Icelandic

[ ahys-lan-dik ]

adjective

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

noun

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

Icelandic

/ aɪsˈlændɪk /

adjective

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

noun

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

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Icelandic¹

First recorded in 1665–75; Iceland + -ic

Example Sentences

Encouraged by the results of the trial, many Icelandic workplaces have embraced shorter hours, with 86 percent of the working population either working shorter hours already or on contracts that will phase in the reduction in the coming years.

From Vox

He said he hasn’t seen the movie yet, but loves the song, which includes a few lyrics in Icelandic.

From Washington Post

Although skyr is sold as Icelandic yogurt alongside the global representation of yogurt varieties in the dairy case, Icelanders consider it a cheese.

From Washington Post

Now for a sweater to be called an “Icelandic lopapeysa” it must be hand-knit in Iceland with wool from Icelandic sheep.

From Washington Post

During this climate anomaly, the Icelandic low-pressure system really became prominent and stayed over Europe for longer.

From Popular-Science

Buy a pair of these and traipse around a big city center or off road through the Icelandic countryside.

From The Daily Beast

The government-supported Icelandic Literary Fund supports publishers, translators, and writers.

From The Daily Beast

Arnaldur Indridason, an Icelandic crime writer, has been translated into twenty languages.

From The Daily Beast

She worked with Eliza Reid, a Canadian based in the Icelandic capital, to set up the gathering.

From The Daily Beast

It was Independent People, by Nobel laureate Haldor Laxness, that put modern Icelandic literature on the global map.

From The Daily Beast

All that is known of the early voyages of the Northmen, is contained in the old Icelandic Sagas.

From Project Gutenberg

Angerboda, the Icelandic hag, is also a storm demon, but represents the east wind.

From Project Gutenberg

The Icelandic saga-men never weary, though modern readers do, of legal details.

From Project Gutenberg

But, in any case, one Icelandic house of the tenth or eleventh century might differ from another in certain details.

From Project Gutenberg

As examples we turn to the parallel afforded by the Icelandic sagas and their pictures of houses of the eleventh century B.C.

From Project Gutenberg