Old Norse–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
hann	pronoun	he	Hann gengr heim um nótt. He walks home at night.
hon	pronoun	she	Hon les ina fornu bók. She reads the old book.
vér	pronoun	we	Vér komum heim í dag. We come home today.
þeir	pronoun	they	Þeir sjá bjarta tungl. They see the bright moon.
hvat	pronoun	what	Hvat sér þú nú? What do you see now?
hvar	adverb	where	Hvar búa þeir nú? Where do they live now?
hvenær	adverb	when	Hvenær förum vér heim? When do we go home?
hverr	pronoun	who	Hverr kemr til hússins? Who comes to the house?
hví	adverb	why	Hví spyrr þú nú? Why do you ask now?
hvé	adverb	how	Hvé veiztu þetta? How do you know this?
vera	verb	to be	Ek em glaðr í dag. I am happy today.
hafa	verb	to have	Þeir hafa lítið hús. They have a small house.
gera	verb	to do	Vér gerum gott verk hér. We do good work here.
ganga	verb	to go	Þeir ganga til borgar. They go to the city.
koma	verb	to come	Hon kemr heim at kveldi. She comes home at evening.
sjá	verb	to see	Ek sé hátt fjall. I see the high mountain.
vita	verb	to know	Vér vitum sanna sögu. We know the true story.
hugsa	verb	to think	Ek hugsa um þetta nú. I think about this now.
vilja	verb	to want	Þeir vilja meiri mat í dag. They want more food today.
þurfa	verb	to need	Vér þurfum vatn til matar. We need water for food.
gera	verb	to make	Ek geri nýtt borð. I make a new table.
taka	verb	to take	Hann tekr bókina heim. He takes the book home.
gefa	verb	to give	Hon gefr mér gott brauð. She gives me good bread.
segja	verb	to say	Þeir segja orðið hátt. They say the word aloud.
segja	verb	to tell	Ek segi honum söguna. I tell him the story.
spyrja	verb	to ask	Vér spyrjum um veginn. We ask about the way.
finna	verb	to find	Þeir finna týnda bók. They find the lost book.
líta	verb	to look	Lít á bláan himin. Look at the blue sky.
nota	verb	to use	Vér notum borð dagliga. We use the table daily.
vinna	verb	to work	Þeir vinna í borginni. They work in the city.
eta	verb	to eat	Ek et brauð á hverjum morgni. I eat bread every morning.
drekka	verb	to drink	Vér drekkum vatn heima. We drink water at home.
sofa	verb	to sleep	Barnið sefr um nótt. The child sleeps at night.
ganga	verb	to walk	Þeir ganga á stræti. They walk on the street.
renna	verb	to run	Sveinn rennr til skóla. The boy runs to school.
lesa	verb	to read	Hon les nýja bók. She reads a new book.
rita	verb	to write	Ek rita stutta sögu. I write a short story.
mæla	verb	to speak	Þeir mæla við kennarann. They speak with the teacher.
hlýða	verb	to listen	Hlýð á ina fornu sögu. Listen to the old story.
heyra	verb	to hear	Vér heyrum vindinn úti. We hear the wind outside.
kaupa	verb	to buy	Ek kaupi brauð í bæ. I buy bread in town.
selja	verb	to sell	Þeir selja fisk á markaði. They sell fish at market.
gjalda	verb	to pay	Vér gjöldum fyrir matinn. We pay for the food.
hjálpa	verb	to help	Hon hjálpar gamalli móður sinni. She helps her old mother.
elska	verb	to love	Ek elska góðan vin minn. I love my good friend.
búa	verb	to live	Þeir búa í landi. They live in the country.
deyja	verb	to die	Allir menn deyja einn dag. All men die one day.
læra	verb	to learn	Börn læra í skóla dagliga. Children learn at school daily.
kenna	verb	to teach	Þeir kenna ungu barni. They teach the young child.
lúka upp	verb	to open	Lúk upp hurðinni nú. Open the door now, please.
lúka	verb	to close	Lúk hurðinni um nótt. Close the door at night.
maðr	noun	person	Sá maðr veit föður minn. That person knows my father.
maðr	noun	man	Maðrinn gengr til bæjar. The man walks to town.
kona	noun	woman	Konan mælir við mik. The woman speaks with me.
barn	noun	child	Barnið sefr heima. The child sleeps at home.
sveinn	noun	boy	Sveinninn rennr mjök skjótt. The boy runs very fast.
mær	noun	girl	Mærin les hvern dag. The girl reads every day.
ætt	noun	family	Ætt mín býr hér. My family lives here.
móðir	noun	mother	Móðir mín gerir brauð. My mother makes bread.
faðir	noun	father	Faðir hans vinnr í dag. His father works today.
vinr	noun	friend	Vinr minn kemr á morgin. My friend comes tomorrow.
hús	noun	house	Húsið er mjök gamalt. The house is very old.
heimr	noun	home	Vér förum heim nú. We go home now.
borg	noun	city	Borgin er mjök stór. The city is very big.
land	noun	country	Þetta land er fagrt. This country is beautiful.
heimr	noun	world	Heimrinn er mjök víðr. The world is very wide.
stræti	noun	street	Strætið er langt. The street is long.
tími	noun	time	Tími líðr mjök skjótt. Time passes very quickly.
dagr	noun	day	Þessi dagr er góðr. This day is good.
nótt	noun	night	Nóttin er köld. The night is cold.
morgunn	noun	morning	Morgunninn er bjartr. The morning is bright.
kveld	noun	evening	Kveldit er hljótt. The evening is quiet.
vika	noun	week	Vika líðr skjótt. A week passes quickly.
mánuðr	noun	month	Mánuðrinn endar á morgin. The month ends tomorrow.
ár	noun	year	Árit er nýtt. The year is new.
í dag	adverb	today	Ek vinn í dag heima. I work today at home.
á morgin	adverb	tomorrow	Vér komum á morgin at hádegi. We come tomorrow at noon.
í gær	adverb	yesterday	Hann kom í gær at kveldi. He came yesterday evening.
nú	adverb	now	Hon er hér nú. She is here now.
sól	noun	sun	Sólin er há í dag. The sun is high today.
tungl	noun	moon	Tunglit er bjart í nótt. The moon is bright tonight.
stjarna	noun	star	Sú stjarna er mjök björt. That star is very bright.
himinn	noun	sky	Himinninn er blár. The sky is blue.
jörð	noun	earth	Jörðin er víð. The earth is wide.
eldr	noun	fire	Eldrinn er mjök heitr. The fire is very hot.
vatn	noun	water	Vatnit er kalt. The water is cold.
regn	noun	rain	Regnit kemr í dag. The rain comes today.
vindr	noun	wind	Vindrinn er sterkr. The wind is strong.
tré	noun	tree	Tréit er mjök hátt. The tree is very high.
blóm	noun	flower	Blómit er fagrt. The flower is beautiful.
fjall	noun	mountain	Fjallit er hátt. The mountain is high.
á	noun	river	Áin er löng. The river is long.
sær	noun	sea	Særinn er kaldr. The sea is cold.
mattr	noun	food	Mattrinn er góðr. The food is good.
brauð	noun	bread	Brauðit er heitt. The bread is warm.
kjöt	noun	meat	Kjötit er heitt. The meat is hot.
fiskr	noun	fish	Fiskrinn er nýr. The fish is fresh.
egg	noun	egg	Eggit er lítið. The egg is small.
mjólk	noun	milk	Mjólkin er volg. The milk is warm.
ávöxtr	noun	fruit	Ávöxtrinn er sætr. The fruit is sweet.
hǫfuð	noun	head	Hǫfuð mitt verkir í dag. My head hurts today.
auga	noun	eye	Auga hennar er blátt. Her eye is blue.
eyra	noun	ear	Eyra mitt heyrir vel. My ear hears well.
munnr	noun	mouth	Lúk upp munni þínum nú. Open your mouth now.
nef	noun	nose	Nef hans er rautt. His nose is red.
hǫnd	noun	hand	Hǫnd mín er köld. My hand is cold.
fótr	noun	foot	Fótr minn verkir nú. My foot hurts now.
hjarta	noun	heart	Hjarta mitt er sterkt. My heart is strong.
nafn	noun	name	Nafn mitt er stutt. My name is short.
bók	noun	book	Bókin er mjök forn. The book is very old.
orð	noun	word	Þat orð er satt. That word is true.
tunga	noun	language	Þessi tunga er hörð. This language is hard.
fé	noun	money	Ek hefi ekki fé. I have no money.
verk	noun	work	Þetta verk er hart. This work is hard.
ást	noun	love	Ást er mjök sterk. Love is very strong.
saga	noun	story	Sagan er mjök löng. The story is very long.
vegr	noun	way	Þessi vegr er langr. This way is long.
hlutr	noun	thing	Sá hlutr er nýr. That thing is new.
líf	noun	life	Líf er gott í dag. Life is good today.
hurð	noun	door	Hurðin er opin. The door is open.
borð	noun	table	Borðit er stórt. The table is big.
góðr	adjective	good	Þetta brauð er gott. This bread is good.
illr	adjective	bad	Þessi mattr er illr. This food is bad.
stórr	adjective	big	Húsið er stórt. The house is big.
lítill	adjective	small	Herbergið er lítið. The room is small.
nýr	adjective	new	Ek hefi nýja bók. I have a new book.
gamall	adjective	old	Þat hús er gamalt. That house is old.
langr	adjective	long	Vegurinn er langr. The road is long.
stuttr	adjective	short	Sagan er stutt. The story is short.
hár	adjective	high	Fjallit er hátt. The mountain is high.
lágʀ	adjective	low	Borðit er lágt. The table is low.
heitr	adjective	hot	Eldrinn er heitr. The fire is hot.
kaldr	adjective	cold	Vatnit er kalt. The water is cold.
glaðr	adjective	happy	Barnið er glatt. The child is happy.
sorgfullr	adjective	sad	Hon er sorgfull í dag. She feels sad today.
fagr	adjective	beautiful	Blómit er fagrt. The flower is beautiful.
auðveldr	adjective	easy	Þetta verk er auðvelt. This work is easy.
skjótr	adjective	fast	Hestrinn er skjótr. The horse is fast.
seinn	adjective	slow	Uxinn er seinn. The ox is slow.
réttr	adjective	right	Svar þitt er rétt. Your answer is right.
rangr	adjective	wrong	Þat orð er rangt. That word is wrong.
mikilvægr	adjective	important	Þetta orð er mikilvægt. This word is important.
sannr	adjective	true	Sagan er sönn. The story is true.
fullr	adjective	full	Kalkrinn er fullr. The cup is full.
tómligr	adjective	empty	Herbergið er tómligt. The room is empty.
ungr	adjective	young	Barnið er ungt. The child is young.
sterkr	adjective	strong	Maðrinn er sterkr. The man is strong.
veikr	adjective	weak	Barnið er veikt. The child is weak.
rauðr	adjective	red	Blómit er rautt. The flower is red.
blár	adjective	blue	Himinninn er blár. The sky is blue.
grænn	adjective	green	Tréit er grænt. The tree is green.
gulr	adjective	yellow	Blómit er gult. The flower is yellow.
svartr	adjective	black	Hestrinn er svartr. The horse is black.
hvítr	adjective	white	Snærinn er hvítr. The snow is white.
já	interjection	yes	Já, ek veit þat. Yes, I know that.
nei	interjection	no	Nei, ek veit eigi. No, I do not know.
eigi	adverb	not	Ek sé eigi þat. I do not see it.
ok	conjunction	and	Brauð ok mjólk eru hér. Bread and milk are here.
eða	conjunction	or
en	conjunction	but	Hann er fátækr en glaðr. He is poor but happy.
ef	conjunction	if	Ef hann kemr, förum vér. If he comes, we go.
því at	conjunction	because	Ek stend því at regnar. I stay because it rains.
með	preposition	with	Ek geng með vini mínum. I go with my friend.
án	preposition	without	Hann etr án brauðs. He eats without bread.
fyrir	preposition	for
frá	preposition	from	Hon kemr frá borginni. She comes from the city.
til	preposition	to	Vér förum til hússins. We go to the house.