English–Old Norse Dictionary

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