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baa {n} (bleating of sheep) :: jarm {n}
baa {interj} (cry of sheep) :: mee
baa {v} (to make the cry of sheep) :: jarma
babble {v} (to utter words indistinctly) :: babla, masa, þvæla, mala, blaðra
babble {v} (to talk much) :: babla, masa, þvæla, vera með heimskuhjal, tala of mikið, mala, blaðra, kjafta frá, fleipra út úr sér
babble {v} (to make a continuous murmuring noise) :: niða, hjala
babble {n} (idle talk) :: babl {n}, óskýrt tal {n}, heimskulegt þvaður {n}, mas {n}
babble {n} (inarticulate speech) :: babl {n}, óskýrt tal {n}, heimskulegt þvaður {n}, mas {n}
babble {n} (the sound of flowing water) :: niður {m}, vatnsniður {m}
babbler {n} :: þvaðrari {m}, skrafskjóða {f}, vaðalsgepill {m}, vaðlari {m}
babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby ::
babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby ::
babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby ::
babehood {n} (babyhood) SEE: babyhood ::
baboon {n} (primate) :: bavían {m}, bavíani {m}, hundapi {m}
baboonish {adj} (like a baboon) :: eins og bavían {m} {f} {n}, bavíana-
babushka {n} (woman’s headscarf tied under the chin) :: skýla {f}, skýluklútur {m}, skýlyklútur bundinn undir höku {m}
baby {n} (very young human being) :: ungbarn {n}, ungabarn {n}, kornabarn {n}
baby carriage {n} (cart that is designed for moving a baby around in a lying position) SEE: pram ::
baby grand {n} (small grand piano) :: lítill flygill {m}
babyhood {n} (state or period of infancy) :: frumbernska {f}, vítvoðungsaldur {m}
babyish {adj} (like a baby) :: smábarnalegur, barnalegur, kjánalegur
babysit {v} :: gæta krakka
baby-sit {v} :: gæta krakka
babysitter {n} (baby or child caretaker) :: barnapía
baby talk {n} (form of speech used when talking to babies) :: barnamál {n}, barnahjal {n}, gælumál {n}
baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth ::
baccalaureate {n} (bachelor's degree) SEE: bachelor's degree ::
Bacchus {prop} (the Roman god of wine) :: Bakkus {m}
bachelor {n} (unmarried man) :: piparsveinn {m}, einhleyplingur {m}, ókvæntur maður {m}
bachelordom {n} (bachelorhood) SEE: bachelorhood ::
bachelorette party {n} (bachelorette party) :: gæsapartí {n}
bachelorhood {n} (the condition of being a bachelor) :: einlífi {n}, einhleypni {f}, ókvæni {n}
bachelor party {n} (party) :: steggjapartí {n}
bachelor's degree {n} (first or lowest academic degree) :: bakkalárgráða {f}
bachelorship {n} (bachelorhood) SEE: bachelorhood ::
bacillary {adj} (of or pertaining to bacillus) :: bakteríu-, staglaga
bacillus {n} (any bacteria in the genus Bacillus) :: staflaga baktería {f}, baktería {f}
back {adv} (to or in a previous condition or place) :: til baka
back {n} (the rear of body) :: bak {n}
back {n} (the reverse side) :: bakhlið {f}
back {n} (the part of something that goes last) :: afturhluti {m}
backache {n} (any pain or ache in the back, see also: lumbago) :: bakverkur {m}
backbencher {n} (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank) :: venjulegur þingmaður {m} (referring to a man), venjuleg þingkona {f} (referring to a woman); þingmaður sem ekki er í flokksforystunni {m} (referring to a man), þingkona sem ekki er í flokksforystunni {f} (referring to a woman)
backbite {v} (to make defamatory statements about another) :: baknaga, rægja, rógbera
backboard {n} (basketball) :: bakfjalir {f-p}, spjald {n}
backbone {n} (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord) :: hryggur {m}
backbone {n} (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure) :: uppistaða {f}, meginstoð {f}
backbone {n} (courage, fortitude, or strength) :: skapfesta {f}, bein í nefinu {n}
backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine ::
backboned {adj} (having a spine) :: hrygg-, með hrygg
backbreaking {adj} (of work, very physically tiring) :: lýjandi, erfiður
back door {n} (secret, unprotected means of access) :: leynilegur; laumulegur
backdoor {n} (backdoor (all definitions)) SEE: back door ::
backdrop {n} (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage) :: bakhengi {m}, baktjald {n}, bakgrunnur {m}, baksvið {n}
backer {n} (one who backs) :: stuðningsmaður {m}
background music {n} (music played in a public space) :: bakgrunnstónlist {f}, fylgitónlist {f}
background music {n} (music in a film, video game or other medium) :: bakgrunnstónlist {f}
background radiation {n} (ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment) :: bakgrunnsgeislun {f}
backhand {n} (stroke in tennis) :: bakhandarhögg {n}
backhand {n} (handwriting) :: rithönd sem hallar til vinstri
backhand {v} :: slá bakhandarhögg
backhand {adj} :: handarbaks-, bakhandar-, bakhandarhöggs-
backhanded {adj} (With the hand turned backward) :: bakhandar-, gerður með handarbakinu {m}
backhanded {adj} (Indirect; awkward) :: klunnalegur {m}, klaufskur {m}
backhanded {adj} (Turned back) :: öfugsnúinn {m}; tvíræður {m}, vafasamur {m}
backhanded {adj} (Of writing) :: hallandi til vinstri
back matter {n} (parts of a book that appear after the text) :: baktexti
backpack {n} (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) :: bakpoki {m}
backrest {n} (back piece of a chair) :: bak {n}, bakstoð {f}, bakfjöl {f}
back road {n} (a secondary road, a little used road) :: hliðarvegur {m}, vegur fjarri alfaraleið {m}
backscratcher {n} (rod for scratching one's own back) :: bakklóra {f}
back seat {n} (seat) :: aftursæti {n}
back seat {n} (position) :: áhrifalítil staða {f}, valdalítil staða {f}
back-seat driver {n} (advising passenger) :: aftursætisbílstjóri {m}
backside {n} (back side of something) :: bakhlið {n}, bak {n}
backside {n} (buttocks) :: rass {m}, rasskinnar {f-p}, sitjandi {m}
backslapper {n} (person who is overly showy with their affections) :: axlaklappari {m}, mjög viðkunnanlegur maður {m} (of a man), mjög viðkunnanleg kona {f} (of a woman); yfirmáta kumpánalegur maður {m} (of a man), yfirmáta kumpánaleg kona {f} (of a woman)
backslapping {n} (action of the verb to backslap) :: óhófleg kumpánaleg framkoma {f}, óumbeðið axlaklapp {n}
backslide {v} :: hrasa, lenda aftur í slysi, lenda aftur í synd, lenda aftur í villu
backspace {n} :: hop {n}
backspace {v} (remove a character) :: hopa
backspin {n} (spin applied to a ball in order to slow it) :: baksnúningur {m}
backstage {adj} (behind a stage) :: baktjalda-, baksviðs-
backstage {adj} (secret) :: leynilegur
backstage {adv} :: baktjalda-, baksviðs-, leynilegur, baksviðs, að tjaldabaki, aftan til á leiksviði
backstage {n} (the area behind the stage) :: baksvið {n}
back to front {adj} (reversed) :: öfugur
backup {n} (copy of file or record) :: öryggisafrit {n}, afrit {n}
backup {adj} (intended as backup) :: öryggis-
Backus-Naur form {n} (a formal notation for context-free grammars) :: Backus-Naur-ritháttur {m}, Backus-Naur ritháttur {m}
backwards {adv} (in the opposite direction of usual) :: aftur á bak
backwards {adv} (with back preceding the front) :: aftur á bak
bacon {n} (cut of meat) :: flesk {n}, beikon {n}
bacteria {n} (bacteria) :: gerlar {n-p}, bakteríur {n-p}
bactericide {n} (Any substance that kills bacteria) :: gerlabani {m}, bakteríueyðir {m}
bacteriophage {n} (a virus that infects bacteria) :: bakteríuveira {f}, faga {f}, gerilveira {f}, gerilæta {f}
bacterium {n} (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) :: baktería {f}, gerill {m}
Bactrian camel {n} (Camelus bactrianus) :: kameldýr {n}
bad {adj} (unfavorable; negative) :: vondur, slæmur, illur
bad {adj} :: slæmt {n}, slæmur {m}
badass {adj} (belligerent and troublesome) SEE: belligerent ::
badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart ::
badger {n} (mammal) :: greifingi {m}
bad luck {n} (misfortune) :: óhamingja {f}, ógæfa {f}
badminton {n} (a racquet sport) :: badminton {n}, hnit
bag {n} (flexible container) :: poki
bag {n} :: poki {m}
bag {v} (to put into a bag) :: sekkja, setja í poka
bag {v} (to catch) :: veiða
bag {n} (suitcase) SEE: suitcase ::
bag {n} (backpack) SEE: backpack ::
bagel {n} (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) :: beygla {f}
baggage {n} (luggage) SEE: luggage ::
bagpipe {n} (bagpipes) SEE: bagpipes ::
bagpipes {n} (musical wind instrument) :: sekkjapípa {f}
baguette {n} (a narrow, relatively long rectangular shape) :: snittubrauð {n}
Bahamas {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Bahamaeyjar
Bahrain {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Barein
bail {n} (security) :: trygging {f}
bailiwick {n} (precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction) :: fógetaumdæmi {n}
bailiwick {n} (area or subject of authority or involvement) :: [area of knowledge] þekkingarsvið {n}, [occupational area] starfssvið {n}, [field of interest] áhugasvið {n}, [field of competence] valdsvið {n}
Baird's sandpiper {n} (Calidris bairdii) :: leirutíta
bake {v} (to cook in an oven) :: baka, seyða
bake {v} :: baka
baker {n} (person who bakes and sells bread, etc) :: bakari {m}
baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery ::
baker's dozen {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin ::
bakery {n} (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold) :: bakarí {n}
baking soda {n} (common name for sodium bicarbonate) :: matarsódi {m}
Baku {prop} (the capital city of Azerbaijan) :: Bakú {f}
balance {n} (astrology: Libra) SEE: Libra ::
balcony {n} (structure extending from a building) :: svalir {f-p}, altan
bald {adj} (having no hair) :: sköllóttur {m}
bale {v} (to remove water from a boat) SEE: bail ::
ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) :: bolti {m}
ball {n} (testicle) :: kúla [used in plural, with definite article]
ball {n} (in plural - mildly vulgar slang - nonsense) :: kjaftæði {n}, rugl {n}
ball {n} (in plural — slang — courage) :: kjarkur {m}
ballast resistor {n} (an electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it) :: straumfestiviðnám {n}, álagsmótstaða {f}
ball bearing {n} (bearing assembly with spherical balls) :: kúlulega {f}
ballerina {n} (female ballet dancer) :: ballettdansmær {f}
ballet {n} (form of dance) :: ballett {m}, listdans {m}, leikdans {m}
ball game {n} (game played with a ball) :: boltaíþrótt {f}, knattleikur {m}
ballgame {n} (ball game) SEE: ball game ::
balloon {n} (inflatable and buoyant object) :: blaðra {f}
balloon {n} (child’s toy) :: blaðra {f}
balloon {n} (inflatable object to transport people through the air) :: loftbelgur {m}
balloonfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish ::
ballot {n} (paper used for vote-casting) :: kjörseðill {m}
ball pen {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen ::
ballpoint pen {n} (pen) :: kúlupenni {m}
balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball ::
balsamic vinegar {n} (a dark, sweet vinegar, made from reduced white wine) :: balsamedik {n}
Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea ::
Baltic {prop} (Baltic region, Baltic states) :: Eystrasaltslöndin {n-p}
Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) :: Eystrasalt {n}, Austurmar {m}, Austursjór
baluster {n} (banister) :: rimill {m}, pílári í handriði {m}, brjóstriðssúla {f}, speli {m}, spæll {m}
balustrade {n} (row of balusters) :: brjóstrið {n}, súlnabrjóstrið {n}, handrið {n}, rimlahandrið {n}, grindverk {n}, rimlagirðing {f}
Bambara {prop} (language) :: bambara
bamboo {n} (plant) :: bambus {m}
ban {v} (forbid) :: banna
ban {n} (prohibition) :: bann {n}
banana {n} (fruit) :: banani {m}, bjúgaldin {n} [very uncommon]
banana bread {n} (type of bread made with mashed bananas) :: bananabrauð {n}
banana peel {n} (outermost layer of the banana) :: bananahýði {n}
banana republic {n} (country) :: bananalýðveldi {n}
banana skin {n} (banana skin) SEE: banana peel ::
bandage {n} (medical binding) :: umbúðir {f-p}, plástur {m}
bandit {n} (one who robs others) :: ræningi
bandog {n} (guard dog) SEE: guard dog ::
bandwidth {n} (width of a frequency band) :: bandbreidd {f}, bandvídd {f}
bandwidth {n} (width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit) :: bandbreidd {f}
bandwidth {n} (measure of data flow rate in digital networks) :: bandbreidd {f}
bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison ::
bane {n} (killer) SEE: killer ::
bang {n} (A strike upon an object causing such a noise) :: bang
bang {v} (to hammer) :: banga
banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast ::
Bangla {prop} (Bengali) SEE: Bengali ::
Bangladesh {prop} (country) :: Bangladess
bangs {n} (hair that hangs down over the forehead) :: toppur {m}
banister {n} (the handrail on the side of a staircase) :: handrið {n}, stigahandrið {n}
banister {n} (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) :: rimill {m}, pílári í handriði {m}, brjóstriðssúla {f}, speli {m}, spæll {m}
bank {n} (institution) :: banki {m}
bank {n} (branch office) :: banki {m}, bankaútibú {n}
bank {n} (edge of river or lake) :: bakki {m}, árbakki {m} (of a river)
bank account {n} (fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank) :: bankareikning
bank machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine ::
banknote {n} (paper currency) :: peningaseðill {m}
bankrupt {adj} (having been legally declared insolvent) :: gjaldþrota
bankruptcy {n} (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) :: gjaldþrot
banner {n} (advertisement on a web page) :: borði {m}
banquet {n} (a large celebratory meal; a feast) :: matarveisla {f}, stórveisla {f}, fjöldaveisla {f}
banter {n} (good humoured conversation) :: stríðni {f}
banter {v} (to tease mildly) :: stríða
baobab {n} (Adansonia digitata) :: apabrauðstré
baptism {n} (Christian sacrament) :: skírn {f}
baptismal font {n} (a basin used for baptism) :: skírnarfontur {m}
bar {n} (vertical bar mark) SEE: pipe ::
bar {n} (music: section of a staff) SEE: measure ::
bar {prep} (with the exception of) SEE: except ::
bar {n} (music: vertical line across a staff) SEE: bar line ::
bar {n} (solid object with uniform cross-section) :: stöng {f}
bar {n} (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages) :: bar {m}, krá {f}, ölstofa {f}, pöbb {m} [informal], knæpa {f}
bar {n} (counter of such a premises) :: bar {m}
bar {n} (sports: in high jump and pole vault) :: slá {f}
bar {n} (unit of pressure) :: bar {n}
barb {n} (bit for a horse) SEE: bit ::
barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard ::
barbarian {n} (uncivilized person) :: barbari {m}
barbarian {n} :: barbari {m}, skrælingi {m}, villimaður {m}
barbarous {adj} (barbarian) SEE: barbarian ::
barbecue sauce {n} (type of sauce) :: BBQ-sósa
barber {n} (person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards) :: rakari {m}, bartskeri {m}
barcode {n} (set of machine-readable parallel bars) :: strikamerki {n}
bare {v} (to uncover, reveal) :: bera
barefaced lie {n} (falsehood told with utter confidence without trying to conceal the fact that it is false) :: haugalygi {f}, [to tell somebody a barefaced lie] ljúga upp í opið geðið á einhverjum
barefoot {adj} (wearing nothing on the feet) :: berfættur {m}
barefoot {adv} (wearing nothing on the feet) :: berfættur, berum fótum
barefooted {adj} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot ::
barefooted {adv} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot ::
barf {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
barf {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
barge {n} (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) :: prammi {m}
barium {n} (chemical element) :: barín
bark {v} (to make a loud noise (dogs)) :: gelta, geyja, gjamma, bofsa
bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance) :: gelt {n}, {f}, hundgá {f}, gey {n}, gjamm {n}, bofs {n}
bark {n} (exterior covering of a tree) :: börkur {m}
bark {n} (three-masted vessel, foremast and mainmast square-rigged, mizzenmast schooner-rigged) :: barkur {m}
barley {n} (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) :: bygg {n}
bar line {n} (vertical line across a staff) :: taktstrik {n}
barman {n} (bartender) SEE: bartender ::
barn {n} (child) SEE: child ::
barn {n} (building) :: hlaða {f}
barnacle {n} (barnacle goose) SEE: barnacle goose ::
barnacle {n} (marine crustacean) :: hrúðurkarl {m}
barnacle goose {n} (Branta leucopsis) :: helsingi {m}
barn owl {n} (Tyto alba) :: turnugla
barometer {n} (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) :: loftvog {m}
baron {n} (male ruler of a barony) :: barón {m}
baronet {n} (hereditary title) :: barónett {m}
baroscope {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer ::
barotrauma {n} (tissue damage caused by air pressure difference) :: þrýstingsáverki {m}
barquentine {n} (sailing vessel) :: barkantína {?}
barracuda {n} (predatory competitor) SEE: shark ::
barracuda {n} (marine fish) :: barrakúda {f}
barrel {n} (tube) SEE: tube ::
barrel {n} (jar) SEE: jar ::
barrel {n} (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop) :: tunna {f}
barrel {n} (metallic tube of a gun) :: hlaup {n}, byssuhlaup {n}
barrel {n} (part of a clarinet) :: baula {f}
barrel organ {n} (pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel) :: lírukassi {m}
barrister {n} (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) :: málafærslumaður {m}
bartender {n} (person who works in a bar) :: barþjónn {m}
baryon {n} (heavy subatomic particle) :: þungeind {f}
basalt {n} (hard rock) :: basalt
bascule bridge {n} (type of movable bridge) :: vængjabrú {f}
base {n} (permanent structure for housing military) :: herstöð {f}
base {n} (headquarters) :: bækistöðvar {f-p}, höfuðstöðvar {f-p}
base {n} (safe zone in children's game) :: stikkfrí
base {n} (geometry: lowest side or face) :: grunnflötur {m}
base {n} (math: number raised to the power of an exponent) :: veldisstofn {m}
base {n} (apron) SEE: apron ::
baseball {n} (ball game) :: hafnabolti {m}, hornabolti {m}
baseball {n} (ball used in baseball-game) :: hafnabolti {m}, hornabolti {m}
baseball cap {n} (cap) :: derhúfa {f}
baseband {n} (frequency range) :: grunnband {n}
base class {n} :: grunnklasi {m}
Basel {prop} (city in Switzerland) :: Buslaraborg {f}
basement {n} (floor below ground level) :: kjallari {m}
base pair {n} (molecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands) :: basapar {n}
Bashkir {prop} (language) :: basjkíriska {f}
Bashkortostani {adj} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir ::
Bashkortostani {n} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir ::
basin {n} (area of land that drains into a common outlet) :: vatnasvið {n}
basin {n} :: skál, dæld, vatnasvæði
basis point {n} (one hundredth of one percentage point) :: punktur {m}
basket {n} (container) :: karfa
basketball {n} (the sport) :: körfubolti {m} körfuknattleikur {m}
basketball {n} (the ball used in the sport) :: körfubolti {m}
basking shark {n} (Cetorhinus maximus) :: beinhákarl {m}, barði {m}, rýnir {m}, beinagráni {m}
Basque {n} (language) :: baskneska {f}, baskamál {n}
Basque {n} (member of a people) :: Baski {m}
Basque {adj} (relative to the Basque people or their language) :: baskneskur
Basque Shepherd Dog {n} (Basque Shepherd Dog) :: baskneskur fjárhundur {m}
bass clarinet {n} (bass instrument in the clarinet family) :: bassaklarínett {n}, bassaklarínetta {f}
Basse-Terre {prop} (capital city of Guadeloupe) :: Basse-Terre
basset horn {n} (alto instrument of the clarinet family) :: bassetthorn {n}
bassoon {n} (musical instrument in the woodwind family) :: fagott {n}
bassoonist {n} (person who plays the bassoon) :: fagottleikari {m}
bastard {n} :: lausaleiksbarn {n}, bastarður {m}
bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison ::
bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress ::
bat {n} (small flying mammal) :: leðurblaka {f}
bat {n} (club used for striking the ball in sports) :: kylfa {f}
bat {v} (hit) :: slá (means simply ‘hit’)
bate {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate ::
bath {n} (tub) :: pottur
bath {v} (To wash a person or animal in a bath) :: baða
bathe {v} (to clean oneself with water) :: baða
bathe {n} (act of bathing) :: bað {n}
bathing suit {n} (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit ::
bathing trunks {n} (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks ::
bathos {n} (depth) SEE: depth ::
bathrobe {n} (terrycloth robe) :: sloppur {m}, baðsloppur {m}
bathroom {n} (a room with a bathtub) :: baðherbergi {n}
bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet ::
bathtub {n} (large container in which a person may bathe) :: baðkar {n}, baðker {n}
Batman {prop} (the bat-themed hero) :: Leðurblökumaðurinn
baton {n} (music: conductor's stick) :: tónsproti {m}
batter {n} (player attempting to hit the ball) :: kylfingur {m}
battering ram {n} (type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls) :: múrbrjótur {m}
battery {n} (device storing electricity) :: rafhlaða {f}, batterí {n}, rafgeymir {m} [rechargeable, usually large, such as in vehicles]
battery {n} (legal: act of unlawful violence) :: líkamsmeiðingar {f-p}
battle {n} (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) :: bardagi {m}
battle {n} (struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life) :: barátta {f}
battle axe {n} (electric guitar) SEE: electric guitar ::
battlefield {n} (field of a land battle) :: vígvöllur {m}
battleground {n} (location) SEE: battlefield ::
Battle of Britain {prop} (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II) :: orrustan um Bretland {n}
baud {n} (A rate defined as the number of signalling events per second) :: bot {n}, baud {n}, [bits per second] bitar á sekúndu {m-p}
Bavaria {prop} (state) :: Bæjaraland
bay {n} (body of water) :: vík {f}, flói {m}, bugt {f}
Bay of Bengal {prop} (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean) :: Bengalflói
bayonet {n} (weapon) :: byssustingur {m}
bazaar {n} (marketplace) :: basar {m}, markaður {m}, torg {n}
BC {adv} (before Christ) :: f.Kr. (fyrir Krist)
be {v} (occupy a place) :: vera
be {v} (occur, take place) :: vera
be {v} (exist) :: vera
be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same) :: vera
be {v} (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same) :: vera
be {v} (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal) :: vera
be {v} (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it) :: vera
be {v} (used to form the passive voice) :: vera
be {v} ((archaic) used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs) :: vera
be {v} (used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like) :: vera
beach {n} (sandy shore) :: strönd {f}
beachgrass {n} (Ammophila arenaria) SEE: marram ::
beak {n} (structure projecting from a bird's face) :: nef {n}, goggur {m}
beam {n} (large piece of timber or iron) :: bjálki {m}
beam {n} (ray) :: geisli {m}
bean {n} (seed) :: baun {f}
bean curd {n} (tofu) SEE: tofu ::
bean goose {n} (Anser fabalis) :: akurgæs {f}
bear {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth ::
bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) :: björn {m}
bearcat {n} (giant panda) SEE: giant panda ::
bear cub {n} (young bear) :: húnn {m}
beard {n} (facial hair) :: skegg {n}
bearded {adj} (having a beard) :: skeggjaður
bearer {n} (one who bears) :: beri {m}
bearer {n} (someone who helps carry the coffin) :: kistuberi {m}
bearer {n} (possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.) :: handhafi {m}
bear market {n} (state of stock market) :: dumbungsmarkaður {m}, svartsýnismarkaður {m}
beast of burden {n} (animal that carries or pulls a load) :: burðardýr {n} [carrying loads], dráttardýr {n} [pulling loads], vinnudýr {n} [more generic]
beat around the bush {v} (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) :: tala í kringum, fara í kringum eins og köttur í kringum heitan graut
beater {n} (a kitchen implement for mixing) :: þeytari {m}
Beatles {prop} (rock music quartet) :: Bítlarnir
beat one's brains out {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain ::
beau {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend ::
Beaufort scale {prop} (measure for the intensity of the wind) :: Beaufort-kvarðinn
beau geste {n} (gracious gesture, noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance) :: [fake benevolence] uppgerðargóðvild {f}, [pretentious magnanimity] sýndardrengskapur {m}, [a noble act] göfugmannlegt verk {n}, [an honourable deed] drengskaparbragð {n}
beautiful {adj} (possessing charm and attractive) :: fallegur, fagur
beautify {v} (to make beautiful or more beautiful) :: fegra
beauty {n} (quality of pleasing appearance) :: fegurð {f}
beauty contest {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant ::
beauty pageant {n} (competition on attractiveness) :: fegurðarkeppni {f}, fegurðarsamkeppni {f}
beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole ::
beaver {n} (semiaquatic rodent) :: bjór {m}, bifur {m}
be awake {v} (wake up) SEE: wake up ::
be born {v} (to come into existence through birth) :: fæðast
be called {v} (to have a specific name) :: heita
because {adv} (on account) :: vegna
because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) :: því, af því, því að, af því að, vegna, vegna þess, vegna þess að, út af því að
because of {prep} (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) :: vegna, út af, fyrir tilstilli, sökum
become {v} (to begin to be) :: verða
bed {n} (piece of furniture) :: rúm {n}
bedbug {n} (small nocturnal insect) :: veggjalús {f}
bedroom {n} (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping) :: svefnherbergi {n}
bedside table {n} (nightstand) SEE: nightstand ::
bee {n} (insect) :: býfluga {f},
bee {n} (name of the letter B, b) ::
beech {n} (tree of genus Fagus) :: beyki
beef {n} (meat) :: nautakjöt {n}
beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow ::
beefy {adj} (muscular) SEE: muscular ::
beehive {n} (home of bees) :: býkúpa {f}, býflugnabú {n}
bee in one's bonnet {n} (something of particular interest or concern) :: ganga með dellu, ganga með meinloku
beer {n} (alcoholic drink made of malt) :: bjór, öl
beer {n} (drink made from roots) :: bjór, öl
beer {n} (solution produced by steeping plant materials) :: bjór, öl
beer {n} (glass of beer) :: bjór, öl, ölkrús, bjórkrús
beer and skittles {n} (fun times) :: jólin
beer belly {n} (protruding abdomen) :: bjórvömb {f}
beer bottle {n} (a bottle designed to contain beer) :: bjórflaska {f}
beer goggles {n} (the illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption) :: bjórgleraugu {n-p}
beer gut {n} (beer belly) SEE: beer belly ::
beestings {n} (first milk drawn from an animal) SEE: colostrum ::
beeswax {n} (wax secreted by bees) :: bývax {n}
beetle {n} (insect) :: bjalla {f}
beetroot {n} (normally deep red coloured root vegetable) :: rauðrófa, rauðbeða
beet sugar {n} (sugar made from sugar beet) :: rófusykur {m} {n}
befool {v} (to fool, trick or deceive someone) :: hafa að fífli, blekkja, pretta, gabba
before {prep} (earlier than) :: áður, fyrr
before {adv} (at an earlier time) :: áður, fyrr
before {adv} (in advance) :: áður, fyrirfram
before {conj} (in advance of the time when) :: áður en
before long {prep} (soon) SEE: soon ::
beg {v} (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money) :: betla
beget {v} :: valda, geta, [1] geta af sér, fæða, [2] eiga
beggar {n} (person who begs) :: betlari {m}, beiningamaður {m}
beggars can't be choosers {proverb} (when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts) :: vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum, [figurative] hafa skal það sem hendi er næst
begin {v} (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.) :: byrja, hefjast
beginner {n} (someone who just recently started) :: byrjandi {m}
beginning {n} (that which begins or originates something) :: byrjun {f}
behalf {n} (stead) SEE: stead ::
behave {v} :: haga sér
behave oneself {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) SEE: behave ::
behavior {n} (way an animal or human behaves or acts) :: hegðun {f}
behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior ::
behest {n} (vow) SEE: vow ::
behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise ::
behind {prep} :: eftir, fyrir [[aftan, á eftir [time]
behind bars {prep} (in jail or prison) :: bakvið lás og sleggju
behind closed doors {prep} (in private) :: á bak við luktar dyr
behold {v} (to see, to look at) :: sjá
beige {n} (colour) :: ljósbrúnn, grábrúnn, drappaður
Beijing {prop} (capital of China) :: Peking, Beijing
being {n} (a living creature) :: vera
being {n} (the state or fact of existence) :: tilvera
bejel {n} (Endemic syphilis) :: liktrá {f}
bel {n} (measure of relative power) :: bel {n}
Belarus {prop} (country) :: Hvíta-Rússland {n}
Belarusian {adj} (pertaining to Belarus) :: hvítrússneskur
Belarusian {n} (language) :: hvít-rússneska
Belarusian {n} (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent) :: Hvít-Rússi {m}, Hvít-Rússar {m-p}
Belgian {n} (Belgian, person from Belgium) :: Belgi {m}, Belgar {m-p}
Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgium) :: belgískur {m}
Belgian Sheepdog {n} (Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants) :: belgískur fjárhundur {m}
Belgium {prop} (country in Europe) :: Belgía {f}
Belgrade {prop} (capital of Serbia) :: Belgrad {f}, Belgrað {f}
believable {adj} (capable of being believed; credible) :: trúanlegur {m}, sennilegur {m}
Belize {prop} (country) :: Belís
bell {n} (percussive instrument) :: bjalla {f}, klukka {f}
bell {n} (informal: telephone call) :: símtal {n}
bell {n} (signal at a school) :: bjalla {f}
bellicist {n} (warmonger) SEE: warmonger ::
bellicose {adj} (warlike in nature) :: herskár {m}, deilugjarn {m}, bardagafús {m}, óeirinn {m}, errinn {m}
bellicose {adj} (having the impulse to be combative) :: herskár {m}, bardagafús {m}
bellicosity {n} (characteristic of being bellicose) :: stríðsgirni {f}, stríðsfíkn {f}, deilugirni {f}, óeirðarsemi {f}
belligerent {adj} (hostile, eager to fight) :: herskár, ófriðsamur, deilugjarn
belligerent {adj} (acting violently) :: ófriðsamur, deilugjarn
belligerent {n} (state or other armed participant in warfare) :: styrjaldaraðili {m}, deiluaðili {m}
bellows {n} (air blower) :: físir {m}, físar {m-p}, físibelgur {m}, físibelgir {m-p}
bell pepper {n} (spicy-sweet vegetable) :: paprika {f}
Bell's palsy {n} (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) :: andlitsvöðvalömun {f}
belly {n} (abdomen) :: magi {m}, [childish] malli {m}
bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel ::
belly dance {n} (form of dance) :: magadans {m}
belly dancer {n} (person who performs belly dances) :: magadansmær {f} [female], magadansari {m} [gender-nonspecific]
below the belt {prep} ((boxing) of a punch that lands below the opponent's waist) :: undir beltisstað
below the belt {prep} (unfair; not according to the rules) :: undir beltisstað
belt {n} (band worn around the waist) :: belti {n}
bench {n} (long seat) :: bekkur {m}
benchlet {n} (stool) SEE: stool ::
bend {v} (to cause to shape into a curve) :: beygja
bendable {adj} (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking) :: beygjanlegur
Benedict {prop} (male given name) :: Benedikt
benefit of the doubt {n} (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) :: [give the benefit of the doubt] láta njóta vafans, [give the benefit of the doubt] telja saklausan uns sekt hefur verið sönnuð {m}
benevolence {n} (disposition to do good) :: örlæti
Bengali {n} (language) :: bengalska {f}
Benin {prop} (country) :: Benín {n}
Beninese {n} (person) :: Beníni {m}
Beninese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) :: benínskur
benzene {n} (aromatic compound C6H6) :: bensen {n}, bensól {n}
benzine {n} (benzene) SEE: benzene ::
Beograd {prop} (Belgrade) SEE: Belgrade ::
Beowulf {prop} (Epic poem) :: Bjólfskviða
be prepared {phrase} (motto) :: viðbúin öll
bequeath {v} (to give or leave by will) :: arfleiða
be quiet {interj} (remain silent) SEE: silence ::
Berber {n} (Member of northwest African ethnic group) :: Berberi {m}
Berber {adj} (of the Berber people) :: berberskur
bereave {v} (To take away someone or something important or close) :: svipta, ræna, [take away loved ones] svipta ástvinum
bereavement {n} (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) :: ástvinamissir {m}, einstæðingsskapur {m}
bereft {adj} (deprived of) :: svipta, taka frá
beret {n} (type of brimless cap) :: alpahúfa {f}
bergamot {n} (Mentha × piperita) SEE: peppermint ::
Bergen {prop} (city in Norway) :: Björgvin {f}
Bering Strait {prop} (strait between Russia and Alaska) :: Beringssund {n}
berkelium {n} (transuranic chemical element) :: berkelín
Berlin {prop} (capital city of Germany) :: Berlín
Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) :: Berlínarmúrinn {m}
Berlin Wall {n} (barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border) :: Berlínarmúrinn {m}
Bermuda {prop} (island group) :: Bermúda
Bernoulli distribution {n} (distribution) :: Bernoulli-dreifing {f}, tvíliðudreifing {f}, tvíkostadreifing {f}
berry {n} (small fruit) :: ber {n}
berserk {n} (a crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy) :: berserkur {m}
berserker {n} (Norse warrior) SEE: berserk ::
beryllium {n} (chemical element) :: beryllín
be sick {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
beside oneself {prep} (consumed by an emotion) :: ekki með sjálfum sér
beside the point {adj} (irrelevant) :: óviðkomandi {m}, utan við efnið, sem kemur málinu ekki við
beside the point {adv} (irrelevantly) :: óviðkomandi {m}, utan við efnið, sem kemur málinu ekki við
be silent {v} (refrain from speaking) :: þegja
best {adj} (superlative of the adjective good) :: bestur
best man {n} (primary attendant to the groom) :: svaramaður {m}
best regards {n} (polite closing of a letter) :: kær kveðja
bet {n} (a wager) :: veðmál {n}
bet {v} (to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event) :: veðja
beta particle {n} (energetic electron or positron) :: betaeind {f}, betaögn {f}
beta radiation {n} (radiation of beta particles) :: betageislun {f}
Bethlehem {prop} (City) :: Betlehem
betray {v} (to deliver into the hands of an enemy) :: svíkja
betrayal {n} (treason) SEE: treason ::
better {adj} (comparative of the adjectives good or well) :: betri
better {adv} (comparative form of the adverb well) :: betur
better an egg today than a hen tomorrow {proverb} (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) SEE: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ::
better safe than sorry {proverb} (it is preferable to be cautious) :: það er betra að hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig, allur er varinn góður
between {prep} (in the position or interval that separates two things) :: á milli
between a rock and a hard place {prep} (in a difficult and inescapable position) :: á milli steins og sleggju (between a stone and a hammer), milli tveggja elda (between two fires)
between the devil and the deep blue sea {prep} (choice between two undesirable options) :: á milli steins og sleggju, milli tveggja elda
beverage {n} (drink) :: drykkur {m}
beware {v} (use caution, pay attention (to)) :: varast
beyond {n} (unknown) SEE: unknown ::
beyond the pale {prep} (behaviour) :: út úr kortinu
Bharat {prop} (India) SEE: India ::
biangle {n} (digon) SEE: digon ::
bib {n} (item of clothing for protecting other clothes while eating) :: smekkur {m}
Bible {prop} (Christian holy book) :: biblía {f}
biblical {adj} :: biblíu-
bicameral {adj} (having two separate legislative chambers) :: tveggja deilda, með þvær þingdeildir
bickering {n} (petty quarreling) :: nagg {n}
bicuspid {n} (tooth) :: forjaxl {m}, framjaxl {m}
bicycle {n} (vehicle) :: reiðhjól {n}
bicycle {v} (to ride a bicycle) :: hjóla
bicycle path {n} (segregated path for the use of bicycles) :: hjólastígur {m}, hjólreiðastígur {m}, hjólreiðabraut {f}, reiðhjólastígur {m}
bidet {n} (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus) :: skolskál {f}
bidirectional {adj} (moving in two directions) :: tvíbeind
bidirectional {adj} (operating in two directions) :: tvíbeind
big {adj} (of a great size, see also: large) :: stór
big {adj} (adult) :: fullorðinn
Big Bang {prop} (cosmic event) :: Stóri hvellur {m}
big eater {n} (glutton) SEE: glutton ::
bigram {n} (linguistics: a pair used in analysis) :: tvístæða {f}
big toe {n} (largest of the toes of the foot of a human) :: stóra tá {f}, stóra táin {f}
big wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel ::
bijection {n} (function that is both a surjection and an injection) :: gagntæk vörpun {f}
bike path {n} (bicycle path) SEE: bicycle path ::
bilabial {adj} (articulated with both lips) :: tvívaramæltur
bilateral {adj} (having two sides) :: tvíhliða
bilateral {adj} (binding on both parties to an agreement) :: tvíhliða
bilberry {n} (type of blueberry from the cowberry family, see also: blueberry) :: aðalbláber {n}
bilberry {n} :: bláber
bile {n} (secretion produced by the liver) :: gall {n}
bile duct {n} (structure carrying bile) :: gallgöng {n-p}
bilingual {adj} (speaking two languages) :: tvítyngdur
bilingual {adj} (written in two languages) :: tveggja mála, tvímála
bill {n} (bird's beak) :: nef {n}, goggur {m}
bill {n} (draft of a law) :: frumvarp {n}
bill {n} (invoice) :: reikningur {?}, nóta {f}
bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote ::
billet-doux {n} (love letter) SEE: love letter ::
billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet ::
billion {n} (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard) :: milljarður
billionaire {n} (wealth exceeding one billion (109)) :: milljarðamæringur {m}
Billy {prop} (William) SEE: William ::
binary {adj} (using binary number system) :: tvíunda-
binary {adj} (having two parts) :: tvístæður {m}
binary logarithm {n} (the logarithm base two) :: logri með grunntölu 2 {m}, logri með stofntölu 2 {m}
binary number {n} :: tvíundatala {f}
binary operation {n} (two-operand operation) :: tvístæð aðgerð {f}
binary operator {n} (operator taking two operands) :: tvístæður virki {m}
binary relation {n} (order theory) :: tvístæð vensl {n-p}
binary star {n} (stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass) :: tvístirni
binary star system {n} (binary star) SEE: binary star ::
binary system {n} (astronomy: system of two celestial objects) SEE: binary star ::
binary tree {n} (a data structure) :: tvíundatré {n}, tvíundartré {n}, tvíundahrísla {f}
binaural {adj} (of or designed for use with two ears) :: tvíheyrnar-, tvíeyrna-, tvíhlustar-
bind {v} (transitive to tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.) :: binda
binge eating disorder {n} (medical disorder) :: nýlega hefur lotuofát
binky {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier ::
bin man {n} (garbage collector) SEE: garbage collector ::
binoculars {n} (hand-held device for looking at a distance) :: sjónauki, kíkir {m}
binomial {adj} (consisting of two parts) :: tvíliðu-, tvíliða
binomial {n} (algebra: polynomial with two terms) :: tvíliða {f}, tvíliða stærð {f}
binomial {n} (algebra: quantity expressed as sum of two terms) :: tvíliða {f}
binomial coefficient {n} (binomial coefficient) :: tvíliðustuðull {m}
binomial distribution {n} (probability distribution) :: tvíliðudreifing {f}, tvíkostadreifing {f}
binomial nomenclature {n} (The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts) :: tvínafnakerfi {n}
binomial theorem {n} (formula giving the expansion of an alegraic sum raised to any positive integer power) :: tvíliðusetning {f}
biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) :: lífefnafræði {f}
biodiversity {n} (diversity of flora and fauna) :: líffræðileg fjölbreytni {f}
biogenesis {n} :: lífkviknun
biological warfare {n} (use of an organism as a weapon of war) :: sýklahernaður {m}
biologist {n} (student of biology; one versed in the science of biology) :: líffræðingur {m}
biology {n} (study of living matter) :: líffræði {f}
bioluminescence {n} (emission of light by a living organism) :: lífljómun {f}
bionic ear {n} (cochlear implant) SEE: cochlear implant ::
biopsy {n} (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) :: vefsýnitaka {f}
biopsy {v} (to take a sample for pathological examination) :: taka vefsýni
biotechnology {n} (use of living organisms in industrial, agricultural, medical applications) :: líftækni {f}
biotechnology {n} (application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences) :: líftækni {f}
biotite {n} (dark brown mica) :: bíótít {n}
bipedal {adj} (having two feet or two legs) :: tvífættur
bipolar disorder {n} (psychiatric diagnostic category) :: geðhvörf, geðhvarfasýki
birch {n} (tree) :: björk {f}, birki {n}, birkitré {n}
birch {n} (wood) :: birki {n}
birch bolete {n} (Leccinum scabrum) :: kúalubbi {m}, birkisveppur {m}
bird {n} (animal) :: fugl {m}
bird cherry {n} (Prunus padus) :: heggur {m}, heggviður {m}
bird flu {n} (avian influenza) SEE: avian influenza ::
birdlife {n} (birds collectively) :: fuglalíf {n}
birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time ::
birds of a feather flock together {proverb} (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) :: [like pays a visit to like] líkur sækir líkan heim, [those who are like attract each other] sækjast sér um líkir
birds of the feather flock together {proverb} (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together ::
biro {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen ::
birth {n} (process of childbearing; beginning of life) :: fæðing {f}, hingaðburður {m}
birthdate {n} (date of birth) SEE: date of birth ::
birthday {n} (anniversary) :: afmælisdagur {m}, fæðingardagur {m}
birthday {n} (date of birth) :: fæðingardagur {m}, afmælisdagur {m}
birthday boy {n} (a male whose birthday it is) :: afmælisbarn {n}
birthday girl {n} (a female whose birthday it is) :: afmælisbarn {n} [gender-neutral]
birthday party {n} (a party held to celebrate a birthday) :: afmælisveisla {f}
biscuit {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: cookie; cracker) :: kex {n}
bisexual {adj} (sexually attracted to both men and women) :: tvíkynhneigður
bisexual {adj} (botany: having both male and female organs) :: tvíkynja
bisexual {adj} (hermaphrodite) SEE: hermaphrodite ::
bisexuality {n} (psychology) :: tvíkynhneigð {f}
bishop {n} (church official, supervisor of priests and congregations) :: biskup {m}
bishop {n} (chess piece) :: biskup {m}
bishop's pawn {n} (in chess) :: biskupspeð {n}
bismuth {n} (chemical element) :: bismút
bison {n} (wild ox, Bison bonasus) :: vísundur {m}
bissextile {n} (leap year) SEE: leap year ::
bissextile year {n} (year with an extra day) SEE: leap year ::
bit {n} (math: binary digit) :: biti, tvíundatölustafur
bit {n} (computing smallest unit of storage) :: biti, tvíundatölustafur
bit {n} (coin of a specified value) SEE: coin ::
bitch {n} (female canine) :: tík {f}
bitch {n} (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female) :: tík {f}
bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog ::
bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch ::
bite {v} (to cut into by clamping the teeth) :: bíta
bite the bullet {v} (endure punishment with dignity or accept a negative aspect of a situation) :: bíta í það súra epli [bite into the sour apple]
bitmap {n} (a series of bits) :: bitakort {n}, punktamynd {f}, punktafylki {n}
bitter {adj} (having an acrid taste) :: beiskur
bittersweet {adj} (expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) :: ljúfsár {m}
bituminous shale {n} (argilliaceous shale) :: bikflögusteinn {m}, olíuflögusteinn {m}
blab {n} (gossip) SEE: gossip ::
black {adj} (absorbing all light) :: svartur
black {adj} (relating to people with dark skin) :: svartur {m}
black {n} (colour/color) :: svartur
blackberry {n} (shrub) :: brómber {n}, bjarnarber {n}
blackberry {n} (fruit) :: brómber {n}
blackbird {n} (Turdus merula: blackbird) :: svartþröstur {m}
blackboard {n} (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) :: tafla {f}, skólatafla {f}
black currant {n} (berry) :: sólber {n}
Black Death {prop} (14th century pandemic outbreak) :: svarti dauði {m}
black elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) SEE: elder ::
black eye {n} (bruised eye) :: glóðarauga {n}
Black Forest {prop} (German forest and mountain range) :: Svartiskógur {m}, Myrkviður {m}
black goose {n} (goose of the genus Branta) SEE: brant ::
black grouse {n} (Lyrurus tetrix) :: orri
black guillemot {n} (black guillemot) :: teista {f}
black-headed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) :: hettumáfur {m}
black hole {n} (celestial body) :: svarthol
black lead {n} (graphite) SEE: graphite ::
black-legged kittiwake {n} (Rissa tridactyla) :: rita {f}
black magic {n} (magic derived from evil forces) :: svartagaldur
blackmail {n} (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure) :: fjárkúgun {f}
blackmail {v} (to extort money) :: kúga fé út úr e-m
black pepper {n} (spice) :: svartur pipar {m}
black pudding {n} :: blóðmör {m}
Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) :: Svartahaf {n}
black sheep {n} (disliked person) :: svartur sauður {m}
blacksmith {n} (iron forger, see also: smith) :: járnsmiður {m}
black swan {n} (Cygnus atratus) :: svartsvanur {m}
black-winged pratincole {n} (Glareola nordmanni) :: stepputrítill
bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder ::
blade {n} (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil) :: blað {n}, egg {f}
blade {n} (thin plate, foil) :: egg {f}
blade {n} (the flat part of a leaf or petal) :: blað {n}
blade {n} (slang term for a weapon such as a dagger) :: blað {n}, egg {f}, sverð {n}
blame {n} (responsibility) SEE: responsibility ::
blanket {n} (fabric) :: ábreiða {f}
blasphemy {n} (Irreverence toward something sacred) :: guðlast {n}
blast from the past {n} (something long unseen evoking nostalgic feelings) :: fortíðaþruma {f}, þátíðaþruma {f}
blastocyst {n} (mammalian blastula) :: kímblaðra {f}
blaze {n} (fast-burning fire) :: eldsvoði {m}, bál {n}
bleach {n} (chemical) :: bleikiefni {n}
bleat {n} (cry of a sheep or a goat) :: jarmur {m}
bleat {v} (to make the cry of a sheep or goat) :: jarma
bleed {v} (lose blood) :: [impersonal] blæða
bleed out {v} (die due to excess bloodloss) :: blæða út
blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word ::
blender {n} (machine) :: blandari {m}
blepharoplasty {n} (plastic surgery on the eyelid) :: augnaloksviðgerð {f}, augnaloksgerð {f}
blepharospasm {n} (spasm of eyelid) :: hvarmakrampi {m}, augnlokakrampi {m}
bless {v} (confer blessing on) :: blessa
bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) :: guð hjálpi þér, hjálpi þér, Guð blessi þig
bless you {interj} (short for "God bless you") SEE: God bless you ::
blind {adj} (unable to see) :: blindur {m}
blind alley {n} (street that leads nowhere) SEE: dead end ::
blind as a bat {adj} (nearly totally blind) :: steinblindur {m}
blind gut {n} (caecum) SEE: caecum ::
blind leading the blind {phrase} (situation in which an unqualified person is attempting to guide, advise, or train others) :: blindur leiðir blindan
blind man's buff {n} (game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others) :: skollaleikur {m}
blinks {n} (Montia fontana) :: lækjagrýta {f}
blister {n} (bubble on the skin) :: blaðra {f}, vessabóla {f}, vatnsbóla {f}
blitzkrieg {n} (fast military offensive) :: leifturstríð {n}
blizzard {n} (severe snowstorm) :: hríðarbylur {m}
block {n} (residential building consisting of flats) :: blokk {f}
block {n} (section of split log used as fuel) :: kubbur {m}
block and tackle {n} (system of several pulleys) :: talía {f}
blockchain {n} (shared record) :: bálkakeðja {f}
block of flats {n} (apartment building) SEE: apartment building ::
blog {n} (a personal or corporate website) :: blogg {n}
blog {v} (to contribute to a blog) :: blogga
blogger {n} (contributor to a blog) :: bloggari {m}
blond {adj} (having blond hair) :: ljóshærður
blond {n} (fair-haired person) :: ljóshærður {m}, ljóshærð {f}
blonde {n} (blond) SEE: blond ::
blonde {adj} (blond) SEE: blond ::
blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) :: blóð {n}
blood {n} (family relationship due to birth, e.g. between siblings) :: blóð {n}
blood bank {n} (place where human blood or blood plasma is typed and stored) :: blóðbanki {m}
bloodbath {n} (indiscriminate killing or slaughter) :: blóðbað {n}
blood cell {n} (any of the cells normally found in the blood) :: blóðkorn {n}, blóðfruma {f}
blood clot {n} :: blóðkökkur {m}
blood corpuscle {n} (blood cell) SEE: blood cell ::
blood feud {n} (feud between clans or families) SEE: vendetta ::
blood orange {n} (type of orange) :: blóðappelsína {f}
blood pressure {n} (pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins) :: blóðþrýstingur {m}
blood pudding {n} (blood sausage) SEE: blood sausage ::
blood sausage {n} (type of sausage) :: blóðmör {m}, slátur {m} [more generic]
bloodsucker {n} (vampire) SEE: vampire ::
bloodsucker {n} (parasite) SEE: parasite ::
blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood) :: æð {f}
bloody {adj} (covered in blood) :: blóðugur
bloody {adj} (characterised by great bloodshed) :: blóðugur
bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower ::
blotto {adj} ((very) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk ::
blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow ::
blow-dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer ::
blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone ::
blowfish {n} (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) :: ígulfiskur {m}
blowfly {n} (flies of the family Calliphoridae) :: maðkafluga {f}
blowhole {n} (spiracle through which cetaceans breath) :: blásturshola {f}, blástursop {n}
blow hot and cold {v} (inconsistent behavior) :: bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
blowjob {n} (the act of fellatio) :: tott {n}, munnmök {n-p} (used for any oral sex)
blow off steam {v} (to vent to relieve stress) :: rasa út, fá útrás
blue {adj} (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue) :: blár
blue {n} (colour) :: blár
blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky ::
blueberry {n} (fruit) :: bláber {n}
blue cheese {n} (kind of cheese with bluish mold) :: gráðostur {m}
blue-eyed {adj} (having blue eyes) :: bláeygður, bláeygur
blue mussel {n} (Mytilus edulis) :: kræklingur {m}
bluestone {n} (limestone) SEE: limestone ::
bluestone {n} (basalt) SEE: basalt ::
blue tit {n} (Cyanistes caeruleus) :: blámeisa
Bluetooth {prop} (nickname of a Danish king) :: Blátönn {m}, Haraldur blátönn {m}
blue whale {n} (a whale, Balaenoptera musculus) :: steypireyður {f}
blurry {adj} (not clear, crisp, or focused) :: óskýr
blush {n} (makeup) :: kinnalitur {m}
blush {v} (to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment) :: roðna
Blu-Tack {n} (putty-like adhesive) :: kennaratyggjó {n}
boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar ::
boar {n} (male pig) :: göltur {m}
board {n} (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) :: borð {n}
board game {n} (game played on a board) :: borðspil {n}
boarding school {n} (school which provides board and lodging) :: heimavistarskóli {m}
boast {n} (brag) :: mont {n}, gort {n}, sjálfshól {n}
boat {n} (water craft) :: bátur {m}
boat {v} (travel by boat) :: fara á báti, flytja á báti
boatyard {n} (shipyard) SEE: shipyard ::
bob {n} (curtsey) SEE: curtsey ::
bobolink {n} (songbird) :: rísstarli
bocal {n} (metal tube connecting a double reed to the instrument) :: [on bassoons] ess {n}, [on instruments of the oboe family] krókur {m}
Boche {n} (German) SEE: German ::
bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger ::
body {n} (physical structure of a human or animal) :: líkami {m}
body {n} (fleshly or corporeal nature of a human) :: líkami {m}
body {n} (corpse) :: lík {n}
body {n} (torso) :: búkur {m}, bolur {m}
body {n} (largest or most important part of anything (e.g. car bodywork)) :: meginhluti {m}, kjarni {m}
body {n} (code of a subroutine) :: meginmál {n}
bodybuilder {n} (a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique) :: vaxtarræktarmaður {m}, vaxtarræktarkappi {m}
bodybuilding {n} (sport of muscle development) :: vaxtarrækt {f}
body camera {n} (video recording system worn on the body) :: búkmyndavél {f}
body odour {n} (unpleasant smell on a perons's body) :: líkamslykt {f}, svitalykt {f}
boffin {n} ((informal) engineer or scientist) :: vísindarannsóknarmaður {m}
bogey {n} (a score of one over par in golf) :: skolli {m}
bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette ::
bogie {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost ::
bogie {n} (bogey) SEE: bogey ::
bogus {adj} (counterfeit or fake; not genuine) :: óekta {m}, falskur {m}, svikinn {m}
Bohemia {prop} (The region of the Czech Republic) :: Bæheimur {m}, Bóhemía {f}
bohemium {n} (rhenium) SEE: rhenium ::
boiled {adj} (angry) SEE: angry ::
boiled {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
boisterous {adj} :: fyrirgangssamur, hávaðasamur
Bokmål {n} (language) :: bókmál {n}
Bolivia {prop} (country in South America) :: Bólivía {f}
bollard {n} (post to secure mooring lines) :: polli {m}
Bolshevik {n} (a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917) :: bolsévik {m}
bolt {n} (bar to prevent a door from being forced open) :: slagbrandur {m}
bolt from the blue {n} (something totally unexpected) :: eins og þruma úr heiðskíru lofti, eins og skrattinn úr sauðaleggnum, sem reiðarslag, eins og þruma úr heiðríkju, öllum að óvörum
bomb {n} (device filled with explosives) :: sprengja {f}, holkúla {f}
bomb {n} (success) SEE: success ::
bombshell {n} (a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact) :: sprengja {f}, sprengikúla {f}
bombshell {n} (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational) :: óvænt atvik {n}, [thunder from a clear sky] þruma úr heiðskíru lofti {f}, stórviðburður {m}, æsifréttaefni {n}, æsifregn {f}
bona fide {adj} (done in good faith) :: gerður í góðri trú
bona fide {adj} (genuine) :: ósvikinn
Bonaparte's gull {n} (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) :: trjámáfur {m}, gabbiano di Bonaparte {m}
bon appétit {phrase} (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) :: verði þér að góðu {s}, verði ykkur að góðu {p}
bone {n} (material) :: bein {n}
bone {n} (component of a skeleton) :: bein {n}
bone {n} (colour) :: beinhvítur {m}
bone marrow {n} (bone marrow) :: beinmergur {m}
boner {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) SEE: erection ::
bonfire {n} (large, outdoor controlled fire) :: bál {n}, varðeldur {m}
bongo {n} (drum) :: bongótromma {f}
bongo drum {n} (bongo) SEE: bongo ::
bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
Bonn {prop} (a city in Germany) :: Bonn {f}
bonnet {n} (cover over the engine of a motor car) :: vélarhlíf {f}, húdd {n}
bonsai {v} (a miniaturized tree or plant) :: dvergtré {n}
bonus {n} (something extra that is good) :: bónus {m}
bonus {n} (extra amount of money given as a premium) :: bónus {m}
bon voyage {interj} (wish of good journey) :: góða ferð
boo {interj} (loud exclamation intended to scare someone) :: ,
boo {interj} (word used ironically in a situation where one might have scared someone, but said someone was not scared) :: ,
boo {interj} (exclamation used by a member of an audience) :: ú
boo {v} (to shout boos derisively (intransitive)) :: púa
boo {v} (to shout boos at (transitive)) :: púa út
booby trap {n} (antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object) :: sprengjugildra {f}
book {n} (ebook) SEE: e-book ::
book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) :: bók {f}
bookcase {n} (furniture displaying books) :: bókaskápur {m}
bookend {n} (object designed to keep books upright) :: bókastoð {f}
bookjacket {n} (jacket of a book) SEE: dust jacket ::
booklet {n} (small book) :: bæklingur {m}
bookmark {n} (strip used to mark a place in a book) :: bókamerki {n}
Book of Mormon {prop} (one of the sacred works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) :: Mormónsbók {f}
bookrack {n} (rack for books) SEE: bookshelf ::
bookshelf {n} (shelf for storing books) :: bókahilla
bookshop {n} (shop that sells books) :: bókaverslun {f}, bókabúð {f}
bookstore {n} (bookshop) SEE: bookshop ::
Boolean lattice {n} (The lattice corresponding to a Boolean algebra.) :: Boole-grind {f}
Boolean variable {n} (variable from the domain of Boolean algebra) :: Boole-breyta {f}
boom {n} (period of prosperity) :: góðæri {n}
boomerang {n} (flat curved airfoil) :: bjúgverpill {m}
boot {n} (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg) :: stígvél {n}
boot {v} (to start a system) :: ræsa, [rare, initiate bootstrap] inna ræsiforrit
boot {n} (kick) SEE: kick ::
boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk ::
bootstrap {v} (to load the operating system) SEE: boot ::
bootstrap {n} (a loop at the top of a boot to help in pulling it on) :: stígvélahanki {m}
bootstrap {n} (the process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory) :: ræsiforrit {n}
bootstrap {v} (to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program) :: sjálfþýða
boot up {v} (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) SEE: boot ::
bordello {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel ::
border {n} (the outer edge of something) :: mæri {n-p}
border {n} (the line or frontier area separating regions) :: landamæri
bore {v} (to make a hole) :: bora
boric oxide {n} (white solid) :: bóroxíð {n}
boring {adj} (causing boredom) :: leiðinlegur
born {v} (be born) SEE: be born ::
Bornholm {prop} (Danish island in the Baltic Sea) :: Borgundarhólmur {m}
boron {n} (chemical element) :: bór {n}
borough {n} (municipal borough) :: borg {f}
borrowing {n} (loanword) SEE: loanword ::
bosk {n} (thicket; small wood) SEE: thicket ::
Bosnia {prop} (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina') :: Bosnía
Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} (country on the Balkan peninsula) :: Bosnía og Hersegóvína
Bosnian {n} (the people) :: Bosníumaður {m}, Bosníukona {f}
Bosnian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) :: Bosníska
bosom {n} (chest, breast) :: barmur {m}
Bosphorus {prop} (a strait that passes through Istanbul) :: Bosporussund
boss {n} (person in charge) :: stjóri {m}
bossage {n} (rough, unfinished stone block) :: skrautknappur {m}
bot {n} (robot) SEE: robot ::
botanist {n} (a person engaged in botany) :: grasafræðingur {m}
botany {n} (scientific study of plants) :: grasafræði {f}
both {determiner} (each of two; one and the other) :: bæði; báðir {m-p}, báðar {f-p}, bæði {n-p}
bother {v} (to annoy, disturb) :: ergja, angra
bother {n} (fuss, ado) :: vesen {n}
bother {n} (trouble, inconvenience) :: vesen {n}, mál {n}, vandamál {n}
botheration {interj} (expression of annoyance) SEE: bother ::
bottle {n} (container) :: flaska {f}
bottlenose dolphin {n} (species of dolphin) :: stökkull {m}
bottle sedge {n} (sedge species) :: tjarnastör {f}
bottom {n} (lowest part) :: botn {m}
botulism {n} (medical condition) :: bótúlíneitrun {f}
bough {n} (tree branch) :: trjágrein {f}, grein {f}
bouillon {n} (a clear seasoned broth) :: kjötkraftur {m}
bouncing {adj} (healthy; vigorous) :: hraustlegur, myndarlegur
bounty {n} (abundance or wealth) SEE: abundance ::
bouquet {n} (bunch of flowers) :: blómvöndur {m}
bouquet {n} (scent of wine) :: vínilmur {m}
bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee ::
bourse {n} (stock exchange) SEE: stock exchange ::
bovine spongiform encephalopathy {n} (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) :: kúariða {f}
bow {n} (weapon used for shooting arrows) :: bogi {m}
bow {n} (bend in a rod or planar surface) :: bogi {m}
bow {n} (rod used for playing stringed instruments) :: bogi {m}
bow {n} (type of knot with two loops) :: slaufa {f}
bow {v} (to play music on an instrument using a bow) :: strjúka
bow {v} (to become bent) :: bogna, svigna, bugast
bow {v} (to bend a thing) :: beygja, sveigja
bow {v} (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference) :: hneigja sig
bow {n} (gesture made by bending forward at the waist) :: hneiging {f}
bow {n} (front of a boat or ship) :: bógur {m}
bowdlerize {v} (to remove or alter parts of a text considered offensive) :: [to expurgate] ritskoða
bowfin {n} (Amia calva) :: eðjufiskur {m}, boguggi {m}, leirgedda {f}
bowhead {n} (Balaena mysticetus) :: norðhvalur {m}
bowhead whale {n} (a whale, Balaena mysticetus) SEE: bowhead ::
bowl {n} (container for food) :: skál {f}
bowler {n} (pitcher) SEE: pitcher ::
bowman {n} (archer) SEE: archer ::
bowstring {n} (string of an archer's bow) :: bogastrengur {m}
bowtie {n} (necktie shaped like a bow) :: slaufa {f}, þverslaufa {f}
bowtie {adj} (shaped like a bow-tie) :: slaufu-
box {n} (cuboid space; container) :: kassi {m}, box {n}
box {n} (small area on a document for a tick mark) :: reitur {m}, kassi {m}
box {v} (to fight against (a person) in a boxing match) :: boxa
box {n} (rectangle) SEE: oblong ::
boxcutter {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife ::
boxer {n} (participant in a boxing match) :: boxari {m}, hnefaleikari {m}
boxer {n} (breed of dog) :: boxer, böggur {m}
boxing {n} (the sport of boxing) :: hnefaleikar {m-p}, box {n}
Boxing Day {n} (the day after Christmas: 26 December) :: annar í jólum {m}
box office {n} (ticket office) :: miðasala {f}
boy {n} (young male) :: strákur {m}, drengur {m}, piltur {m}, sveinn {m} [somewhat dated]
boy {n} (non-white male) :: negri {m} [often considered offensive]
boy {n} (male of any age, used as a friendly diminutive) :: strákur {m}
boy {n} (adult male found attractive) :: strákur {m}
boy {n} (male friend) :: strákur {m}
boy band {n} (pop group whose members are all young men) :: strákasveitir
boyfriend {n} (male partner in a romantic relationship) :: kærasti {m}
boyfriend {n} (male friend) :: vinur {m}
bra {n} (brassiere) :: brjóstahaldari
bracelet {n} (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) :: armband {n}
bracket {n} (round bracket) SEE: round bracket ::
brackish {adj} (slightly salty) :: ísaltur
bradylalia {n} (form of dysarthria characterized by very slow speech) :: hagmæli {n}
brag {n} (boast) SEE: boast ::
Brahman {prop} :: Bramíni
braid {n} (hairstyle) :: fléttur {f}
braille {n} (system of writing using raised dots) :: blindraletur {n}
brain {n} (organ) :: heili {m}
brain death {n} (irreversible cessation of brain activity) :: heiladauði {m}
brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence ::
brainwash {v} (to affect one's mind) :: heilaþvo
brain-washing {n} (form of indoctrination) :: heilaþvottur {m}
braise {v} (To cook in a small amount of liquid) :: brasa
brake {n} (device used to slow or stop a vehicle) :: bremsa {f}
bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry ::
brambling {n} (bird) :: fjallafinka {f}
branch {n} (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) :: grein {f}
brand {n} (mark made by burning) :: brennimark {n}
brand {v} (mark with proof of ownership) :: brennimerkja
brandish {v} (to move a weapon) :: bregða, sveifla
brant {n} (wild geese of the genus Branta) :: margæs {f} [Branta bernicla]
brass {n} (alloy of copper and zinc) :: látún {n}
brassiere {n} (bra) SEE: bra ::
brass instrument {n} (musical instrument) :: málmblásturshljóðfæri {n},
brass knuckles {n} (weapon which reinforces the fist) :: hnúajárn {n}
bravado {n} (a show of defiance or courage) :: mannalæti {n}, sýndarhugrekki {n}
bravado {n} (a false show of courage) :: mannalæti {n}, sýndarhugrekki {n}
brave {adj} (strong in the face of fear) :: hugrakkur
bravery {n} (being brave) :: hugrekki {n}
brawl {n} (disorderly argument or fight) :: áflog {n-p}, bardagi {m}, slagsmál {n-p}
brawl {v} (to engage in a brawl, see also: fight; quarrel) :: slást, berjast, fljúgast á
bray {v} (to make the cry of a donkey) :: rymja
bray {n} (cry of an ass or donkey) :: rymur {m}
Brazil {prop} (Portuguese-speaking country in South America) :: Brasilía {f}
bread {n} (baked dough made from cereals) :: brauð {n}
bread {n} (countable: any variety of bread) :: brauð {n}
bread {n} (slang: money) :: peningur {m}
bread {v} (to bread) :: velta upp úr brauðmylsnu
bread and circuses {n} (food and entertainment provided by the state) :: brauði og leikum
breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach ::
breadcrumb {n} (tiny piece of bread) :: brauðmylsna {f}
bread knife {n} (knife designed to cut bread) :: brauðhnífur {m}
bread machine {n} (household appliance which makes dough) SEE: bread maker ::
bread maker {n} (household appliance which makes bread) :: brauðvél {f}
breadmaker {n} (baker) SEE: baker ::
breadmaker {n} (bread maker) SEE: bread maker ::
bread roll {n} (miniature round loaf of bread) :: rúnstykki
breadth {n} (width) SEE: width ::
breadth-first search {n} (a search algorithm) :: þverleit {f}, breiddarleit {f}
break {v} (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces) :: brotna
break {v} (intransitive, of a bone: to crack) :: brotna
break {v} (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack) :: brjóta
break {v} (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something)) :: brjóta
break {v} (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether) :: brjóta
break {v} (transitive: to cause to stop functioning) :: skemma, eyðileggja
break {v} (of a wave, to collapse into a surf) :: brotna
break {v} :: brjóta niður
breakable {adj} (fragile) SEE: fragile ::
breakfast {n} (first meal of the day) :: morgunmatur {m}, morgunverður {m}, árbítur {m}
breakfast cereal {n} (food made from processed grains) :: morgunkorn {n}
breakpoint {n} ((computing) point in a program where operation may be interrupted) :: rofstaður {m}
breast {n} (milk-producing organ) :: brjóst {n}, bobblingur {m} (vulgar)
breast {n} (chest) :: bringa {f}, brjóst {f}
breast {n} (seat of emotions) :: brjóst {f}
breast {n} (animal's thorax) :: bringa {f}
breast {n} (choice cut of meat from poultry or other animals) :: bringa {f}
breastbone {n} (the central narrow bone in the front of the chest) :: bringubein {n}, brjóstbein {n}
breast cancer {n} (cancer of the breast) :: brjóstakrabbamein {n}, brjóstakrabbi {m} [colloquial]
breastfeed {v} (feed a baby milk via the breasts) :: leggja á brjóst
breast milk {n} (milk produced by humans) :: brjóstamjólk {f}
breaststroke {n} (swimming stroke) :: bringusund {n}
breaststroke {v} (to swim using this stroke) :: synda bringusund
breath {n} :: andi {m}, andardráttur {m}
breathe {v} (to draw air in and out) :: anda
breathing {n} (act of respiration) :: öndun {f}
breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse ::
breezefly {n} (horsefly) SEE: horsefly ::
brent goose {n} (Small member of the goose family) :: margæs {f}
Breslau {prop} (Wroclaw) SEE: Wroclaw ::
Breton {n} (the language) :: Bretónska
breve {n} (semicircular diacritical mark) :: skál {f}
brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer ::
brew {n} (hill) SEE: hill ::
brewer {n} (someone who brews) :: bruggari {m}
brewery {n} (building where beer is produced) :: ölgerð {f}, ölgerðarhús {n}
Brian {prop} (male given name) :: Brjánn {m}
bribe {n} (inducement to dishonesty) :: múta {f}
bribe {v} (to give a bribe) :: múta
brick {n} (hardened block used for building) :: múrsteinn {m}, tígulsteinn {m} [rare], leirsteinn {m} [rare]
brick {n} (a building material) :: múrsteinn {m}, byggingarklossar {m-p}, byggingarkubbar {n-p}
brick {n} (term for a helpful, reliable person) :: ágætis manneskja {f}, perla af manni {f}, fyrirtaks manneskja {f}
brick {adj} (made of brick(s)) :: úr múrsteini
brick wall {n} (wall) :: múr {m}
bride {n} (woman in the context of her own wedding) :: brúður {f}
bridegroom {n} (bridegroom, groom) :: brúðgumi {m}
bridge {n} (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) :: brú {f}
bridge {n} (nautical) :: stjórnpallur {m}
bridge {n} (card game) :: bridds {n}
bridled tern {n} (Onychoprion anaethetus) :: taumþerna
briefcase {n} (case used for carrying documents) :: skjalataska {f}
bright {adj} (visually dazzling, luminous, radiant) :: bjartur, skær, skínandi, ljómandi
bright {adj} (intelligent) :: greindur, skarpur, greindarlegur
bright {adj} (vivid) :: skær; bjartur {m}, björt {f}, bjart {n}
bright {adj} (happy) :: hýr; glaðlegur
brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur ::
brine {n} (salt water) :: pækill {m}
bring {v} (to transport toward somebody/somewhere) :: færa
bring {v} :: [+ accusative case] koma með, [bring to a person] færa
bring owls to Athens {v} (to undertake a pointless venture) SEE: carry coals to Newcastle ::
bring to light {v} (expose) :: leiða í ljós
brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant ::
briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea ::
Brit {n} (British person) SEE: Briton ::
Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom ::
Britain {prop} (island, see also: Great Britain; British Isles) :: Bretland {n}
Britain {prop} (Brittany) SEE: Brittany ::
britches {n} (pants) SEE: pants ::
British {prop} (citizens or inhabitants of Britain) :: Breti {m}
British Isles {prop} (group of islands) :: Bretlandseyjar {f-p}
Briton {n} (inhabitant of Great Britain) :: Breti {m}
Brittany {prop} (region of North West France) :: Bretanía {f}
brittle {adj} (able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure) :: brothætt
Brittonic {adj} (Brythonic) SEE: Brythonic ::
bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother ::
broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit ::
broach {n} (architecture: spire) SEE: spire ::
broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide ::
broad {n} (whore) SEE: whore ::
broad-shouldered {adj} (having broad shoulders) :: herðabreiður
broccoli {n} (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) :: spergilkál {n}, brokkolí {n}
brochure {n} (booklet of printed informational matter) :: bæklingur {m}
bromide {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude ::
bromine {n} (nonmetallic chemical element) :: bróm {n}
bronchus {n} (Either or two branches of the trachea) :: berkja {f}
Bronx cheer {n} (synonym of raspberry) SEE: raspberry ::
bronze {v} (to tan) SEE: tan ::
bronze {n} (alloy) :: brons {n}
Bronze Age {prop} (archaeology) :: bronsöld {f}
broom {n} (domestic utensil) :: sópur {m}, kústur {m}, vöndur {m}
broth {n} (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled) :: seyði {n}
brothel {n} (house of prostitution) :: hóruhús {n}, vændishús {n}, pútnahús {n}
brother {n} (male sibling) :: bróðir, brói {m} [colloquial]
brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother) :: mágur {m}
brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother) :: mágur {m}
brother-in-law {n} (one's sister's husband) :: mágur {m}
brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's sister's husband) :: svili {m}
brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's sister's husband) :: svili {m}
brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead ::
brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow ::
brown {n} (colour) :: brúnn {n}
brown {adj} (having a brown colour) :: brúnn
brown {v} (to tan) SEE: tan ::
brown bear {n} (Ursus arctos) :: skógarbjörn {m}, brúnbjörn
brown coal {n} (lignite) SEE: lignite ::
brown dwarf {n} (starlike object) :: brúnn dvergur
brown-eyed {adj} (having brown eyes) :: brúneygður, brúneygur
brownie {n} (small rich cake) :: súkkulaðikökum
brownnose {v} (fawn) SEE: fawn ::
browser {n} (web browser) SEE: web browser ::
brunch {n} (a meal) :: dögurður {m}, dagverður {m}, hábítur {m}, bröns {m}
Brunei {prop} (a country in Southeast Asia) :: Brúnei
brush {n} (implement) :: (paint-) pensill {m} (hair-) bursti {m}, hárbursti {m} ("tooth-") tannbursti {m}
brush {v} (to clean (with a brush)) :: bursta
brusque {adj} (rudely abrupt, unfriendly) :: þurr á manninn, þurr á manninn, stuttur í spuna, stuttaralegur, hranalegur, byrstur, ruddalegur
Brussels {prop} (capital of Belgium) :: Brussel {f}
Brussels sprout {n} (vegetable) :: rósakál {n}
bruxism {n} (habit or practice of grinding the teeth) :: tannagnístran {m}
bryozoan {n} (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) :: mosadýr {n}
Brythonic {adj} (of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup) :: bresk, brýþonsk
B-tree {n} (indexed data structure suitable for storage of a large number of items in a balanced fashion) :: jafnmælistré {n}, jafnmælishrísla {f}
bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek ::
bubble {n} (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) :: kúla {f}
bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep ::
bubble {v} (to cheat, delude) SEE: cheat ::
bubonic plague {n} (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) :: kýlapest {f}
Bucharest {prop} (The capital of Romania) :: Búkarest {?}
buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram ::
buck {n} (male deer, goat, etc.) :: hafur {m}
bucket {n} (container) :: fata {f}
Buckingham Palace {prop} (the official London residence of the British monarch) :: Buckinghamhöll {m}
buckle {n} (belt clasp) :: sylgja {f}
buck's party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party ::
buckwheat {n} (fruit of this plant as cereal) :: bókhveiti {n}, bæki {n}
bucolic {adj} (rustic, pastoral, country-styled) :: sveitalegur {m}, sveita-, sveitalífs-, sveitasælu-, óheflaður {m}, grófgerður {m}, prests-
bucolic {adj} (pertaining to herdsmen or peasants) :: bóndalegur {m}
Buddha {prop} (spiritual and philosophical teacher) :: Búdda {m}
budgerigar {n} (species of parakeet) :: gári {m}
buffalo {n} (Old World mammals) :: buffall
buff-breasted sandpiper {n} (Calidris subruficollis) :: grastíta {f}
buffer {n} (portion of memory in computing) :: biðminni {n}
buffered {adj} (using a buffer) :: biðvistaður {m}
buffet {n} :: hlaðborð {n}
bug {n} (problem that needs fixing (especially in computing)) :: böggur {n}
bugger {n} (whippersnapper) SEE: whippersnapper ::
buggery {n} (anal sex) SEE: anal sex ::
build {v} ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) :: byggja
builder {n} (a bodybuilder) SEE: bodybuilder ::
building {n} (act or process of building) :: bygging {f}
building {n} (closed structure with walls and a roof) :: bygging {f}, hús {n}
built-in {adj} (constructed as a non-detachable part) :: innbyggður {m}
bulb {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb ::
Bulgaria {prop} (country) :: Búlgaría {f}
Bulgarian {adj} (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) :: búlgarskur, búlgverskur
Bulgarian {n} (native of Bulgaria) :: Búlgari {m}, Búlgarar {m-p}
Bulgarian {n} (language) :: búlgarska, búlgverska {f}
bulimia {n} (eating disorder) :: lotugræðgi
bulimia nervosa {n} (eating disorder) SEE: bulimia ::
bull {n} (uncastrated adult male bovine) :: naut {n}
bullcrap {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit ::
bulldozer {n} (tractor) :: jarðýta
bullet {n} (projectile) :: byssukúla {f}, kúla {f}, skot {n}
bullfinch {n} (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) :: dómpápi {m}
bull market {n} (state of stock market) :: birtingsmarkaður {m}, bjartsýnismarkaður {m}
bullshit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) :: kjaftæði {n}, bull {n}, þvættingur {m}
bullshit {n} (card game) :: lygari {m}
bully {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp ::
bully {n} (person who is cruel to others) :: hrekkjusvín
bullying {n} (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant) :: einelti {n}
bulwark {n} (defensive wall or rampart) :: bolvirki {n}, bolverk {n}
bumblebee {n} (genus of bee) :: hunangsfluga {f}
bumfodder {n} (toilet paper) SEE: toilet paper ::
bun {n} (A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) :: bolla {f}
bundle {n} :: búnt
bundle branch block {n} (heart condition) :: greinrof {n}
bung {n} (bribe) SEE: bribe ::
bungee jump {n} (instance of bungee jumping) :: teygjustökk {n}
bungee jumping {n} (jumping from a great height with a cord) :: teygjustökk {n}
bungling {n} (incompetence) :: hálfkák {n}
bunny hug {n} (hoodie) SEE: hoodie ::
Bunsen burner {n} (small laboratory gas burner) :: bunsenbrennari {m}
bunting {n} (material from which flags are made) :: flaggdúkur {m}
bunting {n} (bird) :: tittlingur {m}
buoy {n} (moored float) :: bauja {f}, dufl {n}
buoyancy aid {n} (jacket) :: flotbúnaður {m}
burden {n} (heavy load) :: byrði {f}, burður {m}
burden {n} (responsibility, onus) :: byrði {f}
burden of proof {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) :: sönnunarbyrði {f}
bureaucracy {n} (system of administration) :: skrifræði, skrifstofuveldi
bureaucracy {n} (excessive red tape) :: skrifræði, skrifstofuveldi
bureaucrat {n} (An official in a bureaucracy) :: kerfiskarl {m}
bureau de change {n} (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) :: gjaldeyrisviðskipti
burette {n} (glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock used for titration, etc.) :: búretta {f}
burglar {n} :: innbrotsþjófur {m}
burglary {n} (the crime of breaking into) :: innbrot {n}
burial {n} (interment) :: greftrun {f}
burka {n} (female garment that covers the whole body) :: búrka {f}
Burkina Faso {prop} (country) :: Búrkína Fasó {n}
burly {adj} (well-built) :: þrekvaxinn
Burma {prop} (Southeast Asian country (former name), see also: Myanmar) :: Búrma {f}
burn {v} (to cause to be consumed by fire) :: brenna
burn {v} (to be consumed by fire) :: brenna
burn {n} (vegetable disease) SEE: brand ::
burning bush {n} (Euonymus in general) SEE: spindle ::
burn one's bridges {v} (burn one's bridges) :: [burn all bridges behind oneself] brenna allar brýr að baki sér, [break all bridges behind oneself] brjóta allar brýr að baki sér
burqa {n} (burka) SEE: burka ::
burqini {n} (head-to-toe swimsuit) :: búrkíní {n}
Burundi {prop} (a country in Eastern Africa) :: Búrúndí
Burundian {adj} (pertaining to Burundi) :: búrúndískur
bus {n} (medical slang: ambulance) SEE: ambulance ::
bus {n} (vehicle) :: strætisvagn {m} (city transport), strætó {m} [informal; city transport], langferðabíll {m} [long distance], rúta {f} [informal; long distance]
bush {n} (category of woody plant) :: runni {m}
businessman {n} (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) :: kaupsýslumaður {m}
bus stop {n} (a stop for public transport buses) :: stoppistöð {f}, strætóstoppistöð {f}
bust {n} (sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders) :: brjóstmynd {f}
busy {adj} (doing a great deal) :: upptekinn
but {conj} (rather) :: heldur
but {conj} (although) :: en
butane {n} (the organic compound) :: bútan {n}
butcher {n} (a person who prepares and sells meat) :: slátrari {m}
butchery {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir ::
butt {n} (buttocks) :: rass {m}, afturendi {m}
butt {n} (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar) :: stubbur {m}, sígarettustubbur {m}
butt chin {n} (cleft chin) SEE: cleft chin ::
butter {n} (soft foodstuff made from milk) :: smjör {n}
butter {v} (to spread butter on, see also: spread; butter) :: smyrja
buttercup {n} (flower of the genus Narcissus) SEE: daffodil ::
buttercup {n} (herb of the genus Ranunculus) :: sóley
butterfly {n} (insect) :: fiðrildi {n}
butterfly {n} (swimming stroke) SEE: butterfly stroke ::
butterfly stroke {n} (swimming stroke) :: flugsund {n}
butter knife {n} (dull-edged knife for spreading butter) :: smjörhnífur {m}
buttermilk {n} (traditional buttermilk) :: áfir {f-p}
butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus ::
butt-naked {adj} (naked) SEE: naked ::
buttock {n} (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body) :: rasskinn {f}
button {n} (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) :: tala {f}, hnappur {m}
button {n} (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) :: takki {n}, hnappur {m}
button {n} (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) :: valhnappur {m}, hnappur {m}, takki {m}
button {n} (a badge worn on clothes) :: barmmerki {n}
button {v} (to fasten with a button) :: hneppa
buttonhole {n} (hole for a button) :: hnappagat {n}
buttonhole {n} (flower worn in the buttonhole for decoration) :: blóm í hnappagat {n}, blóm í barm {n}
buttonwood {n} (mangrove) SEE: mangrove ::
butyric {adj} (of or pertaining to butter) :: smjör-
butyric {adj} (of or derived from butyric acid) :: smjör-
buy {v} (to obtain something with money) :: kaupa
buyback {n} (repurchase of something previously sold) :: endurkaup {n-p}
buzz {n} (whisper) SEE: whisper ::
buzzard {n} (bird of the genus Buteo) :: músvákur {m}
buzzard {n} (scavenging bird) SEE: vulture ::
buzzword {n} (word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon) :: tískuorð {m}
by {prep} (near, or next to) :: við
by {prep} (not later than) :: fyrir
by {prep} (indicates creator of a work) :: eftir
by all means {prep} (emphatically yes, definitely) :: fyrir alla muni, endilega
by and by {adv} (soon) SEE: soon ::
by dint of {prep} (because of; by reason of) SEE: because of ::
bye {interj} (short for goodbye, see also: goodbye) :: [colloquial]
by far {prep} (to a large extent) :: lang-, langsamlega
by foot {adv} (on foot) SEE: on foot ::
by heart {prep} (knowing completely) :: utanað, utanbókar
by no means {prep} (certainly not) :: alls ekki
by oneself {prep} (without help) :: sjálfur {m}
by oneself {prep} (without company) :: aleinn {m}, einn {m}
by oneself {prep} :: einn; aleinn; út af fyrir sig
byproduct {n} (secondary or additional product) :: aukaafurð {f}
by-product {n} (secondary product) :: aukaafurð {f}
byte {n} (8-bit unit) :: bæti {n}, [computer character] tölvustafur {m}
bytecode {n} (p-code) :: bætakóði {m}, bætakóti {m}
by the by {prep} (by the way) SEE: by the way ::
by the Grace of God {prep} (By divine right) :: af Guðs náð
by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when ::
by the way {prep} (incidentally) :: vel á minnst, meðal annarra orða [formal]
by turns {adv} (One after the other; successively; alternating) :: til skiptis
byword {n} (a proverb) :: málsháttur, máltæki
Byzantine Empire {prop} (Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region) :: Býsansríkið {n}, Austrómverska keisaradæmið {n}, Miklagarðsríkið {n}
Byzantium {prop} (Byzantine Empire) SEE: Byzantine Empire ::