Word of the Week

It's like a glossary, but in disarray and unrelated

Gluggaveður

Gluggaveður

06.01.2021 — 1 min read
To the false promise of warm weather. From the window, everything looks very nice and …
Flugeldur

Flugeldur

30.12.2020 — 1 min read
"Fireworks" is flugeldur in Icelandic. In Iceland it is use to get your own arsenal …
Jól

Jól

23.12.2020 — 1 min read
Jól means "Christmas" in Icelandic. And Merry Christmas is "Gleðileg jól".
Hljóð

Hljóð

16.12.2020 — 1 min read
This is quite a peculiar word, since Hljóð means both "silence" and "noise". Imagine the …
Skúffaður

Skúffaður

02.11.2020 — 1 min read
The word skúffa means "drawer", so one could suppose that skúffaður is a word that …
Bergmál

Bergmál

14.10.2020 — 1 min read
This word is my favorite in Icelandic, because it makes me very metaphorical (that sometimes …
Velkomin/nn

Velkomin/nn

30.09.2020 — 1 min read
In Icelandic, this adjective is said “velkomin” in a neutral plural or in the feminine …
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