Icelandic

[ ahys-lan-dik ]

adjective

of or relating to Iceland, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

the language of Iceland, a North Germanic language. Abbreviation: Icel.

Origin of Icelandic

First recorded in 1665–75; Iceland + -ic

Other words from Icelandic

an·ti-Ice·lan·dic, adjective
pro-Ice·lan·dic, adjective

Words Nearby Icelandic

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How to use Icelandic in a sentence

Buy a pair of these and traipse around a big city center or off road through the Icelandic countryside.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Anthony Bourdain in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The government-supported Icelandic Literary Fund supports publishers, translators, and writers.
Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland | Adam LeBor | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Arnaldur Indridason, an Icelandic crime writer, has been translated into twenty languages.
Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland | Adam LeBor | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She worked with Eliza Reid, a Canadian based in the Icelandic capital, to set up the gathering.
Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland | Adam LeBor | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was Independent People, by Nobel laureate Haldor Laxness, that put modern Icelandic literature on the global map.
Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland | Adam LeBor | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

All that is known of the early voyages of the Northmen, is contained in the old Icelandic Sagas.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe Bancroft
Angerboda, the Icelandic hag, is also a storm demon, but represents the east wind.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie
The Icelandic saga-men never weary, though modern readers do, of legal details.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
But, in any case, one Icelandic house of the tenth or eleventh century might differ from another in certain details.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
As examples we turn to the parallel afforded by the Icelandic sagas and their pictures of houses of the eleventh century B.C.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Icelandic

Icelandic

/ (aɪsˈlændɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, its people, or their language

noun

the official language of Iceland, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family: See also Old Icelandic

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