| mañana {adv} (tomorrow) SEE: tomorrow | :: |
| Macau {prop} (a city just west of Hong Kong) | :: Makaó {n} |
| macchia {n} (shrubland biota) | :: makí-kjarr {n} |
| Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia) | :: Makedónía {f} |
| machination {n} (clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes) | :: ráðabrugg {n}, leynimakk {n} |
| machine {n} (mechanical or electrical device) | :: vél {f} |
| machine code {n} (machine language) SEE: machine language | :: |
| machine gun {n} (type of firearm) | :: vélbyssa {f} |
| machine language {n} (set of instructions for a computer) | :: vélamál {n}, vélarmál {n}, [rare] maskínumál {n} |
| machine learning {n} (field of study) | :: vélrænt nám {n} |
| machinist {n} (operator) SEE: operator | :: |
| machismo {n} (exaggerated masculinity) | :: karlremba {f} |
| mackerel {n} (edible fish) | :: makríll {m} |
| mackintosh {n} (raincoat in general) SEE: raincoat | :: |
| macro {n} (an abbreviation of complicated input) | :: fjölvaskipun {f}, fjölvi {m} |
| macro- {prefix} (large) | :: stór-, óeðlilega stór {m} {f}, óeðlilega stórt {n}, risa- |
| macro- {prefix} (long) | :: lang- |
| macrocosm {n} (the universe) SEE: universe | :: |
| macrolide {n} | :: makrólíð {n} |
| macromolecule {n} (large molecule) | :: stórsameind {f} |
| macron {n} (short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark) | :: lengdarmerki {n} |
| macrophage {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: gleypifruma {f}, stóræta {f}, stórátfruma {f} |
| mad {adj} (insane (adj.)) | :: ær |
| Madagascar {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Madagaskar {n} |
| madam {n} (polite term of address to a woman) | :: frú {f} |
| mad as a hatter {adj} (demented or crazy) | :: bandvitlaus |
| mad cow disease {n} (informal: bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | :: kúariða {f} |
| Madonna {prop} (Virgin Mary) SEE: Virgin Mary | :: |
| madrigal {n} (either musical sense) | :: madrígal {m}, madrígali {m} |
| magazine {n} (periodical) | :: tímarit {n} |
| magazine {n} (ammunition clip or chamber enabling multiple rounds to be held before firing) | :: skothylkjahólf {n} |
| Magdalene {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Mary Magdalene | :: |
| mage {n} (magician, wizard or sorcerer) | :: galdramaður {m} |
| Maggie {prop} (female given name) | :: Gréta {f} |
| magic {n} (use of supernatural rituals, forces etc.) | :: galdur |
| magical {adj} (relating to magic) | :: galdra-, göldróttur |
| magical {adj} (enchanting) | :: töfrandi, töfrum líkt |
| magician {n} | :: töframaður {m}, galdramaður {m} |
| magic mushroom {n} (mushroom-like fungus that has psychedelic effects) | :: ofskynjunarsveppur {m} |
| magic wand {n} (wand used to perform magic) | :: töfrasproti {m} |
| magma {n} (molten matter) | :: bergkvika |
| Magna Carta {prop} (charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215) | :: Magna Carta |
| Magna Graecia {prop} (Ancient Greek colonies in Italy and Sicily) | :: Magna Graecia, Stór-Grikkland |
| magnality {n} (great or wonderful thing) SEE: miracle | :: |
| magnanimous {adj} (noble and generous in spirit) | :: göfuglyndur; drenglyndur; stórlyndur; veglyndur |
| magnesium {n} (chemical element) | :: magnesín {n}, magnín {n}, magníum {n}, magnesíum {n} |
| magnesium hydroxide {n} (Mg(OH)2) | :: magnesíumhýdroxíð {n} |
| magnet {n} (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) | :: segull {m} |
| magnetic field {n} (a field of magnetic force) | :: segulsvið {n} |
| magnetic north {n} (direction into which compass points) | :: segulnorður {n} |
| Magnetic North {n} (magnetic north) SEE: magnetic north | :: |
| magnetic pole {n} | :: segulskaut {n}, segulpóll {m} |
| magnetic resonance imaging {n} (technique, see also: MRI) | :: segulsneiðmyndun {f}, segulmyndherming {f} |
| magnifying glass {n} (instrument) | :: stækkunargler {n} |
| Magnus {prop} (male given name) | :: Magnús {m} |
| magpie {n} (bird of genus Pica) | :: skjór {m} |
| Magyar {adj} (Hungarian) SEE: Hungarian | :: |
| maiden {adj} (virgin) SEE: virgin | :: |
| mailing list {n} (collection of names and addresses) | :: póstlisti {m}, [recipient file] viðtakendaskrá {f} |
| maim {v} (to cause permanent loss of a part of the body) | :: limlesta |
| main {n} (mainland) SEE: mainland | :: |
| main {n} (high seas) SEE: high seas | :: |
| main building {n} (most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)) | :: aðalbygging {f} |
| main clause {n} (grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically) | :: aðalsetning {f} |
| main course {n} (main dish of a meal) | :: aðalréttur {m} |
| main diagonal {n} (diagonal line of a matrix) | :: aðalhornalína {f}, meginhornalína {f} |
| mainland {n} (the main landmass of a country or continent) | :: meginland {n}, fastland {n} |
| mainmast {n} (mainmast) | :: stórsigla {f} |
| maintain {v} (to maintain, to consider) SEE: hold | :: |
| maintenance {n} (keeping a machine or system in service) | :: viðhald {n} |
| main verb {n} (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) | :: aðalsögn {f} |
| maize {n} (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays) | :: maís {m} |
| major {adj} (of full legal age; having attained majority) | :: myndugur |
| major chord {n} (musical chord containing a major third and perfect fifth above its root) | :: dúrhljómur {m} |
| major third {n} (interval of four semitones) | :: stór þríund {f} |
| make {v} | :: gera |
| make amends {v} (to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) | :: bæta upp, bæta, [to make amends for] bæta fyrir |
| make a mountain out of a molehill {v} (to treat a problem as greater than it is) | :: gera úlfalda úr mýflugu |
| make a point {v} (to take care in doing something) | :: standa fast á, leggja áherslu á, hafa fyrir reglu |
| make love {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse, see also: copulate) | :: njóta ásta,elskast, hafa samfarir |
| make short work of {v} (make (a task) quicker or easier) | :: gera sér lítið fyrir |
| make someone's day {v} (make someone happy) | :: gleðja einhvern |
| make the bed {v} (arrange sheets, etc smoothly and neatly) | :: búa um rúmið |
| makeup {n} (cosmetics) | :: farði {m}, meik {n} |
| make-up artist {n} (artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions) | :: sminka {f} |
| make yourself at home {phrase} | :: láttu eins og heima hjá þér [to one person] |
| Malachi {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Malakí {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (minor prophet) | :: Malakí {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (male given name) | :: Malakí {m} |
| Malagasy {n} (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) | :: malagasíska {f} |
| malaria {n} (disease) | :: malaría {f} |
| Malay {adj} (of the Malay people) | :: malajískur |
| Malay {adj} (of or pertaining to Malaysia) | :: malasískur |
| Malay {adj} (in, of or otherwise pertaining to the Malay language) | :: malajískur |
| Malay {n} (Malay person) | :: Malaji {m} |
| Malay {n} (the Malay language) | :: malajíska {f} |
| Malaysia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Malasía {f} |
| Malaysian {prop} (Malay) SEE: Malay | :: |
| male {adj} | :: karlmaður |
| male chauvinism {n} (belief in the innate superiority of men over women) | :: karlremba {f} |
| male chauvinist {n} (A male advocate of male chauvinism) | :: karlremba {f} |
| maledict {v} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| malediction {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| Mali {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Malí {n} |
| malice {n} (intention to harm) | :: illgirni {f}, meinfýsni {f} |
| malkin {n} (cat) SEE: cat | :: |
| mallard {n} (a common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos) | :: stokkönd |
| Malmö {prop} (city in Sweden) | :: Málmey {f}, Málmhaugar {m} |
| Malta {prop} (republic) | :: Malta {f} |
| Maltese {n} (language of Malta) | :: maltneska {f} |
| mama {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mama's boy {n} (momma's boy) SEE: momma's boy | :: |
| mamma {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mammal {n} (animal of the class Mammalia) | :: spendýr {n} |
| mammalian {n} (any mammal) SEE: mammal | :: |
| mammectomy {n} (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast) | :: brjóstnám {n}, brottnám brjósts {n} |
| mammoth {n} (elephant-like mammal) | :: loðfíll {m}, fornfíll {m}, mammút {m} |
| man {n} (adult male human) | :: karlmaður {m}, karl {m}, maður {m} |
| man {n} (human) | :: manneskja {f}, maður {m} |
| man {v} (to supply with staff or crew) | :: manna |
| man {v} (to take up position in order to operate something) | :: manna |
| Man {prop} (genus Homo) | :: menn |
| manacle {n} (fetter, restriction) SEE: fetter | :: |
| manacle {n} (shackle for the wrist) | :: handjárn {n-p} |
| manager {n} (person whose job is to manage something) | :: forstöðumaður {m}, forstjóri {m} |
| manatee {n} (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae) | :: sækýr {f} |
| mandarin {n} (fruit) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (tree) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin orange {n} (fruit) | :: mandarína {f} |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse) | :: makki {m}, fax {n} |
| man-eater {n} (animal that eats humans) | :: mannæta {f} |
| man-eater {n} (cannibal) | :: mannæta {f} |
| man-eating {adj} (inclined to eat human flesh) | :: mannætu- |
| manganese {n} (chemical element) | :: mangan {n} |
| manger {n} (trough for animals to eat from) | :: jata {f} |
| mangetout {n} (vegetable pea eaten when immature, see also: snow pea) | :: sykurbaun {f}, snjóbaun {f}, sykurerta {f} |
| mango {n} (fruit) | :: mangó |
| mangrove {n} (tropical tree or shrub that grows in shallow water) | :: leiruviðarskógur |
| manhole {n} (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) | :: mannop {n}, mannsmuga {f} |
| manifesto {n} (public declaration) | :: stefnuyfirlýsing |
| manipulatable {adj} (gullible) SEE: gullible | :: |
| manipulate {v} (influence or manage) | :: ráðskast með e-n, handstýra e-m |
| Manitoba {prop} (Province in western Canada) | :: Manitoba |
| mankind {n} (human race) | :: mannkyn {n} |
| man-made {adj} (created by a human) | :: manngerður, tilbúinn |
| manna {n} (food) | :: manna {n} |
| mannequin {n} (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) | :: gína {f} |
| man of few words {n} (man who doesn't speak much) | :: fámáll maður {m} |
| manor {n} (mansion) | :: herragarður {m} |
| man's best friend {n} (an affectionate term for a dog) | :: besti vinur mannsins {m} |
| manservant {n} (male servant) | :: heimilisþjónn {m}, þjónn {m}, einkaþjónn {m} |
| Manson {prop} | :: Magnússon |
| mantle {n} (clothing like an open robe or cloak) | :: möntull {m} |
| manure {n} (excrement) | :: mykja {f} |
| manus {n} (hand) SEE: hand | :: |
| manuscript paper {n} (paper for writing music) | :: nótnapappír {m} |
| Manx {adj} (relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people) | :: manskur {m} |
| Manx {n} (a Manx person) | :: Manverji {m} |
| Manx {n} (language) SEE: Manx Gaelic | :: |
| Manx Gaelic {n} (a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man) | :: manska {f}, Manar-gelíska {f} |
| Manx shearwater {n} | :: skrofa {f} |
| many {determiner} (an indefinite large number of) | :: margur |
| Maoism {n} (philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong) | :: maóismi |
| map {n} (visual representation of an area) | :: kort {n} |
| map {n} (function) | :: vörpun {f}, færsla {f}, myndun {f}, ummyndun {f} |
| maple {n} (tree of the Acer genus) | :: hlynur |
| mapping {n} (function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set) | :: vörpun {f}, færsla {f}, myndun {f}, ummyndun {f} |
| Marathi {n} (language of Maharashtra) | :: marathí |
| marathon {n} (road race) | :: maraþonhlaup {n}, maraþon {n} |
| Marathon {prop} (town in Greece) | :: Maraþon {?} |
| marble {n} (crystalline limestone) | :: marmari {m} |
| march {n} (formal, rhythmic way of walking) | :: marsering {f} |
| march {n} (political rally or parade) | :: ganga {f}, kröfuganga {f} |
| march {n} (song in the genre of music written for marching) | :: mars {m} |
| march {n} (steady forward movement or progression) | :: gangur {m} |
| march {v} (walk with long, regular strides) | :: marsera {f} |
| March {prop} (third month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: mars {m}, marsmánuður {m} |
| mare {n} (female horse) | :: hryssa {f}, meri {f} |
| mare's milk {n} (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a mare) | :: kaplamjólk {f} |
| margarine {n} (spread) | :: smjörlíki {n} |
| margin of error {n} (expression of the lack of precision) | :: skekkjumörk {n-p} |
| margrave {n} (military officer in charge of German border area) | :: markgreifi {m} |
| margrave {n} (hereditary prince) | :: markgreifi {m} |
| Marie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Mary | :: |
| Mariehamn {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Maríuhöfn {f} |
| marigold {n} (Calendula) | :: morgunfrú {f}, gullfífill {m} |
| marine {adj} (of or pertaining to the sea) | :: sjávar- |
| marine biology {n} (branch of biology) | :: sjávarlíffræði |
| mariner {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| mariner's compass {n} (compass) SEE: compass | :: |
| marital status {n} (term describing relationship) | :: hjúskaparstétt {f} |
| maritime pine {n} (a pine tree) | :: strandfura |
| Marius {prop} (male given name) | :: Maríus {m} |
| mark {v} (sports: to follow a player) | :: dekka, valda |
| Mark {prop} (male given name) | :: Markús {m} |
| Mark {prop} (the Evangelist) | :: Markús {m} |
| Mark {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Markús {m} |
| market {n} (spacious site for trading) | :: markaður {m} |
| market {n} | :: markaður {m} |
| market {v} (to sell) SEE: sell | :: |
| Markov chain {n} (probability theory) | :: Markov-keðja {f} |
| Markov process {n} (stochastic process) | :: Markov-ferli {n} |
| markup language {n} (computer language using markups) | :: ívafsmál {m} |
| marmot {n} (rodent of the genera Marmota) | :: múrmeldýr {n} |
| maroon {n} (dark red, somewhat brownish colour) | :: rauðbrúnn {m}, dumbrauður {m} |
| maroon {adj} (color) | :: rauðbrúnn {m}, dumbrauður {m} |
| marquess {n} (title of nobility) | :: markgreifi {m} |
| marquis {n} (nobleman) SEE: marquess | :: |
| marram {n} (Ammophila arenaria) | :: melgresi {m} |
| marriage {n} (state of being married) | :: hjónaband {n} |
| married {adj} (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband) | :: giftur |
| marrow {n} (kind of vegetable) | :: mergur {m} |
| marry {v} (to take a husband or wife) | :: giftast, kvænast [take a wife] |
| marry {v} (to unite in wedlock) | :: gifta, gefa saman, vígja |
| marry {v} (to give away as wife or husband) | :: gifta, kvæna [marry to a woman; rare] |
| marry {v} (to take for husband or wife) | :: giftast, kvænast [to marry a woman] |
| marry up {v} (join) SEE: join | :: |
| Mars {prop} (planet) | :: Mars {m} |
| Mars {prop} (god of war) | :: Mars {m} |
| marsh {n} (area of low, wet land) | :: mýri |
| marshmallow {n} (confectionery) | :: sykurpúði {m} |
| marsh sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: vatnastelkur |
| marsupial {n} (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) | :: pokadýr {n} |
| marten {n} (mammal) | :: mörður |
| Martha {prop} (female given name) | :: Marta {f} |
| Martha {prop} (biblical sister of Lazarus and Mary) | :: Marta {f} |
| martial {n} (soldier, warrior) SEE: soldier | :: |
| martial {adj} (of or relating to the planet Mars) SEE: Martian | :: |
| martial {n} (synonym of Martian) SEE: Martian | :: |
| martial art {n} (fighting style) | :: bardagaíþrótt |
| Martian {n} (inhabitant of the planet Mars) | :: marsbúi {m} |
| Martin {prop} (given name) | :: Marteinn {m} |
| martyr {n} (one willing to be killed for religion) | :: píslarvottur {m} |
| martyr {v} (torture) SEE: torture | :: |
| marvel {n} (miracle) SEE: miracle | :: |
| marvel {n} (wonder) SEE: wonder | :: |
| marvel {n} (astonishment) SEE: astonishment | :: |
| marvellous {adj} (exciting wonder) SEE: marvelous | :: |
| marvelous {adj} (exciting wonder or surprise) | :: undursamlegur, stórkostlegur, undraverður |
| Marxian {adj} (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) | :: marxískur {m} |
| Mary {prop} (female given name) | :: María {f} |
| Mary {prop} (biblical mother of Jesus) | :: María |
| Mary Magdalene {prop} (female disciple of Jesus) | :: María Magdalena {f} |
| marzipan {n} (confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white) | :: marsípan {m} |
| mascara {n} (eyelash cosmetic) | :: maskari {m} |
| mash {n} (mashed potatoes) SEE: mashed potatoes | :: |
| mashed potatoes {n} (dish) | :: kartöflumús {f} |
| masjid {n} (mosque) SEE: mosque | :: |
| mask {n} (cover for the face) | :: gríma {f} |
| masochist {n} (someone who enjoys pain or humiliation) | :: masókisti {m} |
| mason {n} (one who builds with stone or brick) | :: múrari {m} |
| mason {n} (Freemason) SEE: Freemason | :: |
| masquerade {v} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| Masr {prop} (Egypt) SEE: Egypt | :: |
| mass {n} (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body) | :: massi {m} |
| mass {n} (physics: quantity of matter which a body contains) | :: massi {m} |
| mass {n} (religion: celebration of the Eucharist) | :: messa |
| mass {v} (celebrate Mass) | :: messa |
| massage {n} (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body) | :: nudd |
| masseur {n} (a person who performs massage) | :: nuddari {m} |
| mass media {n} (public communication that reaches a large audience) | :: fjölmiðill {m} |
| mass murder {n} (successive killing of many people) | :: fjöldamorð {n} |
| mass murderer {n} (someone who commits a mass murder, see also: serial killer) | :: fjöldamorðingi {m} |
| mast {n} (support of a sail) | :: mastur {n}, siglutré {n}, sigla {f} |
| mastectomy {n} (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast) | :: brjóstnám {n}, brottnám brjósts {n} |
| masterly {adj} (in the manner of a master) | :: snilldarlegur |
| masterpiece {n} (piece of work that has been given much critical praise) | :: meistaraverk {n} |
| master's {n} (master's degree) SEE: master's degree | :: |
| master's degree {n} (postgraduate degree) | :: meistaragráða {f} |
| masterwork {n} (piece of quality indicative of having been made by a master) SEE: masterpiece | :: |
| masterwork {n} (piece done to be ranked a master) | :: meistaraverk {n} |
| mastery {n} (philosopher's stone) SEE: philosopher's stone | :: |
| masticate {v} (chew) SEE: chew | :: |
| masticate {v} (to knead) | :: [crush into a mush] kremja í mauk, hnoða í mauk |
| masturbate {v} (to masturbate) | :: runka |
| masturbation {n} (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals) | :: sjálfsfróun {f}, rúnk {n} |
| mat {n} (foot wiping device or floor covering) | :: motta {f} |
| match {n} (sporting event) | :: keppni {f} |
| match {n} (device to make fire) | :: eldspýta {f} |
| matching {n} (graph theory: set of edges) | :: spyrðing {f} |
| matchmaker {n} (someone who finds suitable marriage partners) | :: hjónabandsmiðlari {m} |
| maternal aunt {n} (one's mother's sister) | :: móðursystir {f} |
| maternal grandfather {n} (one's mother's father) | :: móðurfaðir {m} |
| maternal grandmother {n} (The mother of one's mother) | :: móðurmóðir {f} |
| maternal uncle {n} (brother of one's mother) | :: móðurbróðir {m} |
| matgrass {n} (Nardus stricta) | :: finnungur {m} |
| mathematical {adj} (of, or relating to mathematics) | :: stærðfræðilegur |
| mathematical analysis {n} (The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals.) | :: stærðfræðigreining {f}, stærðfræðileg greining {f}, greining {f} |
| mathematician {n} (expert in mathematics) | :: stærðfræðingur {m} |
| mathematics {n} (field of study) | :: stærðfræði {f} |
| matriculate {v} (transitive; enroll as a member of a body) | :: innrita |
| matriculate {v} (intransitive; be enrolled as a member of a body) | :: innritast |
| matriculation {n} (enrollment in a college or university) | :: innritun {f} |
| matrix {n} (womb) SEE: womb | :: |
| matrix {n} (biology: embedding material or tissue) | :: mergur, grind |
| matrix {n} (part of the mitochondrion) | :: grind |
| matrix {n} (medium in which bacteria are cultured) | :: uppistöðuefni |
| matrix {n} (math: rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms) | :: fylki |
| matrix {n} (two-dimensional array) | :: innrúm |
| matrix {n} (archaeology: sediment surrounding and including materials) | :: mót, afsteypumót |
| matrix {n} (geological matrix) SEE: geological matrix | :: |
| matronym {n} (name of someone's mother) | :: móðurnafn {n}, nafn móður {n} |
| matronym {n} (matronymic surname) | :: móðurnafn {n}, kenninafn dregið af nafni föðurs {n} |
| matter {n} (basic structural component of the universe) | :: efni {n} |
| Matthew {prop} (male given name) | :: Matthías {m} |
| Matthew {prop} (biblical disciple) | :: Matthías {m} |
| Matthew {prop} (gospel of Matthew) | :: Matthías {m} |
| mattress {n} (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep) | :: dýna {f} |
| maulstick {n} (short stick) | :: málarastafur {m} |
| maundy {n} (commandment) SEE: commandment | :: |
| Maundy Thursday {prop} (Thursday before Easter) | :: skírdagur {m}, [archaic] skíri Þórsdagur {m}, [archaic] skíri dagur {m} |
| Mauritania {prop} (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) | :: Máritanía |
| may {v} (have permission to) | :: mega |
| may {v} (possibly, but not certainly) | :: geta [in the past subjunctive] |
| May {prop} (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: maí {m}, maímánuður {m} |
| maybe {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: kannski, kannske, máske, máski, ef til vill |
| maybe {adv} (as a pro-sentence) | :: kannski, kannske, máske, máski, ef til vill |
| May bug {n} (cockchafer) SEE: cockchafer | :: |
| May Day {n} (workers' holiday) | :: fyrsti maí |
| mayonnaise {n} (dressing) | :: majónes {n} |
| mayor {n} (leader of a city) | :: [of a city] borgarstjóri {m}, [of a town] bæjarstjóri {m} |
| may the Force be with you {phrase} (wish someone luck) | :: meigi Krafturinn vera með þér |
| Möbius band {n} (Möbius strip) SEE: Möbius strip | :: |
| Möbius strip {n} (one-sided surface) | :: Möbíusarræma {f} |
| me {determiner} (my, see also: ) | :: minn {m}, mín {f}, mitt {n} |
| me {pron} (direct object of a verb) | :: mig |
| me {pron} (object of a preposition) | :: [accusative case] mig, [dative case] mér |
| me {pron} (complement of the copula) | :: ég |
| me {pron} (subject of a verb with “and”) | :: ég |
| mead {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: mjöður {m} |
| meadow {n} (field or pasture) | :: engi {n}, grund {f}, grasflöt {f} |
| meadow pipit {n} (bird) | :: þúfutittlingur |
| meadowsweet {n} (Filipendula ulmaria) | :: mjaðjurt {f} |
| meal {n} (food that is prepared and eaten) | :: máltíð {f} |
| mean {v} (to intend; plan on doing) | :: ætla |
| mean {v} (to have intentions of some kind) | :: meina, ætla |
| mean {v} (to convey, indicate) | :: meina, þýða |
| mean {v} (to signify) | :: meina, þýða |
| mean {n} (arithmetic mean) | :: meðaltal {n}, hreint meðaltal {n}, venjulegt meðaltal {n} |
| mean {n} (the statistical value) | :: meðaltal {n} |
| mean {n} (mathematics: either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion) | :: milliliður {m}, innliður {m} |
| meaning {n} (symbolic value of something) | :: merking {f} |
| meaning {n} (definition or connotation of a word) | :: meining {f}, merking |
| meaning {n} | :: meining {f} |
| meaning of life {n} (hypothetical answer to life's ultimate questions) | :: tilgangur lífsins |
| means of grace {n} (means by which God gives grace) | :: náðarmeðal {n} |
| means of transport {n} (mode of transport) SEE: mode of transport | :: |
| means of transportation {n} (general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo in many ways) | :: ferðamáti {m} [passenger transportation], flutningsmáti {m} [cargo transportation] |
| measure {n} (melody) SEE: melody | :: |
| measure {n} (unspecified portion or quantity) | :: mál {n} |
| measure {n} (size ascertained by measuring) | :: mál {n} |
| measure {n} (musical designation) | :: taktur {m} |
| measure {n} (action to achieve some purpose) | :: ráðstöfun {f}, aðgerð {f} |
| measure {v} (ascertain the quantity of a unit) | :: mæla |
| measure {n} (dance) SEE: dance | :: |
| measure {n} (math: number which is contained in a given number without remainder) SEE: divisor | :: |
| measure {n} (geology: bed or stratum) SEE: bed | :: |
| measuring tape {n} (tape measure) SEE: tape measure | :: |
| meat {n} (animal flesh used as food) | :: kjöt {n} |
| meat {n} (type of meat) | :: kjöt {n} |
| meat {n} (any sort of flesh) | :: kjöt {n} |
| meat {n} | :: kjöt |
| meatball {n} (meatball) | :: kjötbolla {f} |
| meat market {n} (market where meat is sold) | :: kjötmarkaður {m} |
| Mecca {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Mekka {f} |
| mechanical engineer {n} (someone who specializes in mechanical engineering) | :: vélaverkfræðingur {m} |
| mechanical engineering {n} (subfield of engineering) | :: vélaverkfræði {f} |
| mechanical pencil {n} (pencil with a retractable lead) | :: skrúfblýantur {m}, blýpenni {m} |
| mechanics {n} (a branch of physics) | :: aflfræði {f}, kraftfræði {f} |
| mechanics {n} (the design and construction of machines) | :: vélfræði {f} |
| medal {n} (stamped metal disc) | :: minnispeningur {m} |
| meddle {v} (to have sex) SEE: have sex | :: |
| media {n} (means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information) | :: miðill {m} |
| media {n} (the journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry) | :: miðill {m} |
| median {n} (statistics: measure of central tendency) | :: miðgildi {n}, miðtala {f} |
| medic {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| medical {adj} (of the practice of medicine) | :: læknisfræðilegur |
| medicine {n} (substance which promotes healing) | :: lyf {n} |
| medicine {n} (field of study) | :: læknisfræði {f} |
| Medieval Latin {prop} (language) | :: miðaldalatína {f} |
| mediocre {adj} (having no peculiar or outstanding features) | :: miðlungs- , meðallags- |
| Mediterranean {prop} (Mediterranean Sea) SEE: Mediterranean Sea | :: |
| Mediterranean gull {n} (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) | :: lónamáfur {m} |
| Mediterranean Sea {prop} (sea between Europe and Africa) | :: Miðjarðarhaf |
| medium {n} (someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world) | :: miðilsgáfa |
| meeting {n} (gathering for a purpose) | :: fundur {m} |
| meet one's maker {v} (die, pass into the afterlife) | :: mæta skapara sínum |
| megabyte {n} (about a million bytes) | :: megabæti |
| megalomania {n} (psychopathological condition) | :: mikilmennskubrjálæði {n} |
| megalopolis {n} (large conurbation) | :: risaborg |
| megapolis {n} (megapolis) SEE: megalopolis | :: |
| megawatt {n} (one million watts) | :: megavatt {n} |
| meiosis {n} (cell division) | :: rýriskipting {f}, meiósa {f} |
| melancholy {n} (Sadness or depression) | :: þunglyndi {n} |
| melanoma {n} (type of skin tumor) | :: sortuæxli {n} |
| melody {n} (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) | :: lag {n} |
| melongene {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| Melpomene {prop} (Muse of tragedy) | :: Melpómena {f} |
| melt {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| member {n} (part of a discourse, period, sentence, or verse) SEE: clause | :: |
| member {n} (in set theory) SEE: element | :: |
| member {n} (one who officially belongs to a group) | :: félagi {m} |
| member {n} (logic: one of the propositions making up a syllogism) SEE: premise | :: |
| Member of Parliament {n} (representative) | :: þingmaður {m} |
| membrane {n} (enclosing or separating tissue) | :: himna |
| membrane {n} (mechanical part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force) | :: himna |
| meme {n} (something copied and circulated online) | :: jarm {n} |
| memento {n} (a keepsake) | :: minjagripur {m}, minningargripur {m} |
| memorable {adj} (worthy of being remembered) | :: eftirminnilegur, minnistæður |
| memorial service {n} (funeral) SEE: funeral | :: |
| memory {n} (ability to recall) | :: minni {n} |
| memory stick {n} (portable solid-state flash memory storage device) SEE: flash drive | :: |
| menarche {n} (first menstruation) | :: fyrstu tíðir {f} {p} |
| mendacious {adj} (false) SEE: false | :: |
| mendelevium {n} (chemical element) | :: mendelevín |
| meningitis {n} (inflammation of the meninges) | :: heilahimnubólga {f}, mengisbólga {f} |
| Meänkieli {prop} (Finnic language spoken in northern Sweden) | :: tornedalsfinnska {f}, meänkieli {n} |
| menopause {n} (ending of menstruation) | :: tíðahvörf {n-p} |
| mens rea {n} (guilty mind) | :: brotavilji {m}, vilji til brots {m} |
| menstrual cycle {n} (recurring cycle) | :: tíðahringur {m} |
| menstruation {n} (periodic discharging of the menses) | :: blæðingar {f-p}, tíðir {f-p} |
| mental disorder {n} (behavioral pattern) | :: geðsjúkdómur {m} |
| mental hospital {n} (facility designed to treat persons with mental disorders) | :: geðspítali {?}, geðsjúkrahús {?} |
| mental illness {n} (property (uncountable)) | :: geðveiki {f} |
| mental illness {n} (mental disorder (countable)) | :: geðsjúkdómur {m} |
| mental institution {n} (psychiatric hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| mention {v} (mention) SEE: cover | :: |
| mention {n} (a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner) | :: umtal {n} |
| mention {v} (make a short reference to something) | :: minnast á, nefna, orða, geta, koma á framfæri, hafa orð á, vekja máls á, koma inn á, víkja að, drepa á, impra á |
| menu {n} (printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant) | :: matseðill {m} |
| meow {interj} (cry of a cat) | :: mjá |
| meow {n} (cry of a cat) | :: mjálm {n} |
| meow {v} (of a cat, to make its cry) | :: mjálma |
| mercenary {n} (person employed to fight) | :: málaliði {m} |
| merchant {n} (person who traffics in commodities) | :: kaupmaður {m} |
| merchantman {n} (merchant) SEE: merchant | :: |
| mercury {n} (element) | :: kvikasilfur |
| Mercury {prop} (planet) | :: Merkúríus |
| Mercury {prop} (Roman god) | :: Merkúríus {m} |
| mercy {n} (relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another) | :: náð {n} |
| mergirl {n} (mermaid) SEE: mermaid | :: |
| meritocracy {n} (rule by merit) | :: gáfumannaveldi {n}, veldi hæfileikamanna {n} |
| mermaid {n} (mythological woman with a fish's tail) | :: hafmey {f} |
| Merovingian {n} (Salian Frankish dynasty) | :: Mervíkingur {m}, Meróvingar {m-p} |
| Merry Andrew {n} (person who clowns publicly) SEE: clown | :: |
| merry Christmas {phrase} (good wishes at Christmas time) | :: gleðileg jól |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year {phrase} (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) | :: gleðileg Jól og farsælt komandi ár! |
| mesentery {n} (the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen) | :: garnahengi {f} |
| mesh {n} (opening) | :: lykkja {f}, möskvi {m} |
| mesopause {n} (the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere) | :: miðhvörf {n-p} |
| Mesopotamia {prop} (region between Euphrates and Tigris) | :: Mesópótamía {f}, Millifljótaland |
| mesosphere {n} (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) | :: miðhvolf {n} |
| message {n} (communication, concept or information conveyed) | :: skilaboð {n-p} |
| message {n} (underlying theme) | :: boðskapur {m} |
| message in a bottle {n} (message put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean) | :: flöskuskeyti {n} |
| messenger {n} (one who brings messages) | :: sendiboði {m}, boðberi {m} |
| mess hall {n} (military dining room) | :: matsalur {m} |
| Messiah {prop} ((Christianity) Jesus) | :: Messías {m} |
| mess with {v} (to interfere with) | :: blanda sér í |
| mess with {v} (to diss) | :: abbast, abbast upp á |
| meta- {prefix} (chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-) | :: lýsi- |
| meta-analysis {n} (statistics) | :: safngreining {f} |
| metabolic {adj} | :: efnaskipta- |
| metabolism {n} (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells) | :: efnaskipti {n} |
| metabolite {n} (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) | :: myndefni {n} |
| metabolize {v} ((intransitive) to undergo metabolism) | :: breytast við lífræn efnaskipti |
| metabolize {v} | :: breyta við lífræn efnaskipti |
| metacarpal {adj} (of the metacarpus) | :: miðhandar-, handarbaks- |
| metacarpal {n} (bone of the metacarpus) | :: miðhandarbein {n}, hnúaleggur {m}, handarbaksleggur {m} |
| metacarpal bone {n} (metacarpal) SEE: metacarpal | :: |
| metacarpus {n} (five bones of the palm) | :: miðhönd {f}, miðhandarbein {n} |
| metadata {n} (data that describes data) | :: lýsigögn {n-p} |
| metal {n} (atomic element or material made of such atoms) | :: málmur {m} |
| metal {n} (certain category of rock music) | :: málmur {m} |
| metalanguage {n} (linguistical term) | :: hjálparmál {n} |
| metalanguage {n} (computing term) | :: lýsimál {n} |
| metalhead {n} (one who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music) | :: málmhaus {m} |
| metalloid {n} (element) | :: málmleysingi {m}, hálfmálmur {m}, málmbróðir {m} |
| metamathematical {adj} (pertaining to metamathematics) | :: yfirstærðfræðilegur {m} |
| metamathematics {n} (branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature) | :: yfirstærðfræði {f} |
| metamorphic rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: umbreytingarberg, myndbreytt berg |
| metarule {n} (rule that governs the application of other rules) | :: yfirregla {f} |
| metathesis {n} (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) | :: hljóðavíxl {n-p}, stafavíxl {n-p} |
| metathesis {n} | :: gagnkvæm efnahópaskipti við efnahvörf {n-p}, gagnkvæm frumeindaskipti við efnahvörf {n-p} |
| meteor {n} (streak of light) | :: stjörnuhrap {n} |
| meteorite {n} (remains of a meteor) | :: loftsteinn {m} |
| meteoroid {n} (small debris in a star system) | :: reikisteinn {m}, geimsteinn {m}, geimgrýti {n} |
| meteorologist {n} (person who studies meteorology) | :: veðurfræðingur {m} |
| meteorology {n} (science) | :: veðurfræði {f} |
| meter {n} (unit of length) SEE: metre | :: |
| meter {v} (to measure) SEE: measure | :: |
| methane {n} (the compound CH4) | :: metan |
| methanol {n} (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) | :: metanól {n} |
| methinks {contraction} (it seems to me) | :: mér virðist, mér sýnist |
| method {n} (process by which a task is completed) | :: aðferð {f}, háttur {m}, skipulag {n} |
| method {n} ((programming) subroutine or function in object-oriented languages) | :: aðferð {f} |
| Methodist {n} (a member of the Methodist Church) | :: meþódisti {m} |
| Methodist {adj} (of or relating to Methodism) | :: meþódistatrú {f} |
| methylphenidate {n} (stimulant) | :: metýlfenídat {n} |
| metonymy {n} (figure of speech) | :: nafnhvörf {n-p}, merkingarskipti {n-p} |
| me too {phrase} (I agree) | :: ég líka |
| metre {n} (unit of length) | :: metri |
| metrical foot {n} (basic unit of verse) | :: bragliður {m}, kveða {f} |
| metrologist {n} (one who studies of practices metrology) | :: mælifræðingur {m} |
| metrology {n} (science of measurement) | :: mælifræði {f} |
| metropole {n} (city) SEE: metropolis | :: |
| metropolis {n} (large, busy city) | :: stórborg {f} |
| mettle {n} (metal) SEE: metal | :: |
| mew {n} (crying sound of a cat) SEE: meow | :: |
| mew {v} (meow) SEE: meow | :: |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to Mexico) | :: mexíkóskur |
| Mexico {prop} (country) | :: Mexíkó {n} |
| Mia {prop} (female given name) | :: Mía {f} |
| Micah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Míka {m} |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: minor prophet and author) | :: Míka |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18) | :: Míka {m} |
| Micah {prop} (male given name) | :: Míka {m} |
| Michael {prop} (male given name) | :: Michael, Mikael, Mikjáll |
| Mickey Mouse {prop} (Disney character) | :: Mikki mús |
| micro- {prefix} (one millionth) | :: míkró- |
| microbe {n} (microorganism) | :: örvera {f} |
| microbead {n} (microscopic bead) | :: örperla {f} |
| microclimate {n} (local climate region) | :: nærveður {n} |
| microcosm {n} (smaller system as representative of a larger one) | :: smáheimur {m}, örheimur {m} |
| micrometeoroid {n} (astronomy: extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size) | :: geimarða {f} |
| microorganism {n} (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) | :: örvera {f} |
| microphone {n} (transducer of sound waves to electricity) | :: hljóðnemi {m}, míkrófónn {m} [colloquial], mæk {m} [slang] |
| microprocessor {n} (the entire CPU of a computer on a chip) | :: örgjörvi {m} |
| microscope {n} (an optical instrument) | :: smásjá {f} |
| microscopize {v} (microscope) SEE: microscope | :: |
| microwave {n} (microwave oven) SEE: microwave oven | :: |
| microwave {n} (electromagnetic wave) | :: örbylgja {f} |
| microwave oven {n} (oven using microwave energy) | :: örbylgjuofn {m} |
| midday {n} (12 o'clock during the day) SEE: noon | :: |
| midden {n} (dungheap) | :: mykjuhaugur {m}, sorphaugur {m} |
| middle {n} | :: miðja {f} |
| Middle Ages {prop} (historical period) | :: miðaldir {f-p} |
| Middle Dutch {prop} (the Middle Dutch language) | :: miðhollenska {f} |
| middle ear {n} (cavity in the ear) | :: miðeyra {n} |
| Middle-earth {prop} (fictional place on Earth where most of the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien are set) | :: Miðgarður |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Middle-earth) SEE: Middle-earth | :: |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Middle East {prop} (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa) | :: Mið-Austurlönd |
| Middle English {prop} (Middle English) | :: miðenska {f} |
| middle finger {n} (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) | :: langatöng {f} |
| Middle High German {prop} (Middle High German) | :: miðháþýska {f} |
| Middle Low German {prop} (language) | :: miðlágþýska {f} |
| middle name {n} (name between given name and surname) | :: millinafn {n} |
| Middle Norwegian {prop} (Middle Norwegian) | :: miðnorska {f} |
| Middle Saxon {prop} (Middle Low German) SEE: Middle Low German | :: |
| middle voice {n} (grammatical form) | :: miðmynd {f} |
| midfielder {n} (player) | :: miðjumaður {m} |
| Midgard {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| midlength {adj} (neither short nor long) | :: millilangur, millisíður [of something hanging down, e.g. a skirt] |
| midnight {n} (12 o'clock) | :: miðnætti {n}, lágnætti {n} |
| midnight sun {n} (phenomenon occurring when Sun does not set) | :: miðnætursól {f} |
| midsummer {n} (The middle of summer) | :: miðsumar {n} |
| midsummer {n} (Midsummer Day) | :: miðsumarsdagur {m} |
| mielie {n} (maize) SEE: maize | :: |
| mile {n} (measure of length) | :: míla |
| milieu {n} (medium) SEE: medium | :: |
| military police {n} (police unit of a military organization) | :: herlögregla {f} |
| militsia {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| milk {n} (semen) SEE: semen | :: |
| milk {n} (liquid) | :: mjólk {f} |
| milk chocolate {n} (Chocolate that includes milk powder as one of its ingredients) | :: mjólkursúkkulaði |
| milkmaid {n} (a young woman who milks the cows on a farm) | :: mjaltakona {f} |
| milkshake {n} (milk and ice cream beverage) | :: mjólkurhristingur {m}, sjeik {m} {n} |
| milk tooth {n} (tooth of the first set of teeth) | :: mjólkurtönn {f}, barnatönn {f} |
| Milky Way {prop} (galaxy) | :: vetrarbraut {f}, mjólkurslæða {f} |
| Milky Way {prop} (light in night sky) | :: vetrarbraut {f} |
| mill {n} (treadmill) SEE: treadmill | :: |
| millennium {n} (thousand-year period) | :: árþúsund {n}, þúsöld {f} |
| millet {n} (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) | :: hirsi {n-p} |
| milli- {prefix} (prefix) | :: milli- |
| milliard {num} (10^9) SEE: billion | :: |
| millibar {n} (non-SI unit of pressure) | :: millibar {n} |
| milliliter {n} (milliliter) SEE: millilitre | :: |
| millilitre {n} (a unit of volume) | :: millilítri {m} |
| millimeter {n} (unit of measure) | :: millimetri {m} |
| millimetre {n} (millimeter) SEE: millimeter | :: |
| million {n} (cardinal number) | :: milljón, miljón {f} |
| millionaire {n} (somebody whose wealth is greater than one million) | :: milljónamæringur {m}, milli {m} |
| millisecond {n} (one one-thousandth of a second) | :: millisekúnda {f} |
| millstone {n} (large round stone used for grinding grain) | :: kvarnarsteinn {m}, myllusteinn {m} |
| milt {n} (fish semen) | :: svil {n-p} |
| milt {n} (the organ spleen) SEE: spleen | :: |
| mimic {v} (to imitate, especially in order to ridicule) | :: herma eftir |
| mince words {v} (to use euphemisms) | :: tala tæpitungulaust [not mince words], vera ómyrkur í máli [not mince words] |
| mind {n} (ability for rational thought) | :: hugur {m} |
| mind {v} (to remember) SEE: remember | :: |
| mine {pron} (that which belongs to me) | :: minn {m} |
| mine {n} (excavation from which ore is extracted) | :: náma {f} |
| mine {n} (military: exploding device) | :: jarðsprengja {f} |
| mine {v} (to pick one's nose) SEE: pick one's nose | :: |
| miner {n} (person who works in a mine) | :: námumaður {m} |
| mineral {n} (in geology) | :: steinefni {n} |
| mineral {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| mineralogy {n} (the study or science of minerals) | :: steindafræði |
| mineral water {n} (water containing dissolved minerals) | :: ölkelduvatn {n} |
| minesweeper {n} (vehicle, device or person for the removal of mines) | :: sprengjuleit |
| minim {n} (A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem) | :: hálfnóta {f} |
| minimal pair {n} (Pair of words) | :: mágmarkspar {n} |
| minim rest {n} (pause) | :: hálfnótuþögn {f} |
| minim rest {n} (symbol) | :: hálfnótuþögn {f} |
| minimum {n} (lowest limit) | :: lágmark {n} |
| minister {n} (person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church) | :: prestur {m} |
| minister {n} (politician who heads a ministry) | :: ráðherra {m} |
| ministry {n} (government department) | :: klerkdómur {n} |
| ministry of education {n} (government department) | :: menntamálaráðuneyti {n} |
| mink {n} (mammal) | :: minkur {m} |
| minke whale {n} (Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis) | :: hrefna {f}, hrafnreyður {f} |
| Minnesota {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Minnesota |
| Minsk {prop} (capital of Belarus) | :: Minsk |
| minuend {n} (number from which another is subtracted) | :: frádráttarstofn {m} |
| minuet {n} (dance) | :: menúett {m} |
| minuet {n} (music accompanying the dance) | :: menúett {m} |
| minus {n} (minus sign) SEE: minus sign | :: |
| minus {prep} (mathematics: less) | :: mínus |
| minus {n} (mathematics: negative quantity) | :: neikvæð tala {f}, tala sem er minni en núll {f} |
| minus {n} (downside or disadvantage) | :: mínus {m}, ókostur {m} |
| minus {adj} (negative) | :: mínus-, sem lýtur að frádrætti, frádráttar-, neikvæður, minni en núll |
| minus {adj} (on the negative part of a scale) | :: mínus-, neikvæður, minni en núll |
| minus {adj} (ranking just below a designated rating) | :: mínus |
| minus sign {n} (symbol used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative) | :: mínusmerki {n}, mínus {m} |
| minute {n} (unit of time) | :: mínúta {f} |
| minute {n} (short but unspecified period of time) | :: augablik {n}, mínúta {f} |
| mirabile dictu {interj} (strange, wonderfully, amazingly) | :: þótt undarlegt megi virðast |
| miracle {n} (wonderful event attributed to supernatural powers) | :: kraftaverk {n} |
| mirage {n} (an optical phenomenon) | :: hilling {f} |
| mirage {n} (illusion) SEE: illusion | :: |
| Mirandese {prop} (Romance language) | :: mirandês |
| mirror {n} (smooth reflecting surface) | :: spegill {m} |
| mirror {v} (of an event, activity, behaviour.. to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) | :: spegla |
| mirror ball {n} (disco ball) SEE: disco ball | :: |
| mirror image {n} (reversed image) | :: spegilmynd {f} |
| mis- {prefix} (bad or wrong; badly or wrongly) | :: mis- |
| misbegotten {n} (one born out of wedlock) SEE: bastard | :: |
| miscegenation {n} (the mixing or blending of race) | :: kynþáttablöndun {f} |
| miscellaneous {adj} (consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts) | :: ýmislegur |
| miscomprehend {v} (misunderstand) SEE: misunderstand | :: |
| miser {n} (skinflint or scrooge) | :: nirfill {m} |
| miserable {adj} (in a state of misery) | :: ömurlegur {m}, ömurleg {f}, ömurlegt {n} |
| misfortunes never come singly {proverb} (bad things come in groups) SEE: it never rains but it pours | :: |
| misnomer {n} (use of term that is misleading) | :: rangnefni {n} |
| misnomer {n} (misleading term) | :: rangnefni {n} |
| miso {n} (thick paste for making soup) | :: mísó {n} |
| misogynist {n} (hater of women) | :: kvenhatari {m} |
| misogyny {n} (hatred or contempt for women) | :: kvenhatur {n} |
| miss {v} (to feel the absence of someone or something; to feel the want or need of) | :: sakna |
| miss {n} (unmarried woman) | :: ungfrú |
| miss {n} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Miss {n} (title) | :: fröken {f}, ungfrú {f} |
| missile {n} (air-based weapon) | :: eldflaug {f} |
| missionary {n} (missionary position) SEE: missionary position | :: |
| missionary position {n} (position for sexual intercourse) | :: trúboðastelling {f} |
| Mississippi {n} (river) | :: Mississippifljót {f} |
| missive {n} (a written message) | :: langt og virðulegt bréf {n}, langur og virðulegur pistill {m} |
| miss the boat {v} (fail to take advantage of an opportunity) | :: verða af tækifæri |
| missus {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| mist {n} (Water or other liquid finely suspended in air) | :: mistur {m} |
| mister {n} (title of adult male) | :: herra {m} |
| mistle thrush {n} (Turdus viscivorus) | :: mistilþröstur |
| mistletoe {n} (any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales) | :: mistilteinn {m} |
| misty {adj} (with mist; foggy) | :: mistraður, móðuhulinn |
| misty {adj} (with tears in the eyes) | :: társtokkinn |
| misunderstand {v} (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) | :: misskilja |
| mitochondrion {n} (respiratory organelle) | :: hvatberi {m} |
| mitosis {n} (division of a cell nucleus) | :: jafnskipting {f}, mítósa {f} |
| mitt {n} (mitten) SEE: mitten | :: |
| mitten {n} (type of glove) | :: vettlingur {m}, lúffa {f} |
| Mizoram {prop} (state) | :: Mizoram |
| Mjollnir {prop} (the hammer of Thor, Thor's hammer Mjollnir) | :: Mjölnir {m} |
| moat {n} (defensive ditch) | :: kastalasíki {n}, síki {n}, virkisgröf {f}, kastaladíki {n}, díki {n} |
| mobile {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobile phone {n} (portable telephone) | :: farsími {m}, gemsi {m}, GSM-sími {m} |
| mobile telephone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mockingbird {n} (songbird of the family Mimidae) | :: hermikráka {f} |
| modal logic {n} (formal system) | :: háttarökfræði {f} |
| mode {n} (in statistics) | :: tíðasta gildi {n}, algengasta gildi {n}, líklegasta gildi {n} |
| mode {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| mode of transport {n} (vehicle or system used to transport people or goods) | :: ferðamáti {m} [passenger transportation], flutningsmáti {m} [cargo transportation] |
| modern {adj} (pertaining to the current time and style) | :: nútímalegur |
| modernity {n} (modern times) | :: nútími {m} |
| modernization {n} (process of modernizing) | :: nútímavæðing {f} |
| modernize {v} (bring something up to date) | :: nútímavæða |
| modestly {adv} (in a modest manner) | :: með kurt og pí |
| modulation {n} (Applying a signal to a carrier) | :: mótun {f} |
| module {n} | :: eining {f} |
| module {n} (abelian group) SEE: abelian group | :: |
| modulo {prep} (Given a specified modulus of) | :: mátað við |
| modulus {n} (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) | :: leifastofn {m} |
| modulus {n} (absolute value of a complex number) | :: lengd {f}, algildi {n}, tölugildi {n} |
| modus ponendo ponens {n} (a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent) | :: aðskilnaðarregla {f}, aðskilnaðarháttur {m} |
| modus ponens {n} (a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent) | :: aðskilnaðarregla {f}, aðskilnaðarháttur {m} |
| modus tollens {n} (a valid form of argument in which the consequent of a condition proposition is denied) | :: neitunarháttur {m} |
| Mohammad {prop} (male given name) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohammad {prop} (prophet) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohawk {n} (hairstyle) | :: hanakambur {m} |
| Mohican {n} (hairstyle) SEE: Mohawk | :: |
| moiety {n} (half) SEE: half | :: |
| moiré pattern {n} (an optical effect) | :: mormynstur {n} |
| moist {adj} (slightly wet) | :: rakur, tárvotur |
| molar {n} (back tooth) | :: jaxl {m} |
| mold {n} (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi) | :: mygla |
| Moldavia {prop} (Moldova) SEE: Moldova | :: |
| Moldavian {prop} (language) | :: moldavíska {f} |
| Moldova {prop} (country) | :: Moldavía {f} |
| Moldovan {n} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {prop} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {adj} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| mole {n} (burrowing insectivore) | :: moldvarpa {f} |
| molecule {n} (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds) | :: sameind {f}, mólekúl {n} |
| mollusc {n} (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca, see also: clam; oyster; mussel) | :: lindýr {n} |
| molluscicide {n} (substance that kills molluscs) | :: lindýraeitur {n} |
| molybdenum {n} (chemical element) | :: mólýbden {n} |
| moment {n} (very brief period of time) | :: augnablik {n} |
| momma's boy {n} (male overly attached to his mother) | :: mömmustrákur {m} |
| monadic {adj} (of or relating to a monad) | :: einstæður {m} |
| Mona Lisa {prop} (painting by Leonardo da Vinci) | :: Móna Lísa {f} |
| monarch {n} (ruler) | :: einvaldsherra {m}, konungur {m}, drottning {f}, fursti {m}, keisari {m}, einvaldur {m}, einvaldur þjóðhöfðingi konungsríkis {m}, einvaldur þjóðhöfðingi keisaradæmis {m}, einvaldur þjóðhöfðingi furstadæmis {m}, höfðingi {m}, jöfur {m}, |
| monarchy {n} (form of government with a hereditary head of state) | :: konungsríki, konungdæmi |
| monastery {n} (building for monks) | :: klaustur {n} |
| Monday {n} (day of the week) | :: mánudagur {m} |
| money {n} (means of exchange and measure of value) | :: peningur {m}, fé {n} |
| money {n} (currency) | :: gjaldmiðill {m} |
| money {n} (cash) | :: peningur {m}, fé {n} |
| money {n} (wealth) | :: ríkidæmi {n} |
| money doesn't grow on trees {proverb} (you must work in order to have money) | :: peningar vaxa ekki á trjám |
| money laundering {n} (act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally) | :: peningaþvætti {n} |
| money market fund {n} (fund that invests in short-term money market instruments) | :: peningamarkaðssjóður {m} |
| Monégasque {adj} (of or relating to Monaco or its inhabitants) | :: mónakóskur |
| Mongol {n} (A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian) SEE: Mongolian | :: |
| Mongolia {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Mongólía {f} |
| Mongolian {adj} (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures) | :: mongólskur |
| Mongolian {n} (native or inhabitant of Mongolia) | :: Mongóli {m} |
| Mongolian {n} (language of Mongolia) | :: mongólska {f} |
| Mongolian People's Republic {prop} (Mongolia) SEE: Mongolia | :: |
| moniker {n} (personal name or nickname) | :: nafn {n}, heiti {n}, viðurnefni {n} |
| moniker {n} (signature) SEE: signature | :: |
| monitor {n} (computer display) | :: mænir {m}, tölvuskjár {m}, skjár {m} |
| monk {n} (slang: judge) SEE: judge | :: |
| monk {n} (male member of monastic order) | :: munkur {m} |
| monk {n} (slang: loner) SEE: loner | :: |
| monkey {n} (primate) | :: api {m} |
| monkey-house {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| monochasium {n} (cyme with one flower on each axis) | :: hálfskúfur {m} |
| monocle {n} (a single lens) | :: einglyrni {n} |
| monocotyledon {n} (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) | :: einkímblöðungar |
| monogamous {adj} (being married to one person at a time) | :: einkvænis-, [adhering to monogamy] sem aðhyllist einkvæni |
| monogram {n} (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark) | :: fangamark |
| monoid {n} (type of set) | :: einungur {m}, hálfgrúpa með hlutleysu {f} |
| monolingual {adj} (only knowing or spoken in one language) | :: eintyngdur, einmálga |
| monomer {n} (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) | :: einliða {f} |
| monomorphism {n} (mathematics: injective homomorphism) | :: einmótun {f}, ímótun {f} |
| mononucleosis {n} (infectious mononucleosis, glandular fever) | :: einkirningasótt {f}, eitlasótt {f}, kossasótt {f} |
| monophthong {n} (vowel that has same sound throughout its pronunciation) | :: einhljóð {n} |
| monopsony {n} (market situation in which there is only buyer for a product) | :: einkeypi |
| monorail {n} (a train running on a single rail) | :: einteinungur {m}, einteinslest {f} |
| monorchid {n} (individual with only one testicle within the scrotum) | :: eineistingur {m} |
| monosomy {n} (genetic disorder) | :: einstæða {f}, staklitnun {f} |
| monosyllabic {adj} (consisting of one syllable) | :: einkvæður {m} |
| monosyllabic {adj} (using monosyllables) | :: einkvæður {m} |
| monotheism {n} (belief in one God) | :: eingyðistrú {f} |
| monotonic {adj} (mathematics: never decreasing or increasing as its independent variable increases) | :: einhalla {m} |
| monotonic decreasing {adj} (mathematics, of a function: always decreasing or remaining constant) | :: minnkandi {m}, fallandi {m}, lækkandi {m} |
| monotonic function {n} (type of function) | :: einhalla fall {n} |
| monotonic increasing {adj} (mathematics, of a function: always increasing or remaining constant) | :: vaxandi {m}, stígandi {m}, hækkandi {m} |
| monotonicity {n} (mathematics, physics: the state of being monotonic) | :: einhalli {m} |
| monotony {n} (property of mathematical function) | :: einhalli {m} |
| monotreme {n} (egg-laying mammal) | :: nefdýr {n} |
| mons {n} (mons pubis) SEE: mons pubis | :: |
| mons pubis {n} (fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones) | :: munaðarhóll {m} |
| monster {n} (terrifying dangerous creature) | :: ófreskja {f}, skrímsli {n} |
| Mont Blanc {prop} (the highest mountain in Europe) | :: Hvítfjall {n} |
| Montenegrin {adj} (relating to Montenegro) | :: svartfellskur |
| Montenegrin {n} (person from Montenegro) | :: Svartfellingur {m} |
| Montenegro {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Svartfjallaland {n} |
| month {n} (period into which a year is divided) | :: mánuður |
| monument {n} (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons) | :: minnismerki {n} |
| moo {n} (characteristic sound made by a cow or bull) | :: baul {n} |
| moo {v} (to make a lowing sound) | :: baula |
| moo {interj} (sound made by a cow or bull) | :: mu, mö |
| mood {n} (mental state) | :: skap {n} |
| mood {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| moon {n} (largest natural satellite of planet Earth) | :: tungl {n}, [archaic, poetic] máni {m} |
| moon {n} (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) | :: tungl {n}, fylgihnöttur {m} |
| moon {n} (month) | :: mánuður {m} |
| Moon {prop} (sole natural satellite of the Earth) | :: tungl {n}, máni {m} |
| moonwort {n} (Botrychium lunaria) | :: tungljurt {f} |
| moor {n} (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath) | :: mýri {f}, heiði {f} |
| Moor {n} (a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people) | :: mári {m} |
| Moor {n} (a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain) | :: mári {m} |
| moose {n} (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) | :: elgur {m} |
| mop {n} (implement for washing floors) | :: moppa {f}, þvegill {m} |
| mop {v} (to rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop) | :: skúra, moppa, skrúbba, þvo |
| moraine {n} (accumulation of rocks and debris) | :: jökulgarður {m} |
| moratorium {n} (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) | :: greiðslustöðvun {f}; frestur {m}; stöðvun {f} |
| Moravia {prop} (historical region) | :: Mæri {n} |
| Moravian {adj} (pertaining to the Moravian Church) | :: Bræðrasöfnuðurinn {m} |
| more Catholic than the Pope {adj} (adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practice than is required) | :: kaþólskari en páfinn |
| more or less {adv} (approximately) | :: um það bil, nokkurn veginn, sirka |
| more or less {adv} (almost) | :: meira eða minna |
| moreover {adv} (in addition to what has been said) | :: einnig, þar á ofan, þar að auki |
| morgue {n} (place for dead people) | :: líkhús {n} |
| morgue {n} (haughty attitude) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| moribund {adj} (approaching death) | :: dauðvona {m}, [to be moribund] liggja fyrir dauðanum, að dauða kominn {m} |
| Mormonism {prop} (religious aspects of the Latter-day Saint movement) | :: mormónatrú {f} |
| morning {n} (part of the day between dawn and midday) | :: morgunn {m}, árdegi, fyrirmiðdagur |
| morning {n} (the part of the day after midnight and before midday) | :: morgunn {m} |
| morning after {n} (hangover) SEE: hangover | :: |
| Moroccan {adj} (pertaining to Morocco) | :: marokkanskur {m}, marokkansk {f}, marokkanskt {n} |
| Morocco {prop} (country) | :: Marokkó |
| moron {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| morpheme {n} (smallest linguistic unit) | :: myndan {f}, morfem {f}, minnsta merkingarbær eining mál {f} |
| Morpheus {prop} (Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams) | :: Morfeos |
| morphine {n} (crystalline alkaloid) | :: morfín {n} |
| morphology {n} (linguistic study of the form and structure) | :: orðhlutafræði {f} |
| mortal {adj} (susceptible to death) | :: dauðlegur |
| mortuary {n} (morgue) SEE: morgue | :: |
| mosaic {n} (artwork) | :: mósaík {m} |
| Moscow {prop} (capital city of Russia) | :: Moskva {f} |
| mosque {n} (a place of worship for Muslims) | :: moska {f} |
| mosquito {n} (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood) | :: moskítófluga {f} |
| moss {n} (plants of the division Bryophyta) | :: mosi {m} |
| moss animal {n} (bryozoan) SEE: bryozoan | :: |
| moss campion {n} (Silene acaulis) | :: lambagras {n} |
| moss green {adj} (colour) | :: mosagrænn |
| moss-grown {adj} (old; old-fashioned, out of date) SEE: old | :: |
| moss-grown {adj} (having a covering of growing moss) | :: mosagróinn, mosavaxinn |
| mossy saxifrage {n} (Saxifraga hypnoides) | :: mosasteinbrjótur {m} |
| mote {n} (A small particle; a speck) | :: ögn {f}, rykögn {f}, korn {n} |
| motet {n} (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style) | :: mótetta {f} |
| moth {n} (insect similar to a butterfly) | :: mölur {m} |
| mother {n} (hysterical passion) SEE: hysteria | :: |
| mother {n} (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant) | :: mamma {f}, móðir {f} |
| mother {n} (one’s female parent) | :: móðir {f} |
| motherboard {n} (primary circuit board of a computer) | :: móðurborð {n} |
| mother-in-law {n} (spouse’s mother) | :: tengdamamma {f} |
| motherland {n} | :: móðurl |
| motherless {adj} (without a living mother) | :: móðurlaus {m} {f}, móðurlaust {n} |
| mother-of-pearl {n} (pearly layer) | :: perlumóðir {f} |
| mother's milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
| mother tongue {n} (one's native tongue) | :: móðurmál {n} |
| motionless {adj} (at rest, not moving) | :: grafkyrr, hreyfingarlaus |
| motion picture {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| motion sickness {n} (nausea or dizziness in a moving vehicle) | :: ferðaveiki {f} |
| motor {n} (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy) | :: mótor |
| motorcade {n} (procession of cars) | :: bílalest {f} |
| motorcar {n} (enclosed passenger vehicle powered by engine) SEE: automobile | :: |
| motorcycle {n} (open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel) | :: mótorhjól {n} |
| motor vehicle {n} (any land-based means of transportation) | :: vélknúið ökutæki {n} |
| motorway {n} (broad highway) | :: hraðbraut {f} |
| motto {n} (sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement) | :: kjörorð {n} |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mouldwarp {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| mouldy {adj} (neglected) SEE: neglected | :: |
| moult {n} (skin or feathers cast off) | :: [of insects and reptiles] hamskipti {n-p}, [of birds] fjaðrafellir {m} |
| moult {v} (to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal) | :: [of insects and reptiles] hleypa hömum, [of birds] fella fjaðrir, [of cats and dogs] fara úr hárum |
| mound {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| mount {n} (mountain) SEE: mountain | :: |
| mountain {n} (large mass of earth and rock) | :: fjall {n}, fell {n} |
| mountain {n} (large amount) | :: haugur {m} |
| mountain ash {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| mountain climbing {n} (mountaineering) SEE: mountaineering | :: |
| mountaineering {n} (sport) | :: fjallganga {f}, [go mountain climbing] ganga á fjöll |
| mountain range {n} (line of mountains) | :: fjallgarður {m} |
| Mount Everest {prop} (world’s highest mountain, located in the Himalayas) | :: Everestfjall |
| mourn {v} (express sadness for, grieve over) | :: syrgja |
| mouse {n} (rodent of the genus Mus) | :: mús {f} |
| mouse {n} (computing: input device) | :: mús, tölvumús |
| mousehole {n} (hole through which a mouse enters a room) | :: músarhola {f} |
| mouse mat {n} (mouse pad) SEE: mouse pad | :: |
| mouse pad {n} (mouse pad) | :: músamotta {f}, músarmotta {f} |
| mousepad {n} (mouse pad) SEE: mouse pad | :: |
| mousetrap {n} (device for killing mice) | :: músagildra {f}, fjalaköttur {m}, tréköttur {m}, músafella {f} |
| moustache {n} (hair on upper lip) | :: yfirvaraskegg {n}, yfirskegg {n}, [slang] motta {f} |
| mouth {n} (the opening of a creature through which food is ingested) | :: munnur {m}, kjaftur [vulgar] {m} |
| mouth {n} (an outlet, aperture or orifice) | :: munnur {m}, op {n} |
| mouth {n} (the end of a river out of which water flows) | :: mynni {n} |
| mouthly {adj} (oral) SEE: oral | :: |
| mouth ulcer {n} (aphthous ulcer) SEE: aphthous ulcer | :: |
| mouthwash {n} (liquid used to clean one's mouth) | :: munnskol {n} |
| move {v} (to change place or posture; to go) | :: flytja |
| move {v} (to change residence) | :: flytja, flytjast búferlum |
| move {v} (to change the place of a piece) | :: færa |
| move {v} (to cause to change place or posture; to set in motion) | :: flytja, færa |
| move {v} (to transfer from one space or position to another) | :: flytja, færa |
| move {v} (to excite to action) | :: flytja, færa, keyra |
| move {v} (to arouse the feelings or passions of) | :: snerta |
| move {v} (to propose; to recommend) | :: leggja til |
| move {n} (the act of moving) SEE: movement | :: |
| movement {n} (physical motion) | :: hreyfing {f} |
| movie {n} (motion picture) | :: bíómynd {f}, mynd {f}, kvikmynd {f} |
| movie {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moviehouse {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| movie theater {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| mow {v} (to cut down) | :: slá, slá gras |
| mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| Mr {n} (abbreviation of mister) SEE: Mr. | :: |
| Mr. {n} (abbreviation of mister) | :: hr. |
| Mrs {n} (title before woman's name) | :: fr. |
| much {determiner} (a large amount of) | :: mikill |
| much obliged {interj} (thank you) SEE: thank you | :: |
| much obliged {adj} (grateful) SEE: grateful | :: |
| mucocutaneous {adj} (of or pertaining to the mucous membranes and the skin) | :: slímu- og húðar- |
| mucus {n} (slippery secretion) | :: slím {n} |
| mud {n} (mixture of soil and water) | :: leðja {f} |
| muddy {adj} (covered with mud) | :: forugur |
| muff {n} (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) | :: múffa {f} |
| muffin {n} (individual cake) | :: múffa {f} |
| muffle {n} (A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheel) SEE: block and tackle | :: |
| muffler {n} (scarf) SEE: scarf | :: |
| mug {n} (large cup) | :: kanna {n}, krús {f}, kolla {f} [for beer] |
| mug {n} ((slang) the face) | :: smetti {n}, fés {n}, trýni {n} |
| Muggle {n} (person who has no magical abilities) | :: Muggi {m} |
| Muhammad {prop} (the prophet who introduced Islam) | :: Múhameð {m} |
| mulberry {n} (the tree) | :: mórberjatré {n} |
| mulberry {n} (the fruit) | :: mórber {n} |
| mulct {n} (pecuniary penalty) SEE: fine | :: |
| mule {n} (offspring of male donkey and female horse) | :: múldýr {n}, múlasni {m} |
| multicollinearity {n} (phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated) | :: marglínuleiki {m} |
| multilateral {adj} (having many sides or points of view) | :: marghliða {m} |
| multilateral {adj} (involving three or more parties) | :: marghliða {m} |
| multilingual {adj} (pertaining to multiple languages) | :: fjöltyngdur |
| multiparous {adj} (having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring) | :: [multiparous woman] fjölbyrja {f} |
| multiple inheritance {n} (in programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses) | :: fjölerfðir {n-p} |
| multiple sclerosis {n} (chronic disease of the brain and spinal cord) | :: mýlisskaði {m}, heila- og mænusigg {n} |
| multiplicand {n} (number that is to be multiplied by another) | :: margföldunarstofn {m} |
| multiplication {n} (process) | :: margföldun {f} |
| multiplication {n} (increasing in number) | :: margföldun {f} |
| multiplier {n} (number) | :: margfaldari {m} |
| multi-storey {n} (a car park or parking garage with more than one storey) SEE: parking garage | :: |
| mummy {n} (embalmed corpse) | :: múmía {f} |
| mummy {n} (child's term for mother) | :: mamma {f} |
| mummy's boy {n} (momma's boy) SEE: momma's boy | :: |
| municipal {adj} (pertaining to city) | :: borgar-, bæjar-, sveitar- |
| municipality {n} (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) | :: sveitarfélag {n} |
| municipality {n} (the governing body of such a district) | :: sveitarstjórn {f} |
| muon {n} (an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family) | :: mýeind {f} |
| muon neutrino {n} (elementary particle) | :: fiseind mýeindar {f} |
| mural {n} (painting on wall) | :: veggskreyting {f} |
| murder {n} (an act of deliberate killing) | :: morð {n} |
| murder {n} (the crime of deliberate killing) | :: morð {n} |
| murder {v} (deliberately kill) | :: myrða |
| murder {v} (defeat decisively) | :: rústa |
| murderer {n} (person who commits murder) | :: morðingi {m} |
| murder weapon {n} (weapon used to commit a murder) | :: morðvopn {n} |
| murky {adj} | :: myrkr |
| murmur {v} (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble) | :: tuldra, muldra, umla, þrugla, tauta |
| murrey {n} (mulberry) SEE: mulberry | :: |
| Muscat {prop} (capital city) | :: Múskat |
| muscle {n} (contractile tissue) | :: vöðvi {m} |
| muscle {n} (organ composed of muscle tissue) | :: vöðvi {m} |
| muscle {n} (strength, force) | :: styrkur {m} |
| muscular {adj} (of or relating to muscles) | :: vöðva- |
| muscular {adj} (having strength) | :: vöðvastæltur, vöðvamikill, [informal] massaður |
| museum {n} (building or institution) | :: safn {n} |
| mushroom {n} (fruiting body of a fungus) | :: sveppur {m} |
| mushroom {n} (one who rises suddenly from a low condition in life) SEE: upstart | :: |
| music {n} (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) | :: tónlist, músík [possibly nonstandard, slightly dated] |
| music {n} | :: tónlist |
| musical {n} (stage performance, show or film) | :: söngleikur {m} |
| musical instrument {n} (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds) | :: hljóðfæri {n} |
| musician {n} (person who performs or writes music) | :: tónlistarmaður {m} |
| musicology {n} (study of music) | :: tónlistarfræði |
| music school {n} (school of music) | :: tónlistarskóli {m} |
| music stand {n} (stand for holding sheet music) | :: nótnastandur {m}, nótnastóll {m}, nótnastatíf {n}, statíf {n} |
| music theory {n} (field of study dealing with how music works) | :: tónfræði {f} |
| musket {n} (firearm) | :: framhlaðningur {m} |
| musk ox {n} (an arctic mammal) | :: sauðnaut {n} |
| muskrat {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) | :: moskusrotta, bísamrotta |
| Muslim {n} (believer of Islam) | :: múslima |
| muslin {n} (very different styles of fabric) SEE: fabric | :: |
| musquash {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) SEE: muskrat | :: |
| mussel {n} (any small edible bivalve shellfish, see also: clam; oyster; mollusc) | :: kræklingur {m}, bláskel {f} |
| must {v} (be required to) | :: verða |
| mustard {n} (condiment) | :: sinnep {n} |
| mustard gas {n} (vesicant gas) | :: sinnepsgas |
| muster {v} (to show, exhibit) SEE: show | :: |
| must-have {adj} (essential to own) | :: skyldueign {f} |
| mutation {n} (heritable change in genetic material) | :: stökkbreyting {f} |
| mutatis mutandis {adv} (having changed what needs to be changed) | :: að breyttu breytanda |
| mute {adj} (not having the power of speech) | :: mállaus |
| mute swan {n} (Cygnus olor) | :: hnúðsvanur |
| mutter {n} (instance of muttering) | :: muldur {n}, taut {n} |
| mutter {v} (speak under one's breath) | :: muldra, tauta, hvísla |
| mutter {v} (speak incoherently) | :: tuða, tauta |
| mutter {v} (make a low sound) | :: muldra |
| mutton {n} (the flesh of sheep used as food) | :: kindakjöt {n} |
| mutual {adj} (having the same relationship, each to each other) | :: gagnkvæmur |
| mutual {adj} (reciprocal) | :: gagnkvæmur |
| mutual {adj} (possessed in common) | :: sameiginlegur |
| muzzle {n} (part of animal's head) | :: trýni {n}, múli {m}, snoppa {f}, granir {f-p} |
| muzzle {n} (open end of a gun) | :: byssukjaftur {m} |
| muzzle {n} (device to stop an animal from biting) | :: múll {m}, bitmúli {m}, mýli {n}, munnkarfa {f} |
| muzzle {v} (to apply a muzzle) | :: mýla, múlbinda, setja munnkörfu á (dýr) |
| muzzle {v} (to restrain from speaking or acting) | :: þagga niður í, múlbinda |
| muzzleloader {n} (type of firearm) | :: framhlaðningur {m} |
| muzzleloading {adj} (of a gun, having ammunition loaded from the front of the barrel) | :: framhlaðinn |
| Mývatn {prop} (an Icelandic lake) | :: Mývatn {n} |
| my {determiner} (belonging to me) | :: minn |
| Myanmar {prop} (Southeast Asian country, see also: Burma) | :: Búrma {f}, Mjanmar |
| mycology {n} (study of fungi) | :: sveppafræði {f} |
| mycorrhiza {n} (symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant) | :: svepprót |
| my name is {phrase} (a way to identify oneself) | :: ég heiti... |
| myocardial infarction {n} (heart attack) SEE: heart attack | :: |
| myocardium {n} (muscles that surround and power the heart) | :: hjartavöðvi {m} |
| myoglobin {n} (small globular protein) | :: vöðvarauði {m}, mýóglóbín {n}, vöðvaglóbín {n} |
| myoglobinuria {n} (Presence of myoglobin in the urine) | :: vöðvarauðamiga {f} |
| myriad {n} (vast diversity or number) | :: mýgrútur {m}, urmull {f}, ótal {n}, ógrynni {n}, aragrúi {m} |
| myrrh {n} (dried sap of the myrrha tree) | :: myrra {f} |
| mystery {n} (something secret or unexplainable) | :: ráðgáta {f} |
| myth {n} (divine story) | :: saga {f}, uppspuni {m} |
| myth {n} (commonly-held but false belief) | :: skröksaga {f} |
