orðabók

orð (“word”) +‎ bók (“book”)

• IPA^(key):

orðabók f (genitive singular orðabókar, plural orðabøkur)

1. dictionary

From orð (“word”) +‎ bók (“book”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrðaˌpou̯ːk/,

  Rhymes: -ɔrðapouːk, -apouːk, -ouːk

orðabók f (genitive singular orðabókar, nominative plural orðabækur)

1. A dictionary or wordbook; a publication — online or physical — which lists (often in alphabetical order) the words and/or phrases of a language or languages with provided definitions or clarification of meaning.

   Ég myndi aldrei treysta þeirri orðabók, hún er full af hræðilegum skilgreiningum.

   I would never trust that dictionary, it’s full of terrible definitions.

   Synonyms: orðsifjabók (“etymological dictionary”), uppflettibók (“encyclopedia”), uppflettirit (“encyclopedia”), uppsláttarrit (“encyclopedia”)

2. A lexicon; the vocabulary of a person, institution, language, or branch of knowledge.

   Enginn er í raun viss um hvort „köttur“ sé hluti af orðabókinni sem dýrafræðingar nota.

   No one is really sure as to whether or not “cat” is a part of the lexicon which zoologists use.

   Synonym: lexikon

• “orðabók” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• orðabók in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.
• “orðabók”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)