Icelandic

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Etymology

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From fýla (stink; foul mood) +‎ ferð (trip, journey).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fýluferð f (genitive singular fýluferðar, nominative plural fýluferðir)

  1. a fruitless errand (such as making a trip to a location that turns out to be closed)
    Ég fór fýluferð.I made a fruitless errand.

Usage notes

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Used in the phrase að fara fýluferð. The wording að fara í fýluferð did not appear until the 21st century but is now also common.

Declension

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