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A   <-- Click Index Letters To Return To Top Of This Page

Afi - - Grandfather
Ái - - Great grandfather, ancestor
Aldraður - - Old (male). See Öldruð
Aldur - - Age
Amma - - Grandmother
Andaður - - Dead, deceased (male)
Andvana - - Dead
Andvana fædd - - Stillborn child (female)
Andvana fæddur - - Stillborn child (male)
Ást - - Love
Austur - - East


B

Bær - - Farm
Barn, plur. börn - - Child, (hans barn: his child) (hennar barn: her child) (þeirra barn: their child)
                        (Hans börn: His children) (hennar börn: her children) (þeirra börn: their children)
Biskup - - Bishop
Bless - - Goodbye
Bóndadóttir - - Farmer's daughter
Bóndasonur - - Farmer's son
Bóndi - - Farmer
Bróður - Bræður - - Brother - Brother(s)
Bók - - Book
Bústjóri - - Housekeeper (man)
Bústýra - - Housekeeper (woman)


C



D

Dagsetning - - Date
Dóttir, plur. dætur - - Daughter

E

Efri - - Upper
Eiginmaður - - Husband
Eiginkona - - Wife
Ekkill - - Widower
Ekkja - - Widow
Epli - - Apple
Eystra - - In the east
Eystri - - East or Eastern


F

Fæðingarstaður - - Place of birth
Fósturbarn - - Foster child, adoptive child
Fósturdóttir - - Foster daughter, adoptive daughter
Frá - - From
Frú - - Lady, Madam, Mrs., married woman


G

Gamall - - Old (male)
Gamla - - Old ( tað gamla húsið = the old house )
Gift - - Married (woman)
Giftur - - Married (man)
Gömul - - Old (female)

H

Háa - - High (see Lága)
Hallo - - Hello
Hans - - His
Hár - - High/Hair
Heimili - - Home
Hraun - - Lava ~ (Often used in compound place-name word (Eldhraun = Eld(lavafield))
Hreppsnefndarmaður - - Parish councillor
Hreppsómagi - - Parish-pauper
Hreppstjóri - - Director of a poor-law parish (district)
Hús (Húsið) - - House
Húsbóndi - - master
Húsfreyja - - Mistress of a house (wife)
Húskona - - Lodger woman (with a peasant or a fisherman)
Húsmaður - - Lodger man (with a peasant or a fisherman)
Húsmóðir - - Mistress, house-keeper (wife)


I

Íslandi - - Iceland


J



K

Kind - - Sheep
Kirkja - - Church
Kirkjubók - - Church register, parish register
Kirkjusókn - - Parish
Kona - - Woman
Kom - - came


L

Lága - - Low - (see Lágu also) see Háa
Lágu - - Low - (see Lága also) see Háa
Langafi - - Great grandfather
Lausakona - - Working woman (not in service)
Langamma - - Great grandmother
Lausamaður - - Working man (not in service)
Lögmaður - - Lawyer (modern), from 1271-1800 the highest official authority (in a certain area)
Lögrétta - - The law and jurisdictional part of the old Alþingi (Althing) or parlament.
Lögréttumaður - - A man entitled to sit in "Lögrétta" (Abbr. - Lrm)
Lögsagnari - - Lögmaður's or lögréttumaður's commissioner


M

Maki - - Mate, husband, wife
Manntal - - Census
Maður - - Man
Móðir - - Mother


N

Nei - - No Niðji, plur. niðjar - - Descendant
Norður (Nordur) - - North
Nyrðr - - In the North


O

Oddviti - - Leader or chief for a parish council
Öldruð - - Old (female). See Aldraður

P

Peirra - - of them (peirra dóttir - their daughter or daughter of them) Prestur - - Priest or pastor, clergyman, minister
Prestur - - Wife to "Prestur". See "Frú"
Prófastur - - Archdeacon

Q



R



S

Smali - - Shepherd
Sonur, plur. synir - - Son
Sókn - - Parish
Stand - - Status, Occupation
Steinn - - Stone
Suður (Sudur) - - South
Sveitarbarn - - Parish-pauper
Syðra - - In the South
Systir, plur. systur - - Sister
Sýsla - - County
Sýslumaður - - Sheriff. Judge and revenue officer of a district

T

Tað - - The
Það - - That
Tökubarn - - Parish-pauper
Trésmiður - - Carpenter


U

Útvegsbóndi - - A farmer who is also a fisherman or outfitter of fishing boat(s

V

Vegur - - Way - (Medallands(vegur) 204) or (HWY 204 in Meddaland)
Velkomin - - Welcome
Vestra - - In the West
Vestur - - West
Vesturheimur - - The western Hemisphere. - í Vesturheimi: in North America
        (actually: in the western Hemisphere) - fór til Vesturheims: went (emigrated) to North America
Við - - with
Vinnu - - Work
Vinnukona - - Maid servant (on a farm)
Vinnumaður - - Man servant (on a farm)

W

Orð - - Word
Með - - With ~ ~ með ást = with love


X



Y

Já - - Yes
Ytri - - External, Outer


Z



Áá - Translation - Aa     Pronounced - - ow - as in cow

á - - on - of
Á - - Aesir

Ææ - Translation - AE ae     Pronounced - - i - as in line



Ðð - Translation - Dd     Pronounced - - th - as in father



Éé - Translation - Ee     Pronounced - - ye - as in yes



Íí - Translation - Ii     Pronounced - - ee - as in tree

í - - in

Óó - Translation - Oo     Pronounced - - o - as in sole



Öö - Translation - Oo     Pronounced - - i - as in bird



Úú - Translation - Uu     Pronounced - - oo - as in moon



Ýý - Translation - Yy     Pronounced - - ee - as in tree



þÞ - Translation - Th, th     Pronounced - - th - as in thick

þeirra - - Their - Theirs (Þeirra barn = Their child)


NUMBERS:
Einn, ein, eitt - #1
Tveir, tvær, tvö - #2
Þrír, þrjár, þrjú - #3
Fjórir, djórar, fjögur - #4
Fimm - #5
Sex - #6
Stö - #7
Átta - #8
Níu - #9
Tíu - #10


How To Type The Icelandic Characters
Hold the Alt key down while you type the numbers on the numeric keypad.
Don't use the numbers above the letters on the keypad - that wont work.
Character will apear when Alt Key is released.
Á - - 0193
á - - 0225		 Æ - - 0198
æ - - 0230		 É - - 0201
é - - 0233
 
Í - - 0205
í - - 0237 		Ð - - 0208
ð - - 0240		 Ó - - 0211
ó - - 0243
 
Ö - - 0214
ö - - 0246		 Ú - - 0218
ú - - 0250		 Ý - - 0221
ý - - 0253
 
þ - - 0254
Þ - - 0222