sóknarmaður

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sókn (offence, attack; parish) +‎ maður (person).

Noun[edit]

sóknarmaður m (genitive singular sóknarmanns, nominative plural sóknarmenn)

  1. a parishioner (person belonging to a given parish)
    Synonym: sóknarbarn
  2. (sports) attacker, striker, forward
    Synonym: framherji

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