveiðar |
| whaling {n} (whale watching) SEE: whale watching | :: |
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: hvað |
| what {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: ha? |
| what {determiner} (which) | :: hvaða |
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: hvað ertu að gera? |
| what have you {pron} (any of several additional things) | :: og þvíumlíkt |
| what is more {adv} (furthermore) | :: meira að segja |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: hvað er þetta? |
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: hvað heitir þú? , hvað heitirðu? |
| what's cooking {interj} (greeting) | :: hvað segist?, hvað er títt? |
| what's eating you {interj} (what is bothering you?) | :: hvað angrar þig? |
| what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up | :: |
| what's the matter {phrase} (what's wrong?) | :: hvað er að?, hvað amar að? |
| what's up {phrase} (How are you?) | :: hvað segist?, hvað er að frétta?, hvað er títt? |
| what's up with {phrase} (used to express disbelief or curiosity) | :: hvað er málið með |
| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) | :: hvað í fjandanum?, hver fjandinn? |
| what the fuck {interj} (expressing nonchalance) | :: skítt með það, fjandinn hafi það |
| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) | :: hvað í fjandanum?, hvað í helvítinu? |
| what the hell {phrase} (why not?) | :: skítt með það |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: hvað er klukkan? |
| what with {prep} (owing to) | :: út af |
| wheat {n} (grain) | :: hveiti {n} |
| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: hjól {n} |
| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: hjólbörur {f-p} |
| wheelchair {n} (chair) | :: hjólastóll {m} |
| wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) | :: stýrishús {n} |
| whelk {n} (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) | :: beitukóngur {m} |
| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) | :: hvenær |
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: þegar |
| when {conj} (during the time that) | :: þegar |
| when {conj} | :: þegar |
| when {interj} (that's enough) | :: takk |
| when all is said and done {phrase} (in the end) | :: þegar öll kurl eru komin til grafar |
| whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source) | :: hvaðan |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: sinn er siður í landi hverju |
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: þegar kötturinn er frá fara mýsnar á stjá |
| where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: þar sem |
| where {conj} (to which place or situation) | :: þangað sem |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: hvar |
| where {adv} (at or in what place) | :: hvar |
| where {adv} (to what place) | :: hvert |
| where {adv} (from what place) | :: hvaðan |
| where {adv} (in what situation) | :: hvar |
| where are we {phrase} (where are we) | :: hvar erum við? |
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) | :: hvaðan ertu?, hvaðan kemurðu?, hvaðan kemur þú? |
| where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go) | :: hvert fer þessi strætó? |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: hvar býrð þú? |
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: hvar er klósettið?, hvar er salernið? , hvar er klóið? |
| where there is a will there is a way {proverb} (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) | :: allt er hægt ef viljinn er fyrir hendi |
| whether {conj} (introducing indirect questions) | :: hvort |
| whether {conj} (if, whether or not) | :: hvort |
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | :: hvort sem |
| whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) | :: mysa {f} |
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: hvaða |
| which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) | :: hvor, hver |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| whim {n} (fanciful impulse) | :: dyntur {m}, duttlungur {m}, kenjar {f-p} |
| whimbrel {n} (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus) | :: spói {m} |
| whimsicality {n} (caprice) SEE: caprice | :: |
| whinny {n} (a gentle neigh) | :: hnegg {n} |
| whinny {v} (of a horse; to make a gentle neigh) | :: hneggja |
| whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream | :: |
| whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) | :: þeyttur rjómi {m} |
| whippersnapper {n} (young, cheeky person) | :: oflátungur {m}, merkikerti {n} |
| whirl {v} (To rotate, revolve, spin rapidly) | :: hvirfla |
| whisk {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: þeytari {m} |
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) | :: skeggþerna {f} |
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: viskí |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: hvísla, hvískra, pískra, pukra |
| whist {n} (card game) | :: vist {f} |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: flauta |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities) | :: uppljóstrari {m} |
| white {n} (color/colour) | :: hvítur |
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: hvítur |
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| white bread {n} (bread made from white flour) | :: hveitibrauð {n}, franskbrauð {n} |
| white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) | :: hvítkál {n} |
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) | :: hvítsmári {m} |
| white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) | :: sandmáfur {m} |
| white fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Hvíta húsið {n} |
| white pepper {n} (Light-colored seed of pepper) | :: hvítur pipar {m} |
| white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark | :: |
| white roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt | :: |
| white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) | :: vaðlatíta {f} |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: Hvítahaf {n} |
| white space {n} (white area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page) | :: bil {n}, hvítbil {n} |
| white space {n} (single character or series of characters) | :: bil {n}, hvítbil {n} |
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: haförn {m} |
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: hvítvín {n} |
| white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) | :: tígulþerna {f} |
| whither {adv} (to which place) | :: hvert |
| Whitsun {n} (Whitsunday) | :: hvítasunna {f} |
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: hver {m} {f}, hvert, hvað {n} |
| who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) | :: sem |
| who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what | :: |
| who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: one doesn't know) | :: hver veit? |
| whole {adj} (entire) | :: heild, heill |
| whole {adj} | :: heill |
| wholehearted {adj} (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support) | :: hjartanlegur |
| wholemeal bread {n} (bread) | :: heilhveitibrauð {n} |
| whole milk {n} (milk from which nothing has been removed) | :: nýmjólk {f} |
| whole note {n} (semibreve) SEE: semibreve | :: |
| whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number | :: |
| wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) | :: heildsala {f}, heildverslun {f} |
| wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely | :: |
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan | :: |
| whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) | :: álft, svanur |
| whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease) | :: kíghósti {m} |
| whore {n} | :: hóra |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whorl {n} (spindle whorl.) | :: snældusnúður |
| why {adv} (for what reason) | :: af hverju, hví |
| why {adv} | :: af hverju |
| why {n} (the reason) | :: ástæða |
| why {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: nú |
| why not {adv} (why is that not true) | :: af hverju ekki, hví ekki |
| why not {adv} (state one has no objection) | :: af hverju ekki, hví ekki |
| why not {adv} (introduce a proposal) | :: af hverju ekki |
| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: kveikur {m} |
| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: breiður, víður |
| widespread {adj} (affecting a large area) | :: útbreiddur |
| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) | :: ekkja {f} |
| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: ekkill {m} |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: breidd {f} |
| wife {n} (married woman) | :: eiginkona {f}, kona {f} |
| wig {n} (head of artificial hair) | :: hárkolla {f} |
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: Wikipedia |
| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: Wikiorðabók {f} |
| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: villisvín {n}, villigöltur {m} |
| wildcard {n} (special character) | :: algildistákn {n} |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} | :: villiköttur, skógarköttur |
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
| wilderness {n} (uncultivated tract of land) | :: óbyggðir {f} |
| wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) | :: grágæs |
| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) | :: flipareynir |
| William {prop} (male given name) | :: Vilhjálmur |
| Williams {prop} (surname meaning "son of William") | :: Vilhjálmsson |
| willing suspension of disbelief {n} (suspension of disbelief) SEE: suspension of disbelief | :: |
| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) | :: hrævareldur {m} |
| willow {n} (tree) | :: víðir {m} |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: laufsöngvari {m} |
| will you marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal) | :: viltu giftast mér? |
| Wilson's disease {prop} (autosomal-recessive genetic disorder) | :: koparhrörnun {f}, Wilsons-sjúkdómur {m} |
| Wilson's filmy fern {n} (Hymenophyllum wilsonii) | :: mosaburkni {m} |
| wilt {v} (to droop) | :: fölna |
| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: vinna |
| winch {n} (machine) | :: vinda {f} |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: vindur {m} |
| wind {n} | :: vindur {m} |
| wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) | :: vinda |
| wind back {v} (to wind towards the beginning) | :: spóla til baka |
| windbag {n} (someone who talks excessively) | :: vindbelgur {m} |
| windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat) | :: úlpa {f} |
| windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker | :: |
| windfall {n} (sudden large benefit) | :: hvalreki {m} |
| wind harp {n} (aeolian harp) SEE: aeolian harp | :: |
| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: blásturshljóðfæri {n} |
| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing | :: |
| windmeter {n} (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) SEE: anemometer | :: |
| windmill {n} (machine) | :: vindmylla {f} |
| windmill {n} (structure) | :: vindmylla {f} |
| window {n} (opening for light and air) | :: gluggi {m} |
| window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: gluggi {m} |
| window frame {n} (framework around a window) | :: gluggakarmur {m} |
| window manager {n} (software) | :: gluggastjóri {m} |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) | :: vindorka {f} |
| windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield | :: |
| windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper | :: |
| windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) | :: framrúða {f} |
| windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) | :: rúðuþurrka {f} |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: vín {n}, léttvín {n}, víndrykkur {m} |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) | :: vín {n} |
| wine {n} (wine colour) | :: vínrauður |
| wineskin {n} (bag for holding wine) | :: vínbelgur {m} |
| wine vinegar {n} (vinegar made from wine) | :: vínedik {n} |
| wing {n} (part of an animal) | :: vængur {m} |
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: vængur |
| wing {n} (extension to a main body) | :: álma |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| winger {n} (offensive player) | :: kantmaður {m} |
| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) | :: vænghaf {n} |
| wink {v} (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) | :: blikka |
| wink {n} (a blink) | :: blikk {n} |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Bangsímon {m} |
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: vetur {m} |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
| winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) | :: vetrarsólstöður {f-p}, vetrarsólhvörf {n-p} |
| wire {n} (thin thread of metal) | :: vír {m} |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wire transfer {n} (electronic transfer of funds) | :: símgreiðsla {f}, millifærsla {f} |
| wisdom {n} (element of personal character) | :: viska {f}, vísdómur {m} |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: endajaxl {m}, vísdómstönn {f}, geirjaxl {m} |
| wise {adj} (showing good judgement) | :: vís |
| wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: evrópskur vísundur {m} |
| wish {n} (desire) | :: ósk {f} |
| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: óska |
| wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) | :: óskhyggja {f} |
| wishy-washy {adj} (thin or watery) | :: lapþunnur {m} |
| wistful {adj} (full of longing) | :: angurvær, löngunarfullur {m} |
| wistful {adj} (sad and thoughtful) | :: angurvær, löngunarfullur {m} |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} (person who uses magic) | :: galdrakerling {f}, norn {f} |
| witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) | :: galdralæknir {m} |
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| with {prep} (against) | :: við |
| with {prep} (in the company of) | :: með |
| with {prep} (in addition to) | :: með |
| with {prep} (in support of) | :: með |
| with {prep} (expressing manner) | :: með |
| with {prep} (by means of) | :: með |
| without {prep} (not having) | :: án |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| without a doubt {prep} | :: án efa, eflaust, efalaust, vafalaust, óefað, ótvírætt |
| without doubt {prep} (without a doubt) SEE: without a doubt | :: |
| without exception {prep} (exceptionless) | :: undantekningarlaus |
| without fail {prep} (certainly) | :: áreiðanlega, örugglega |
| withy {n} (osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| withy {n} (long, flexible twig of the osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) | :: vottur {m} |
| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) | :: galdramaður {m}, galdrakarl {m}, töframaður {m}, vitki {m} |
| WMO {prop} (The World Meteorological Organisation) | :: Alþjóðaveðurfræðistofnunin {f} |
| wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum | :: |
| wok {n} (large round pan) | :: wok-panna {f} |
| wolf {n} (animal) | :: úlfur {m} |
| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: úlfur í sauðargæru, úlfur undir sauðargæru |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) | :: jarfi {m} |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: kona {f}, kvenmaður {m} |
| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist | :: |
| womanizer {n} (habitual seducer of women) | :: kvennabósi {m}, flagari {m}, slarkari {m} |
| womb {n} (uterus) | :: leg {n}, móðurlíf {n} |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: undur {n} |
| wonder {n} (someone very talented at something, a genius) | :: snillingur {m} |
| wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise) | :: undra |
| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: yndislegur, dásamlegur, undursamlegur |
| wood {n} (substance) | :: viður |
| wood {n} (type of golf club) | :: tré {n} |
| wood alcohol {n} (methanol) | :: tréspíri {m} |
| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| wood horsetail {n} (plant) | :: skógelfting {f} |
| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
| woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: grápadda, grálodda |
| wood mouse {n} (European rodent) | :: hagamús {f} |
| wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch | :: |
| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) | :: spæta {f} |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: flóastelkur |
| woodwind {n} (musical instrument) | :: tréblásturshljóðfæri {n} |
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: tréblásturshljóðfæri {n} |
| woodworker {n} (a person skilled at woodworking) | :: trésmiður {m}, timburmaður {m}, snikkari {m} |
| woof {n} (sound of a dog) | :: voff |
| woof {v} (to make the sound of a dog) | :: voffa |
| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: ull |
| woolen {adj} (made of wool) | :: ullar- |
| woolly fringe moss {n} (Racomitrium lanuginosum) | :: gamburmosi {m} |
| word {n} (unit of language) | :: orð |
| word {v} (to say or write using particular words) | :: orða |
| Word {n} (Creative word of God) | :: orðið {n} |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon | :: |
| word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim | :: |
| word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used) | :: orðréttur {m}, orðrétt {f} {n} |
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) | :: drengskaparloforð |
| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor | :: |
| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) | :: munnlega {f}, í munnmælum, á skotspónum |
| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) | :: orðaröð {f} |
| word problem {n} (mathematics question that states verbally what is usually written using symbols) | :: orðaverkefni {n}, orðadæmi {n} |
| word processing {n} (The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer) | :: ritvinnsla {f} |
| word processor {n} (device) | :: ritvinnslutæki {n} |
| word processor {n} (software) | :: ritvinnsluforrit {n} |
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: vinna {f} |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: vinna, starfa, sýsla, iðja |
| worker {n} (person who performs labor) | :: starfsmaður {m} |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: öreigar allra landa, sameinist! |
| workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work) | :: klár {m} |
| workhorse {n} (anyone that does a lot of work) | :: víkingur til vinnu {m}, hamhleypa til vinnu {m} |
| workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: vinnustaður {m} |
| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) | :: smiðja {f}, verkstæði {n} |
| workshy {adj} (disinclined to work) | :: latur til vinnu {m}, verklatur {m}, hyskinn {m} |
| workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop | :: |
| world {n} (human collective existence) | :: veröld {f}, heimur {m} |
| world {n} | :: heimur {m}, veröld {f} |
| world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship) | :: heimsmeistari |
| world peace {n} (ideology of universal global understanding and nonviolence) | :: heimsfriður {m} |
| world record {n} (the world's best score or time) | :: heimsmet {n} |
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: elsta atvinnugreinin í heimi |
| World Trade Center {prop} (former complex of buildings) | :: World Trade Center {n} |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: Alþjóðaviðskiptastofnunin {n} |
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: heimsstyrjöld {f}, veraldarstríð {n} |
| World War I {prop} (war) | :: Fyrri heimsstyrjöldin {f} |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: seinni heimsstyrjöldin, síðari heimsstyrjöldin, heimsstyrjöldin síðari |
| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III)) | :: þriðja heimsstyrjöldin {f} |
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) | :: veraldarvefurinn {m} |
| worm {n} (animal) | :: maðkur {m}, ormur |
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: kvíði {m}, áhyggja {f} |
| worsen {v} (intransitive: get worse) | :: versna |
| wort {n} (any of various plants or herbs) | :: jurt {f} |
| would like {v} | :: vilja |
| wound {n} (injury) | :: sár {n} |
| wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) | :: sár {n} |
| wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: særa, meiða |
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: særa |
| wow {interj} (amazement) | :: vá |
| wow {interj} | :: vá |
| wrap {v} (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) | :: pakka inn |
| wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae) | :: músarindill |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
| wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) | :: hrukka {f}, korpa {f} |
| wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) | :: krumpa |
| wrist {n} (wrist) | :: úlnliður {m} |
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: armbandsúr {n}, úr {n} |
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.) | :: skrifa, rita |
| write {v} (to send a letter to) | :: skrifa utan á bréf |
| write {v} (to be the author of) | :: rithöfundur |
| write {v} (to be an author) | :: rithöfundur |
| write {v} (record (data)) | :: skrifa ~ hér sér |
| write out {v} (to write at full length) | :: skrifa óstyttan texta, skrifa fullum stöfum, rita fullu stöfum |
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author) | :: rithöfundur {m} |
| writer's block {n} (the temporary inability to write) | :: ritstífla {f} |
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols) | :: skrift {f} |
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Wrocław, Breslau |
| wrong {adj} (incorrect) | :: rangur, óréttur; hafa rangt fyrir sér, hafa á röngu að standa |
| wrong {adj} (immoral) | :: ranglátur, rangur, siðferðilega rangur, ósiðlegur, ósiðsamur |
| wrong {adj} (not working) | :: vera að |
| wrong {adv} | :: rangt, vitlaust, kolvitlaust |
| wrong {v} (to treat unjustly) | :: gera rangt til |
| wrong {v} (to deprive of a right) | :: beita ranglæti |
| wroth {adj} (full of anger) | :: reiður |
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| wy {n} (name of the letter Y, y) SEE: wye | :: |
| wye {n} (name of the letter Y, y) | :: ypsilon {n} |