| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory
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::
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| labiodental {adj} (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
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:: tannvaramæltur
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| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour
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::
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| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour
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::
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| laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research)
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:: rannsóknarstofa, tilraunastofa
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| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured)
|
:: rannsóknarstofu
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| Labor Day {n} (holiday on May 1st) SEE: May Day
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::
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| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union
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::
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| labour {n} (work)
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:: vinna {f}
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| lack {n} (deficiency, need)
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:: skortur {m}
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| lack {v} (be without, need, require)
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:: skorta
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| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack
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::
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| lacrimal gland {n} (gland which secretes tear fluid)
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:: tárakirtill {m}
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| lacrimation {n} (shedding tears)
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:: táraflæði {n}, táraflóð {n}, táramyndun {f}
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| lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme)
|
:: laktasi {m}
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| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H))
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:: mjólkursýra {f}
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| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products)
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:: laktósi
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| ladder {n} (climbing tool)
|
:: stigi {m}
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| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women)
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:: dömur mínar og herrar
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| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle)
|
:: ausa {f}
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| ladle {v} (serve with a ladle)
|
:: ausa
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| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae)
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:: maríuhæna {f}, maríubjalla {f}
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| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird
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::
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| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer
|
::
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| lady's smock {n} (cuckooflower) SEE: cuckooflower
|
::
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| lag {n} ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection)
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:: [slang] lagg, hökt {n}, töf {f}, seinkun {f}
|
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan
|
::
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| laissez faire {n} (economics: a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs)
|
:: afskiptaleysi stjórnvalda {n}
|
| laissez faire {adj} (of a person: avoiding interference in other people's affairs)
|
:: afskiptalaus {m}, afskiptaleysis-
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| lake {n} (body of water)
|
:: vatn {n}, tjörn {f}, stöðuvatn {n}
|
| lamb {n} (young sheep)
|
:: lamb {n}
|
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food)
|
:: lambakjöt {n}, lamb {n}
|
| lambda calculus {n} (algebraic system)
|
:: lambda-reikningur {m}
|
| Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice)
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:: lamb Guðs {n}, Guðs lamb {n}
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| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill
|
::
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| lament {v} (express grief)
|
:: harma, syrgja
|
| lament {v} (bewail)
|
:: harma
|
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Harmljóðin
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| lamp {n} (device producing light)
|
:: lampi {m}
|
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp)
|
:: lampaskermur {m}, skermur {m}
|
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
|
:: land
|
| land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming)
|
:: jörð {f}
|
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air)
|
:: lenda
|
| land ahoy {interj} (interjection shouted by the ship's watch)
|
:: landsýn {f}
|
| land ho {interj} (land ahoy) SEE: land ahoy
|
::
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| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft)
|
:: flugbraut {f}, braut {f}
|
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land)
|
:: landlukt
|
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo)
|
:: leigusali {m}
|
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land)
|
:: jarðsprengja {f}
|
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake
|
::
|
| Langobard {n} (Lombard) SEE: Lombard
|
::
|
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication)
|
:: mál {n}, tungumál {n}, tunga {f}
|
| language technology {n} (field dealing with computers analyzing and producing human language, etc.)
|
:: máltækni {f}, tungutækni {f}
|
| lanichol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin
|
::
|
| laniol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin
|
::
|
| lanolin {n} (greasy yellow substance)
|
:: ullarfeiti {f}
|
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light)
|
:: lampi {m}
|
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element)
|
:: lanþan {n}
|
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia)
|
:: Laos {n}
|
| lap {n} (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
|
:: kjölta
|
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person)
|
:: skaut {n}
|
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity)
|
:: kviðsjáraðgerð {f}
|
| lap dance {n} (erotic form of entertainment)
|
:: kjöltudans {m}
|
| lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap)
|
:: kjöltuhundur {m}
|
| Laplace operator {n} (mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications)
|
:: Laplace-virki {m}
|
| Laplace transform {n} (function on positive real numbers)
|
:: Laplace-mynd {f}, Laplace-færsla {f}
|
| Laplacian {n} (Laplace operator) SEE: Laplace operator
|
::
|
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia)
|
:: Lappland {n}, Samaland {n}
|
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland
|
::
|
| lapsus calami {n} (slip of the pen)
|
:: pennaglöp {n-p}, ritvilla {f}, slæm ritvilla {f}
|
| lapsus linguae {n} (An inadvertent remark)
|
:: mismæli {n}, munnvarp {n}
|
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer)
|
:: fartölva {f}, ferðatölva {f}
|
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop
|
::
|
| lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
|
:: vepja {f}
|
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port
|
::
|
| larceny {n} (law: unlawful taking of personal property)
|
:: stuldur {m}, þjófnaður {m}
|
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree)
|
:: lerki, lerkitré {n}
|
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon
|
::
|
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big)
|
:: mikill [number, quantity], stór
|
| lark {n} (bird)
|
:: lævirki {m}
|
| larva {n} (a stage of growth)
|
:: lirfa {f}
|
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole)
|
:: lirfa {f}
|
| larvicide {n} (pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect)
|
:: lirfueyðir {m}
|
| laryngitis {n} (inflammation of the larynx)
|
:: barkakýlisbólga {f}, barkakýliskvef {n}, raddbandakvef {n}, barkabólga {f}
|
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production)
|
:: barkakýli {n}
|
| lasagna {n} (baked dish)
|
:: lasanja {n}, lasagna {n}
|
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna
|
::
|
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light)
|
:: leysir {m}, leysigeisli {m}
|
| laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer
|
::
|
| laser printer {n} (computer printer)
|
:: geislaprentari {m}, leysiprentari {m}
|
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash
|
::
|
| lasso {n} (a long rope with a sliding loop)
|
:: snara {f}, slöngvivaður {m}
|
| lasso {v} (to catch with a lasso)
|
:: snara
|
| last {adj} (final)
|
:: síðast
|
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate
|
::
|
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname
|
::
|
| last night {adv} (during the night before today)
|
:: í gærkvöldi
|
| last resort {n} (only remaining option)
|
:: neyðarúrræði {n}, óyndisúrræði {n}
|
| last word {n} (concluding remarks)
|
:: síðasta orðið {n}, [to have the last word] eiga síðasta orðið
|
| last word {n} ((often pluralized) final statement uttered before death)
|
:: [poetic] hinstu orð {n-p}, síðustu orð {n-p}
|
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear)
|
:: í fyrra, á síðasta ári
|
| latch-key child {n} (A child who returns to an empty house)
|
:: lyklabarn {n}
|
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time)
|
:: seint {n}
|
| late {adj} (near the end of the day)
|
:: seint {n}
|
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead)
|
:: heitinn
|
| late {adv} (proximate in time)
|
:: seinn
|
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently
|
::
|
| latency {n} (delay)
|
:: biðtími {m}
|
| lateness {n} (The property of being late)
|
:: seinleiki {m}
|
| later {interj} (see you later)
|
:: heyrumst, sjáumst
|
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material)
|
:: rennibekkur {m}
|
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese)
|
:: Rómanska Ameríka {f}
|
| Latin square {n} (an n-by-n arrangement of n different integers)
|
:: latneskur ferningur {m}
|
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot
|
::
|
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern
|
::
|
| lattice {n} (partially ordered set)
|
:: grind {f}
|
| Latvia {prop} (country)
|
:: Lettland {n}
|
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia)
|
:: lettneska {f}
|
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia)
|
:: letti {m}
|
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
|
:: hlátur
|
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
|
:: hlæja
|
| laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful)
|
:: hlæja
|
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
|
:: hlæja
|
| laugh {v} (affect or influence by means of laughter)
|
:: hlæja
|
| laugh {v} (express by, or utter with, laughter)
|
:: hlæja
|
| laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter)
|
:: hlægilegur
|
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing)
|
:: hlátur {m}
|
| laughter {n}
|
:: hlátur {m}
|
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing)
|
:: þvottur {m}
|
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done)
|
:: þvottahús {n}
|
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered)
|
:: þvottur {m}
|
| Laurence {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Lárus
|
| lava {n} (molten rock)
|
:: hraun
|
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma
|
::
|
| lava lamp {n} (lamp used for decoration)
|
:: hraunlampi {m}
|
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink
|
::
|
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed)
|
:: lög {n-p}
|
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena)
|
:: lögmál {n}
|
| lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules)
|
:: löglegur
|
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer
|
::
|
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower
|
::
|
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower
|
::
|
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass)
|
:: sláttuvél {f}
|
| law of excluded middle {n} (axiom of classical logic)
|
:: lögmál um annað tveggja {n}
|
| law of large numbers {prop} (statistical tendency)
|
:: meðalgildislögmál {n}, lögmál stórra talna {n}, lögmál mikils fjölda {n}
|
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence
|
::
|
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: lárensín
|
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law)
|
:: lögfræðingur {m}
|
| lay an egg {v} (to produce an egg)
|
:: verpa eggi
|
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface)
|
:: lag {n}
|
| layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric)
|
:: leikmaður {m}
|
| layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field)
|
:: leikmaður {m}
|
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region)
|
:: Latíum
|
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy)
|
:: letingi {m}
|
| lead {n} (chemical element)
|
:: blý {n}
|
| leader {n} (one having authority)
|
:: leiðsögumaður {m}
|
| leading diagonal {n} (main diagonal) SEE: main diagonal
|
::
|
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive
|
::
|
| leaf {n} (part of a plant)
|
:: lauf {n}, laufblað {n}
|
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization)
|
:: Þjóðabandalagið {n}
|
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid)
|
:: leki {m}
|
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa)
|
:: Skakki turninn í Písa {m}
|
| leapfrog {n} (game)
|
:: höfrungahlaup
|
| leapling {n} (one born on a leap day)
|
:: hlaupársbarn {n}
|
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar)
|
:: hlaupár {n}
|
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability)
|
:: læra, nema
|
| least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus)
|
:: stúfgreipur {?}
|
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis)
|
:: hreysiköttur {m}, vesla {?}
|
| least willow {n} (Salix herbacea)
|
:: grasvíðir {m}
|
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin)
|
:: leður {n}
|
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive))
|
:: fara
|
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave
|
::
|
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon)
|
:: Lýðveldið Líbanon
|
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic)
|
:: Líbanon {n}
|
| lebensraum {n} (living space)
|
:: lífsrými {n}
|
| lecher {n} (a lecherous person)
|
:: saurlífisseggur {m}
|
| lecithin {n} (lecithin)
|
:: lesitín {n}
|
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson)
|
:: fyrirlestur {m}
|
| lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures)
|
:: fyrirlesari {m}
|
| lecturer {n} (member of university or college)
|
:: lektor {m}
|
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode)
|
:: ljósdíóða {f}, ljóstvistur {m}, ljóstvískaut {n}
|
| ledger line {n} (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs)
|
:: aukalína {f}
|
| leech {n} (annelid)
|
:: blóðsuga {f}, iglur {p}
|
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician
|
::
|
| leek {n} (vegetable)
|
:: blaðlaukur {m}, púrra {f}
|
| lees {n}
|
:: dreggjar {m-p}, botnfall {n}
|
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north)
|
:: vinstri
|
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle)
|
:: fótur {m}, fótleggur {m}, leggur {m}
|
| leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg)
|
:: buxnaskálm {f}, skálm {f}
|
| leg {n} (stage of journey)
|
:: áfangi {m}
|
| legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority
|
::
|
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence
|
::
|
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
|
:: sögn {f}
|
| legible {adj} (clear enough to be read)
|
:: læsilegur
|
| legless {adj} (without legs)
|
:: án fóta, fótalaus {m}
|
| legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants)
|
:: belgaldin {n}
|
| leisure {n} (freedom provided)
|
:: frístund {f}, tómstund {f}
|
| leitmotif {n} (melodic theme in an opera)
|
:: leiðarstef {n}
|
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme
|
::
|
| lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition)
|
:: hjálparsetning {f}
|
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term)
|
:: fletta, flettiorð, uppflettimynd {f}
|
| lemmatisation {n} (process of finding the lemma that corresponds to an inflected form of a word)
|
:: lemmun {f}
|
| lemmatize {v} (to convert an inflected form into a lemma)
|
:: lemma
|
| lemming {n} (rodent)
|
:: læmingi {m}
|
| lemniscate {n}
|
:: hnappelda {f}
|
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit)
|
:: sítróna {f}
|
| lemonade {n} (still beverage)
|
:: límonaði {n}, sítrónudrykkur {m}
|
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis)
|
:: sítrónumelissa {?}, hjartafró {?}
|
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit)
|
:: sítrónusafi {m}
|
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea)
|
:: lemúr {m}
|
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily)
|
:: lána
|
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension)
|
:: lengd {f}
|
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991)
|
:: Leníngrað, Leníngrad
|
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
|
:: linsa {f}
|
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle
|
::
|
| lentil {n} (seed used as food)
|
:: lentil, linsubaun
|
| Leo {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Leó
|
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)
|
:: hlébarði {m}
|
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
|
:: holdsveiki {f}, líkþrá {f}, holdsveiki
|
| leptin {n} (a protein hormone)
|
:: leptín {n}
|
| lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners)
|
:: lesbískur
|
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality)
|
:: lesbískur
|
| lesbian {adj} (intended for lesbians)
|
:: lesbíu-
|
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman)
|
:: lesbía {f}
|
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian
|
::
|
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian
|
::
|
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian
|
::
|
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa)
|
:: Lesótó
|
| l'esprit de l'escalier {n} (phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed)
|
:: [adjective] gáfaður eftir á
|
| -less {suffix} (lacking)
|
:: -laus, -vana
|
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus)
|
:: sílamáfur {m}
|
| lesser clubmoss {n} (Selaginella selaginoides)
|
:: mosajafni {m}
|
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina)
|
:: gnýörn {m}
|
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor)
|
:: stubbspæta
|
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes)
|
:: hrísastelkur
|
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching)
|
:: kennslustund {f}
|
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor
|
::
|
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre
|
::
|
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense)
|
:: láta hið liðna vera gleymt, strika yfir fortíðina
|
| let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative)
|
:: við skulum
|
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet)
|
:: bókstafur {m}, stafur {m}
|
| letter {n} (written message)
|
:: bréf {n}, sendibréf {n}
|
| letter to the editor {n} (letter to a periodical)
|
:: lesandabréf {n}
|
| let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently)
|
:: tala af sér, leysa frá skjóðunni
|
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian
|
::
|
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian
|
::
|
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian
|
::
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| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca)
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:: salat
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| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish
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::
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| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue)
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:: hvítblæði {n}, blóðlýsa {f} [less common]
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| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea)
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:: Austurlönd nær
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| level {n} (tool)
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:: hallamál {n}
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| level {n} (degree or amount)
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:: stig {n}
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| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game)
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:: borð {n}
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| level {n} (gaming: numeric value for a character's experience and power)
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:: stig {n}
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| level {n} (floor of a building)
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:: hæð {f}
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| level {v} (to adjust so as to make level)
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:: jafna
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| level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze)
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:: jafna við jörðu
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| leveling seat {n} (seats that ensure a representation proportional to votes at the national level)
|
:: jöfnunarsæti {n}
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| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather
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::
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| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah)
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:: Þriðja Mósebók {m}
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| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis
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::
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| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma)
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:: les {n}, flettiorð {n}
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| lexeme {n} (computing: continuous character sequence without spaces)
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:: les {n}
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| lexical analysis {n} (conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens)
|
:: lesgreining {f}
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| lexical analyzer {n} (computer program)
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:: lesgreinir {m}
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| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries)
|
:: orðabókargerð {f}, orðabókagerð {f}
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| lexicography {n} (scholarly discipline of analyzing and describing lexical relationships and developing dictionary structures)
|
:: orðabókafræði {f}, orðabókarfræði {f}
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| lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline)
|
:: orðfræði {f}
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| lexicon {n} (dictionary of lexemes)
|
:: orðabók {f}, orðasafn {n}, lesforði {m}, lessafn {n}
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| lexicon {n} (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic)
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:: orðabók {f}, orðasafn {n}
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| lexicon {n} (lexicology of a programming language)
|
:: orðasafn {n}
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| lexicon {n} ((rare) any dictionary)
|
:: orðabók {f}, orðasafn {n}
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| lexicon {n} (vocabulary used by an individual)
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:: orðabók {f}, orðasafn {n}, lesforði {m}, lessafn {n}
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| liar {n} (one who tells lies)
|
:: lygari {m}
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| liberate {v} (to free)
|
:: frelsa
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| Liberian {n} (A person from Liberia)
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:: Líberíumaður {m}
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| Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia)
|
:: líberískur
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| liberty {n} (condition of being free)
|
:: frelsi {n}
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| Libra {prop} (astrological sign)
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:: vog {f}
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| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.)
|
:: bókasafn {n}, bókhlaða {f}, bókahús {n}
|
| library {n}
|
:: bókasafn {n}
|
| libration {n} (astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon)
|
:: tunglvik {n}
|
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement)
|
:: frjáls
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| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa)
|
:: Líbía {f}
|
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license
|
::
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| licence {v} (license) SEE: license
|
::
|
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something)
|
:: leyfi {n}
|
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle)
|
:: númeraplata
|
| lich {n} (undead being)
|
:: lík {n}
|
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer
|
::
|
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi)
|
:: flétta {f}, skóf {f}
|
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue)
|
:: sleikja
|
| licorice {n} (confection)
|
:: lakkrís {m}
|
| lid {n} (top or cover)
|
:: lok {n}
|
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position)
|
:: liggja
|
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth)
|
:: ljúga, skrökva
|
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement)
|
:: lygi
|
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein)
|
:: Liechtenstein
|
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position)
|
:: leggjast niður, leggjast
|
| lie in wait {v} (to be hiding to ambush)
|
:: sitja um, liggja í launsátri, sitja fyrir
|
| lieu {n} (in lieu, in lieu of) SEE: in lieu
|
::
|
| life {n} (the state of being alive)
|
:: líf {n}, fjör {n}, lífdagar {m-p}, ævi {f}
|
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people)
|
:: björgunarbátur {m}
|
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing)
|
:: björgunarvesti {n}
|
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
|
:: lyfta {f}
|
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief
|
::
|
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula
|
::
|
| lift music {n} (elevator music) SEE: elevator music
|
::
|
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position)
|
:: liðband {n}, band {n}
|
| light {v} (to start (a fire))
|
:: kveikja
|
| light {v} (to illuminate)
|
:: lýsa
|
| light {adj} (having light)
|
:: bjart {n}, bjartur {m}, björt {f}
|
| light {adj} (pale in colour)
|
:: fölur, ljós
|
| light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)
|
:: með mjólk, hvítt {n} , ljóst {n} [both hvítur and ljós are always neuter because the word "coffie" is neuter]
|
| light {adj} (of low weight)
|
:: léttur {m}, létt {f} {n}
|
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
|
:: fitulítill {m}, fituskertur {m}, fitusnauður {m}
|
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves)
|
:: ljós {n}
|
| light {n} (source of illumination)
|
:: ljós {n}
|
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship
|
::
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| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light)
|
:: ljósapera {f}
|
| light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device)
|
:: ljósdíóða {f}, ljóstvistur {m}, ljóstvískaut {n}
|
| lighter {n} (fire making device)
|
:: kveikjari {m}
|
| lighter {n} (a barge)
|
:: prammi {m}
|
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb
|
::
|
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)
|
:: viti {m}, vitaturn {m}
|
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light)
|
:: vitavørður {m}
|
| lightning {n} (flash of light)
|
:: elding {f}
|
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly
|
::
|
| lightning fast {adv} (extremely quickly) SEE: quick as a flash
|
::
|
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword)
|
:: geislasverð {n}
|
| lightship {n} (lightship)
|
:: vitaskip {n}
|
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light)
|
:: ljóshraði
|
| light switch {n} (switch used to turn the light on or off)
|
:: ljósrofi {m}
|
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship
|
::
|
| light year {n} (astronomical distance)
|
:: ljósár
|
| lignite {n} (coal)
|
:: surtarbrandur {m}, brúnkol {n}
|
| like {v} (enjoy)
|
:: líka
|
| like {v} (find attractive)
|
:: líka
|
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote)
|
:: líka, læka
|
| like {adj} (similar)
|
:: líkur {m}
|
| like {prep} (similar to)
|
:: eins og, sem, líkt og
|
| -like {suffix} (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns))
|
:: -legur {m}
|
| like clockwork {prep} (with perfect regularity and precision)
|
:: eins og í sögu, snurðulaust
|
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably
|
::
|
| like water off a duck's back {prep} (without effects; in a manner having no effect)
|
:: eins og að skvetta vatni á gæs
|
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too
|
::
|
| likewise {adv} (in like manner)
|
:: sömuleiðis, á sama hátt, jafnframt, líka, slíkt hið sama
|
| likewise {adv} (the same to you)
|
:: sömuleiðis
|
| lilac {n} (shrub)
|
:: sýrena {f}
|
| lilo {n} (inflatable air mattress)
|
:: vindsæng {f}
|
| Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi)
|
:: Lílongve {n}
|
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium)
|
:: lilja {f}
|
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis)
|
:: dalalilja {f}
|
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal)
|
:: útlimur {m}, limur {m}
|
| limb {n} (branch of a tree)
|
:: grein {f}
|
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible
|
::
|
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish
|
::
|
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish
|
::
|
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language)
|
:: limburgíska
|
| lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden
|
::
|
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium)
|
:: kalk {n}
|
| lime {v} (to apply limewash)
|
:: kalka
|
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit)
|
:: límóna {f}, súraldin {n}
|
| lime {n} (citrus tree)
|
:: límónutré {n}
|
| lime {n} (colour)
|
:: gulgrænn
|
| limerick {n} (rhyming verse of five lines)
|
:: limra {f}
|
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments)
|
:: kalksteinn
|
| limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges)
|
:: markgildi {n}
|
| limnology {n} (science of lakes)
|
:: vatnalíffræði
|
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine
|
::
|
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car)
|
:: limmósína {f}, glæsivagn {m}, eðalvagn {m}
|
| Lincolnshire spinach {n} (perennial plant) SEE: Good King Henry
|
::
|
| linden {n} (tree)
|
:: lind {f}, linditré {n}
|
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark)
|
:: lína {f}
|
| linea nigra {n} (dark vertical line on abdomen that forms during pregnancy)
|
:: sorturák {f}
|
| linear equation {n} (A polynomial equation of the first degree)
|
:: línuleg jafna {f}
|
| linear function {n} ((mathematics))
|
:: línulegt fall {n}
|
| linearity {n} (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it)
|
:: línuleiki {m}
|
| linearly dependent {adj} (algebra)
|
:: línulega háður {m}
|
| linear transformation {n} (a map between vector spaces which respects addition and multiplication)
|
:: línuleg vörpun {f}
|
| line feed {n} (computing: the character which advances the paper by one line or moves cursor to the next line)
|
:: línuskiptastafur {m}
|
| line segment {n} (part of a line)
|
:: strik {n}, línustrik {n}
|
| ling {n} (Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva)
|
:: langa {f}
|
| lingonberry {n} (berry)
|
:: týtuber {n}
|
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics)
|
:: málvísindamaður {m}
|
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language)
|
:: málvísindi {n-p}
|
| link {n} (connection)
|
:: tengsl {n-p}
|
| link {n} (element of a chain)
|
:: hlekkur {m}
|
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link
|
::
|
| linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant)
|
:: hörfræ {n}
|
| lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam)
|
:: [over a door] dyratré {n}, ofdyri {n}
|
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo)
|
:: ljón {n}
|
| lion cub {n} (young lion)
|
:: ljónshvolpur {m}
|
| lioness {n} (female lion)
|
:: ljónynja
|
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub
|
::
|
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England)
|
:: Ljónshjarta
|
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)
|
:: vör {f}
|
| lipid {n} (organic compound)
|
:: lípíð {n}
|
| lipogenesis {n} (biochemistry: production of far)
|
:: fitumyndun {f}
|
| lipophilic {adj} (having the quality of dissolving in lipids)
|
:: fitusækinn {m}
|
| lipophilicity {n} (the condition of being lipophilic)
|
:: það að vera fitusækinn {m}
|
| liposoluble {adj} (soluble in lipids)
|
:: fituleysanlegur
|
| lipread {v} (determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move)
|
:: varalestur {m}
|
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips)
|
:: varalitur {m}
|
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage)
|
:: líkjör {m}
|
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid)
|
:: vökvi {m}
|
| liquid {n} (sound)
|
:: mjúkhljóð {n}
|
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous)
|
:: fljótandi
|
| liquid {adj} ((of an asset) easily sold or disposed of)
|
:: handbær
|
| liquid {adj} ((of a market) having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy)
|
:: greiðslufær
|
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice
|
::
|
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice
|
::
|
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal)
|
:: Lissabon {f}
|
| lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.)
|
:: smámæli {n}
|
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly)
|
:: vera smámæltur {m}, vera smámælt {f} {n}
|
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items)
|
:: listi {m}, skrá {f}
|
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound)
|
:: hlusta (á)
|
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound)
|
:: hlusta (eftir)
|
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction)
|
:: hlusta (á)
|
| lite {adj}
|
:: létt
|
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre
|
::
|
| literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation)
|
:: bókstaflegur
|
| literature {n} (body of all written works)
|
:: bókmenntir {f-p}
|
| literature {n} (the collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture)
|
:: bókmenntir {f-p}
|
| lithium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: litín {n}, liþín {n}, litíum {n}
|
| lithium hydroxide {n} (alkali)
|
:: litíumhýdroxíð {n}
|
| lithography {n} (printing method)
|
:: steinþrykk {m}
|
| Lithuania {prop} (country)
|
:: Litháen {n}, Lithaugaland {n} [obsolete]
|
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania)
|
:: litháískur, litháskur, litháenskur
|
| Lithuanian {n} (language)
|
:: litháíska {f}, litháska {f}, litháenska {f}
|
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania)
|
:: Lithái {m}
|
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure)
|
:: lítri {m}
|
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth)
|
:: samburar {m-p}, got {n}, ungar {m-p}
|
| litter {n} (discarded items)
|
:: rusl {n}, drasl {n}
|
| littermate {n} (an animal born in the same litter)
|
:: samburi {m}, samgotungur {m}, [youngs from the same litter] ungar úr sama goti {m-p}
|
| little {adj} (small in size)
|
:: lítill
|
| little {adj}
|
:: lítill
|
| little {adv} (not much)
|
:: lítið
|
| little {determiner} (small amount)
|
:: lítið
|
| little auk {n} (Alle alle)
|
:: haftyrðill {m}
|
| little owl {n} (species of owl)
|
:: kattugla
|
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale)
|
:: Rauðhetta {f}
|
| Little Russia {prop} (a historical area)
|
:: Litla-Rússland {n}
|
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta)
|
:: veimiltíta
|
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical
|
::
|
| liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy)
|
:: litúrgískur
|
| live {v} (be alive)
|
:: lifa
|
| live {v} (have permanent residence)
|
:: búa, eiga heima
|
| live {adj} (having life)
|
:: lifandi
|
| live {adv} (as it happens)
|
:: beint
|
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself)
|
:: lifibrauð {n}, viðurværi {n}
|
| liver {n} (organ of the body)
|
:: lifur {f}
|
| liver {n} (organ as food)
|
:: lifur {f}
|
| livestock {n} (farm animals)
|
:: búfé {n}
|
| living {adj} (having life)
|
:: lifandi
|
| living room {n} (room in a private house)
|
:: stofa {f}
|
| living street {n} (type of street)
|
:: vistgata {f}
|
| Livonia {prop} (historical region)
|
:: Lífland
|
| lizard {n} (reptile)
|
:: eðla {f}
|
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama)
|
:: lamadýr {n}
|
| lo {interj} (look, see, behold)
|
:: sjá
|
| loaf {n} (block of bread)
|
:: hleifur {m}, brauð {n}
|
| loaf {n} (block of food)
|
:: hleifur {m}
|
| loaf {v} (do nothing)
|
:: slóra
|
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque
|
::
|
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language)
|
:: tökuorð {n}
|
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry
|
::
|
| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump
|
::
|
| lobby {n} (entryway or waiting area; vestibule)
|
:: anddyri {n}, forstofa {f}, forsalur {m}, fordyri {n}, forbyrgi {n}
|
| lobby group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group
|
::
|
| lobe {n} (division of the brain)
|
:: blað {n}
|
| lobotomy {n} (surgical operation)
|
:: hvítuskurður {m}
|
| lobster {n} (crustacean)
|
:: humar {m}
|
| local {adj} (of a nearby location)
|
:: staðbundinn
|
| local {adj} (math: applying to a limited space)
|
:: staðbundinn {m}, stað-
|
| local {n} (a person who lives near a given place)
|
:: heimamaður {m}
|
| local area network {n} (network)
|
:: staðarnet {n}, nærnet
|
| local maximum {n} (math: maximum within restricted domain)
|
:: staðbundið hágildi {n}, hágildi {n}, hágildi {n}
|
| local minimum {n} (math: minimum within restricted domain)
|
:: staðbundið lággildi {n}, lággildi {n}
|
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case
|
::
|
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where)
|
:: staðarfall {n}
|
| lock {n} (something used for fastening)
|
:: lás {m}
|
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock)
|
:: læsa
|
| lock {n} (length of hair)
|
:: lokkur {m}
|
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison
|
::
|
| locum tenens {n} (someone who temporarily fulfills the duties of another)
|
:: staðgengill {m}
|
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris
|
::
|
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn
|
::
|
| lodger {n} (person who lodges in another's house)
|
:: leigjandi {m}
|
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance
|
::
|
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches)
|
:: drumbur {m}
|
| log {n}
|
:: trjádrumbur {m}, drumbur {m}
|
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll
|
::
|
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number)
|
:: logri {m}
|
| logarithmic {adj} (relating to logarithms)
|
:: logra-
|
| logarithmic function {n} ((mathematics))
|
:: lografall {n}
|
| logical connective {n} (logic: truth-valued function)
|
:: röktenging {f}, röktengill {m}, tengill {m}, tenging {f}
|
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system)
|
:: skrá inn
|
| login {n} (logging in)
|
:: innskráning {f}
|
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in
|
::
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| logorrhea {n} (excessive talkativeness)
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:: munnræpa {f}, orðaflaumur {m}
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| logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder)
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:: munnræpa {f}, orðaflaumur {m}, óhamið málæði {n}
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| Logos {prop} (rational principle in Ancient Greek philosophy)
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:: rök {n-p}, hin hinstu rök {n-p}
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| Logos {prop} ((Christianity) the word of God as incarnate)
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:: orðið {n}
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| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning)
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:: -fræði
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| loiter {v} (to stand about without any aim or purpose)
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:: slóra
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| Loki {prop} (god of mischief and trickery)
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:: Loki {m}
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| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor
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| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL
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| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter)
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:: lol
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| Lolland {prop} (Danish island)
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:: Láland {n}
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| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick)
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:: sleikipinni {m}, sleikjó {m}, sleikibrjóstsykur {m}, sleikjubrjóstsykur {m}
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| lollipop lady {n} (a female school crossing attendant, see also: lollipop man; crossing guard; school crossing attendant)
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:: gangbrautarvörður {m}
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| lollipop man {n} (a male school crossing attendant, see also: lollipop lady; crossing guard; school crossing attendant)
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:: gangbrautarvörður {m}
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| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money
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| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop
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| Lombard {n} (member of a Germanic people)
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:: Langbarði {m}
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| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy)
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:: Langbarðaland {n}
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| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom)
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:: Lundúnir {f-p}
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| London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK)
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:: Lundúna- , lundúnskur
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| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London)
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:: Lundúnabúi {m}, Lundúnabúa {f}
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| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner
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| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated)
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:: einmana
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| loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company)
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:: einfari {m}
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| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another)
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:: langur
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| long {adj} (having great duration)
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:: langur
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| long {adj}
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:: langur
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| long {adv} (over a great distance)
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:: langt
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| long {adv} (particular duration)
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:: lengi
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| long {adv} (long duration)
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:: lengi
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| long {v} (to wait, to aspire)
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:: þrá
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| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall
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| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past)
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:: fyrir löngu, [formally] forðum, [archaic] frá fornu fari, endur fyrir löngu, fyrir lifandi löngu, fyrir löngu síðan
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| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
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:: kanaduðra
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| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus)
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:: eyrugla
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| long face {n} (expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom)
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:: fýlusvipur {m}
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| long jump {n} (athletics field event)
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:: langstökk {n}
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| long live {v} (prosper)
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:: lengi lifi
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| long-lived {adj} (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time)
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:: langlífur
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| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel)
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:: langskip {n}
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| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago
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| long-tailed duck {n} (Clangula hyemalis)
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:: hávella {f}
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| long time no hear {interj} (idiomatic: I haven't heard from you for a long time)
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:: langt síðan við höfum heyrst
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| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time)
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:: langt síðan við höfum sést
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| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta)
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:: sportíta
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| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement)
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:: Longyearbyen, Longyearbær {m}
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| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
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| look {v} (to try to see)
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:: kíkja, horfa, sjá, líta
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| look {v} (to appear, to seem)
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:: líta út, virðast, sýnast
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| look {v} (give an appearance of being)
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:: leita
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| look back {v} (look behind oneself)
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:: líta aftur, líta við
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| look back {v} (reminisce about the past)
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:: líta aftur, líta um öxl
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| look for {v} (search; seek)
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:: leita
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| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for)
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:: hlakka til
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| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror
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::
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| look who's talking {phrase}
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:: þú getur trútt um talað
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| loom {n} (weaving frame)
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:: vefstóll {m}
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| loop {n}
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:: snara {f}
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| loop invariant {n} (invariant guaranteed to remain true on every iteration of a loop)
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:: lykkjuóbreyta {f}
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| loose {v} (to let go)
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:: missa, sleppa, fyrirgjöra [dated]
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| lord {n} (master of a household)
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:: herra {m}, húsbóndi {m}
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| lord {n} (property owner)
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:: herra {m}
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| lord {n} (aristocrat)
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:: lávarður {m}
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| Lord {n}
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:: Drottinn {m}, guð {m}
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| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples)
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:: faðirvor {n}
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| lore {n} (all the facts and traditions about a particular subject)
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:: fróðleikur {m}, þjóðlegur fróðleikur {m}
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| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck
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| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability)
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:: týna
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| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win)
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:: tapa
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| loss leader {n} (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales)
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:: aðdráttarvara
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| lost {adj} (unable to find one's way)
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:: týndur
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| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)
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:: happdrætti {n}, lottó {n}
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| lotus {n} (plant of the genus Nelumbo)
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:: lótus {m}, lótusblóm {n}
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| loud {adj} (noisy)
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:: hávær
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| loudspeaker {n} (transducer)
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:: hátalari {m}
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| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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| Louis {prop} (male given name)
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:: Lúðvík
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| louse {n} (insect)
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:: lús {f}
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| love {n} (strong affection)
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:: ást, kærleikur {m}, elska
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| love {n}
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:: elska
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| love {v} (have a strong affection for)
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:: elska
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| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin)
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:: sogblettur {m}
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| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love)
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:: ástarbréf {n}
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| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground)
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:: lágur
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| low {n} (area of low pressure)
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:: lágþrýstisvæði {n}
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| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame
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| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo
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::
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| lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural))
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:: litlir stafir {m-p}
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| lower court {n} SEE: inferior court
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| Lower Saxony {prop} (state)
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:: Neðra-Saxland
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| lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators)
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:: minnsti samnefnari {m}
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| Low German {n} (West Germanic language)
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:: lágþýska {f}, niðursaxneska {f}, plattþýska {f}
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| Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group)
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:: niðursaxneska
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| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German
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| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level)
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:: fjara {f}
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| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution)
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:: tryggur, trúr, dyggur, hollur
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| Læsø {prop} (Danish island)
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:: Hlésey
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| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke
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::
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| Lucerne {prop} (city)
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:: Luzern
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| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance)
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:: heppni {f}, lukka {f}
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| luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner)
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:: sem betur fer
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| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune)
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:: lánsamur, heppinn, gæfusamur
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| lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable)
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:: arðbær {m}, ábatasamur {m}, arðsamur {m}, gróða-
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| luggage {n} (traveller's containers)
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:: farangur {m}
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| lugubrious {adj} (gloomy)
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:: raunamæddur {m}, hryggðar-, sorgar-, sorgbitinn
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| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke
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::
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| Luke {prop} (given name)
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:: Lúkas {m}
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| Luke {prop} (evangelist)
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:: Lúkas {m}
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| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke)
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:: Lúkas {m}
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| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep)
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:: vögguvísa {f}
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| lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache)
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:: þursabit {n}
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| lumbar {adj} (related to the lower back or loin)
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:: lendar-
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| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid)
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:: mænuástunga {f}
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| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees)
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:: skógarhöggsmaður {m}
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| lump {n} (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group)
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:: kökkur {m}
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| lump {n} (small, shaped mass of sugar)
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:: sykurmoli {m}
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| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker
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::
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| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish)
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:: hrognkelsi
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| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon
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::
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| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon)
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:: tunglmyrkvi {m}
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| lunatic {n} (insane person)
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:: brjálæðingur {m}, geðsjúklingur {m}
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| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital
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::
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| lunch {n} (meal around midday)
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:: hádegismatur {m}, hádegisverður {m}
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| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals)
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:: nestisbox {n}
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| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch
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::
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| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox
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::
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| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air)
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:: lunga, lungu
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| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s))
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:: lungnakrabbamein {n}, [colloquial] lungnakrabbi {m}
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| lute {n} (stringed instrument)
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:: lúta {f}
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| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71)
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:: lútesín
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| Luther {prop} (Martin Luther)
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:: Marteinn Lúther, Marteinn Lúter
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| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church)
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:: lúterskur, lútherskur
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| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther)
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:: lúterstrúarmaður {m}, lútherstrúarmaður {m}
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| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther)
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:: lúterstrú {f}
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| Luxembourg {prop} (country)
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:: Lúxemborg
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| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish
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::
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| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg)
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:: lúxemborgíska {f}
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| löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen
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::
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| Löwchen {n} (Löwchen)
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:: litli ljónahundur {m}
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| -ly {suffix} (forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of")
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:: -legur
|
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives)
|
:: -lega
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| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf
|
::
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| lych-gate {n} (churchyard gateway)
|
:: líkhlið {n}
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| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution)
|
:: lútur
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| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system)
|
:: vessi {m}, sogæðavökvi {m}
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| lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system)
|
:: eitill {m}
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| lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell)
|
:: eitilfruma {f}
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| lymphogranuloma venereum {n} (sexually transmitted disease)
|
:: eitlafár {n}
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| lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue)
|
:: eitlaæxli {n}, eitilfrumukrabbamein {n}
|
| lynx {n} (wild cat)
|
:: gaupa {f}
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| Lynx {prop} (constellation)
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:: Gaupan {f}
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| Lyon {prop} (city in France)
|
:: Lyon
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| lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument)
|
:: lýra {f}
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| lyre {n} (lyre-shaped music holder)
|
:: lýra {f}
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| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics
|
::
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| lyrics {n} (the words to a song)
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:: texti {m-p}
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| lysosome {n} (digestive organelle)
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:: leysibóla {f}, leysikorn {n}
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