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| gabbro {n} (igneous rock) | :: gabbró {n} |
| Gabon {prop} (Gabonese Republic) | :: Gabon |
| Gaborone {prop} (capital of Botswana) | :: Gaboróne |
| gadfly {n} (fly of the family Tabanidae) SEE: horsefly | :: |
| gadolinium {n} (chemical element) | :: gadólín |
| gadwall {n} (a common and widespread dabbling duck) | :: gargönd {f} |
| Gaelic {prop} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic | :: |
| gaffer {n} (baby) SEE: baby | :: |
| gaffer {n} (chief lighting technician) | :: ljósameistari {m} |
| gage {v} (gauge) SEE: gauge | :: |
| Gaia {prop} (the ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating organism) | :: Gaju {f} |
| gainword {n} (a word a language has borrowed from another language) SEE: loanword | :: |
| gait {n} (manner of walking) | :: göngulag {n} |
| gait {n} (horse's way of moving) | :: gangtegund {f} |
| gala {adj} (festive) | :: hátíð {f} |
| galah {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| Galatians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Galatabréfið {f} |
| galaxy {n} (collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc) | :: stjörnuþoka {f}, vetrarbraut {f} |
| galaxy {n} (the Milky Way) SEE: Milky Way | :: |
| galena {n} (mineral) | :: blýglans {m} |
| Galilee {prop} (region of northern Israel) | :: Galílea {f} |
| gall {n} (bile) SEE: bile | :: |
| gall {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| gall bladder {n} (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) | :: gallblaðra {f} |
| galleon {n} (large sailing ship) | :: galíon |
| galley {n} (ship propelled primarily by oars) | :: galeiða {f} |
| gallium {n} (chemical element) | :: gallín {n} |
| gallows {n} (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) | :: gálgi {m} |
| gallows humor {n} (comedy that still manages to be funny in the face of a perfectly hopeless situation) | :: gálgahúmor {m} |
| gallstone {n} (small, hard object, that sometimes forms in the gall bladder) | :: gallsteinar |
| galore {adj} (in abundance) | :: ósköpin öll af, í hrönnum |
| galpal {n} (close female friend) SEE: girlfriend | :: |
| Gambia {prop} (The Republic of The Gambia) | :: Gambía |
| Gambian {adj} (of Gambia) | :: Gambískur |
| Gambian {n} (person from Gambia) | :: Gambíumaður {m}, Gambíumenn {m-p} |
| game {n} (playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime) | :: leikur {m}, spil {n}, tafl {n} |
| game {adj} (willing to participate) | :: með |
| game console {n} (video game console) SEE: video game console | :: |
| gameness {n} (courage) SEE: courage | :: |
| games console {n} (video game console) SEE: video game console | :: |
| gamete {n} (reproductive cell) | :: kynfruma {f} |
| game-theoretical {adj} (of, relating to or defined in terms of game theory) | :: leikjafræðilegur |
| game theory {n} (mathematical study of strategic situations) | :: leikjafræði {f} |
| gaming console {n} (video game console) SEE: video game console | :: |
| gamma ray {n} (very high frequency electromagnetic radiation) | :: gammageisli {m} |
| gamma-ray burst {n} (flash of gamma rays) | :: gammablossi {m} |
| gamut {n} (complete range) | :: skali {m}, svið {n}, röð {f} |
| gamut {n} (all the notes in the musical scale) | :: tónaróf {n}, tónaskali {m} |
| gang {n} (a company of persons) | :: hópur {m}, lið {n} [informal], gengi {n} [informal] |
| gang {n} (a company of labourers) | :: gengi {n}, vinnuflokkur {m} |
| gang {n} (criminal group with a common background) | :: gengi {n} |
| gang {n} (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) | :: gengi {n} |
| gang bang {n} (orgy) SEE: orgy | :: |
| Ganges {prop} (the river) | :: Ganges |
| gangling {adj} (awkwardly tall and thin) | :: renglulegur {m} |
| gangrene {n} (the necrosis or rotting of flesh) | :: ýldudrep {n}, átudrep {n}, brandur {m}, kolbrandur {m}, drep í holdi {n} |
| gannet {n} (glutton) SEE: glutton | :: |
| gannet {n} (sea bird) | :: súla {f} |
| garage {n} (aviation: shed for housing an aircraft) SEE: hangar | :: |
| garage {n} (petrol filling station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| garage {n} (building or section of building to store a car, tools etc.) | :: bílskúr {m} |
| garbage {n} (waste material) | :: rusl {n} |
| garbage collect {v} (to reclaim resources no longer in use) | :: safna rusli |
| garbage collection {n} (service for transporting household garbage) | :: sorphreinsun {f} |
| garbage collection {n} (programming) | :: ruslasöfnun {f}, ruslsöfnun {f}, ruslsópun {f} |
| garbage collector {n} (worker) | :: ruslakarl {m} |
| garbage collector {n} (program) | :: ruslasafnari {m}, ruslsafnari {m}, ruslsópari {m} |
| garbage man {n} (garbage collector) SEE: garbage collector | :: |
| garbologist {n} (garbage collector) SEE: garbage collector | :: |
| garden {n} (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) | :: garður {m} |
| gardening {n} (the care of a garden) | :: garðyrkja {f} |
| garlic {n} (plant) | :: hvítlaukur, geirlaukur {m} |
| garlic bread {n} (bread topped with garlic) | :: hvítlauksbrauð {n} |
| garlic press {n} (ustensil) | :: hvítlaukspressa {f} |
| garment {n} (single item of clothing) | :: flík {f}, spjör {f} |
| garnish {v} (to decorate with ornamental appendages) | :: skreyta |
| garnish {n} | :: skreyting {f} |
| garnish {v} (fetter) SEE: fetter | :: |
| garret {n} (an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house) | :: háaloft {n}, ris {n} |
| garter stitch {n} (the most basic form of welting) | :: garðaprjón {n} |
| gas {n} ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) | :: gas {n} |
| gas {n} (fuel) | :: bensín {n} |
| gasbag {n} (gasbag) SEE: windbag | :: |
| gash {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| gasket {n} (mechanical seal) | :: pakkning {f}, þétti {n} |
| gaslight {n} (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas) | :: gaslampi {m} |
| gaslight {n} (light produced by burning gas) | :: gasljós {n} |
| gasoline {n} (motor fuel) | :: bensín {n} |
| gas station {n} (an establishment which sells gasoline to pump directly into a car) | :: bensínstöð {f} |
| gastralgia {n} (stomachache) SEE: stomachache | :: |
| gastroenteritis {n} (inflammation) | :: maga- og garnabólga {f}, maga- og garnakvef {n} |
| gastroesophageal {adj} (of or relating to the stomach and to the esophagus) | :: maga- og vélindis- |
| gastroesophageal reflux {n} (pain from influx of gastric juices into the esophagus) SEE: heartburn | :: |
| gastroesophageal reflux {n} (pathology: chronic medical condition) | :: vélindabakflæði {n} |
| gastrology {n} (scientific study of the stomach) | :: magafræði {f} |
| gate {n} (door-like structure outside) | :: hlið {n} |
| gate {n} (in an air terminal) | :: hlið {n} |
| gather {v} (to bring together; to collect) | :: safna |
| gauge {n} (a semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space) | :: kvarði {m} |
| Gaussian distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: Gauss-dreifing {f}, normleg dreifing {f} |
| gay {adj} (sexually promiscuous) SEE: promiscuous | :: |
| gay {n} (homosexual person, especially male, see also: lesbian; homosexual; fairy; fag; poof; bender; bugger) | :: hommi |
| gay bar {n} (nightclub whose primary clientele are LGBT people) | :: hommabúlla {f} |
| Gaza {prop} (Gaza Strip) SEE: Gaza Strip | :: |
| Gaza Strip {prop} (Gaza Strip) | :: Gasaströndin |
| gcd {n} (initialism for greatest common divisor) | :: ssd {m} |
| G clef {n} (treble clef) | :: g-lykill |
| Gödel's incompleteness theorem {prop} (theorem) | :: ófullkomleikasetning Gödels {f} |
| gear {n} (a wheel with grooves) | :: tannhjól {n} |
| gear {n} (motor car transmission) | :: gír {m} |
| gear lever {n} (lever used to change gears) | :: gírstöng {f} |
| gear ratio {n} (ratio of the speeds of rotation) | :: gírhlutfall {n} |
| gear stick {n} (gear lever) SEE: gear lever | :: |
| gearstick {n} (gear lever) SEE: gear lever | :: |
| gee {n} (name of the letter G, g) | :: gé |
| geek {n} (Australian: look) SEE: look | :: |
| geezer {n} (device for boiling water) SEE: geyser | :: |
| geezer {n} (informal: old person, especially male) | :: karlfauskur {m} |
| geisha {n} (a Japanese entertainer) | :: geisja {f} |
| gelastic {adj} (pertaining to laughter) | :: hlátur- |
| geld {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| gelding {n} (eunuch) SEE: eunuch | :: |
| gellan gum {n} (gum) | :: gellagúmmí {n} |
| gem {n} (precious stone) | :: gimsteinn {m} |
| gemstone {n} (a gem) | :: gimsteinn {m} |
| gender {n} (grammar: division of nouns and pronouns) | :: kyn {n} |
| gender {n} (division, class, kind) | :: kyn {n} |
| gender {n} (biological sex) | :: kyn {n} |
| gender {n} (grammar: voice (of verbs)) SEE: voice | :: |
| gender studies {n} (academic field) | :: kynjafræði {f} |
| genealogy {n} (study and recording of descents) | :: ættfræði {f} |
| General Assembly {prop} (United Nations General Assembly) SEE: United Nations General Assembly | :: |
| general practitioner {n} (physician who provides primary care; family doctor) | :: heimilislæknir {m} |
| general relativity {n} (theory in physics) | :: almenna afstæðiskenningin {f} |
| generation {n} (single step in the succession of natural descent) | :: kynslóð {f} |
| generator {n} (mathematics: an element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group) | :: spönnuður {m} |
| Genesis {prop} (the book of the Bible) | :: [Fyrsta Mósebók] 1. Mósebók |
| genetic code {n} (rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins) | :: erfðalykill {m}, erfðakóði {m}, erfðatáknróf {n}, erfðaróf {n} |
| genetics {n} (branch of biology) | :: erfðafræði {f} |
| Geneva {prop} (city) | :: Genf {f} |
| genital wart {n} (sexually transmitted infection) | :: kynfæravarta {f}, oddvarta {f} |
| genitive {adj} (of or pertaining to the case of possession) | :: eignarfalls- [in compounds] |
| genitive {n} (inflection pattern) | :: eignarfall {n} |
| genitive case {n} (genitive) SEE: genitive | :: |
| genius {n} (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill) | :: snillingur {m} |
| Genoa {prop} (Italian city) | :: Genúa {f} |
| genocide {n} (systematic killing of substantial numbers of people) | :: þjóðarmorð {n} |
| genome {n} (complete genetic information of an organism) | :: erfðamengi {m} |
| genotype {n} (DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic) | :: arfgerð {f}, erfðafar {n}, erfðagervi {n} |
| genticide {n} (killing of a race or nation of people) SEE: genocide | :: |
| gentleman {n} (man of breeding) | :: herra {m} |
| gentleman {n} (polite term for a man) | :: herramaður {m}, herra {m}, aðalsmaður {m}, heiðursmaður {m}, ljúfmenni {m}, prúðmenni {m}, valmenni {m} |
| gentleman {n} (polite form of address to men) | :: herramenn {m} |
| gentleman {n} (toilets intended for use by men) | :: karlaklósett {n} |
| gentlemanliness {n} (gentlemanly behaviour) | :: prúðmennska {f} |
| gentleness {n} (being gentle) | :: blíða {f} |
| genuflect {v} (to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship) | :: gera knéfall, koma fyrir kné, falla á kné, knékrjúpa |
| genuflection {n} (the act of genuflecting, in the sense of bowing down) | :: knébeyging {f}, knéfall {f} |
| genus {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species) | :: ættkvísl {f} |
| geodesic {n} (mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface) | :: gagnvegur {m} |
| geodesic {adj} (of or relating to geodesy) | :: gagnvega- |
| geodesy {n} (scientific discipline) | :: landmæling {f}, landmælingafræði {f} |
| geodetic {adj} (geodesic) SEE: geodesic | :: |
| geographer {n} (a specialist in geography) | :: landfræðingur {m} |
| geographic {adj} (pertaining to geography) | :: landfræðilegur |
| geographical {adj} (geographic) SEE: geographic | :: |
| geography {n} (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) | :: landafræði {f}, landfræði {f} |
| geoid {n} (surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation) | :: jarðsporvala {f} |
| geologic {adj} (relating to geology) | :: jarðfræðilegur |
| geological {adj} (geologic) SEE: geologic | :: |
| geological matrix {n} (background material) | :: mót |
| geology {n} (the study of the earth) | :: jarðfræði {f} |
| geometric series {n} (infinite series of terms in geometric progression) | :: jafnhlutfallaröð {f}, kvótaröð {f}, rúmkynja röð {f} |
| geometry {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: rúmfræði {f} |
| George {prop} (male given name) | :: Jörgen |
| Georgia {prop} (country) | :: Georgía {f} |
| Georgia {prop} (state of the USA) | :: Georgía {f} |
| Georgian {n} (language of the country Georgia) | :: georgíska {f} |
| Georgian {n} (person from the country of Georgia) | :: Georgíumaður {m} |
| Georgian {adj} (pertaining to the country, people or language of Georgia) | :: georgískur |
| Georgian {adj} (pertaining to the U.S. State of Georgia) | :: georgískur |
| geriatrician {n} (doctor specialising in elderly people) | :: öldrunarlæknir {m} |
| germ {n} (pathogenic microorganism) | :: sýkill {m} |
| German {n} (native or inhabitant of Germany; person of German citizenship or nationality) | :: Þjóðverji {m} |
| German {n} (member of a Germanic tribe) | :: Germani {m} |
| German {prop} (the German language) | :: þýska {f} |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the country of Germany) | :: þýskur |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the German people) | :: þýskur |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the German language) | :: þýskur |
| German Democratic Republic {prop} (East Germany from 1949-1990) | :: Þýska alþýðulýðveldið |
| Germanic {prop} (group of Indo-European languages) | :: germönsk |
| germanium {n} (chemical element) | :: german {n} |
| German Shepherd {n} (breed of dog) | :: þýskur fjárhundur {m} |
| Germany {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Þýskaland {n} |
| germ cell {n} (a cell that is part of the germ line) | :: kynfruma {f}, kímfruma {f} |
| germicidal {adj} (disinfectant) | :: sýklaeyðandi {m} {f} {n}, bakteríudrepandi {m} {f} {n}, sótthreinsandi {m} {f} {n} |
| germicide {n} (an agent that kills organisms) | :: sótthreinsunarefni {n} |
| germinate {v} (sprout or produce buds) | :: spíra, skjóta frjóöngum |
| germ warfare {n} (the use of harmful organisms as a weapon) SEE: biological warfare | :: |
| Gertrude {prop} (female given name) | :: Geirþrúður {f} |
| gesundheit {interj} (said to someone who has just sneezed) SEE: bless you | :: |
| get {v} (to beget) SEE: beget | :: |
| get at {v} (to annoy, bother) SEE: annoy | :: |
| get at {v} ((slang) to contact someone) SEE: contact | :: |
| get away {v} (to avoid capture; to escape (from)) SEE: escape | :: |
| get away with {v} (to escape punishment for) | :: komast upp með |
| get away with {v} (avoid doing work) | :: komast upp með |
| get down to brass tacks {v} (deal with the important details) | :: koma sér að efninu, [brass tacks, the heart of the matter] kjarni málsins {m}, [brass tacks, facts] staðreyndirnar {f-p}, [brass tacks, the relevant issues] þau atriði sem máli skipta |
| get laid {v} (take part in a sexual act) SEE: have sex | :: |
| get off one's chest {v} (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) | :: létta af hjarta sínu, létta á hjarta sínu |
| get together {v} (to meet) | :: koma saman |
| get together {v} (to agree) | :: slá sér saman, slá sér saman um |
| get to the bottom of {v} (understand the truth about) | :: komast til botns í, grafa fyrir ræturnar á, grafast fyrir um, kryfja til mergjar, [when one has gotten to the bottom of the matter] þegar öll kurl eru komin til grafar |
| geyser {n} (boiling spring) | :: goshver {m} |
| Ghana {prop} (The Republic of Ghana) | :: Gana |
| Ghanaian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people) | :: ganverskur |
| Ghanaian {n} (person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent) | :: Ganverji {m}, Ganverjar {m-p} |
| Ghanan {adj} (Ghanaian) SEE: Ghanaian | :: |
| Ghanan {n} (Ghanaian) SEE: Ghanaian | :: |
| Ghent {prop} (capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium) | :: Gent |
| gherkin {n} (small cucumber) | :: smágúrka {f} |
| Ghibelline {n} (member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the German emperors) | :: gíbellín {m} |
| ghost {n} (spirit appearing after death) | :: draugur, andi, vofa, afturganga, sál |
| ghost {n} (soul) SEE: soul | :: |
| ghostly {adj} (pertaining to ghosts) | :: draugalegur |
| ghost town {n} (town which has become deserted) | :: draugabær {m} |
| ghoul {n} (a spirit said to feed on corpses) | :: náæta {f} |
| giant otter {n} (Pteronura brasiliensis) | :: risaotur {m} |
| giant panda {n} (mammal) | :: panda {f}, pandabjörn {m}, pandabirna {f} |
| gibberish {n} (unintelligible speech or writing) | :: djöflaþýska {f}, golfranska {f} |
| Gibraltar {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Gíbraltar {n} |
| gift {n} (something given to another voluntarily, without charge) | :: gjöf {f} |
| gigabyte {n} (one billion bytes) | :: gígabæti |
| gigalitre {n} (one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres) | :: gígalítri {m} |
| gill {n} (breathing organ of fish) | :: tálkn {n} |
| gin {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: gin {n} |
| ginger {n} (plant) | :: engifer {n} |
| ginger {n} (spice) | :: engifer {n} |
| ginger ale {n} (ginger beer) SEE: ginger beer | :: |
| ginger beer {n} (queer) SEE: queer | :: |
| ginger beer {adj} (queer) SEE: queer | :: |
| ginger beer {n} (drink flavoured with ginger) | :: engiferöl {n} |
| gingersnap {n} (type of biscuit seasoned with ginger) | :: piparkaka {f} |
| gingiva {n} (gum) SEE: gum | :: |
| gingival {adj} (alveolar) SEE: alveolar | :: |
| gingivitis {n} (inflammation of the gums) | :: tannholdsbólga {f} |
| ginseng {n} (any of several plants, of the genus Panax) | :: ginseng {n} |
| ginseng {n} | :: ginseng {n} |
| gippo {n} (Egyptian) SEE: Egyptian | :: |
| gippo {n} (Gypsy) SEE: Gypsy | :: |
| giraffe {n} (mammal) | :: gíraffi {f} |
| girasole {n} (Jerusalem artichoke) SEE: Jerusalem artichoke | :: |
| girl {n} (young female person) | :: stúlka {f}, stelpa {f} [informal], telpa {f} [informal, dated] |
| girl {n} (female servant) | :: þerna {f}, þjónustustúlka {f} |
| girlfriend {n} (a female partner in a romantic relationship) | :: kærasta {f} |
| girlfriend {n} (a female friend) | :: vinkona {f} |
| girl group {n} (pop group made up of young women) | :: stelpubönd |
| girth {n} (equipment) | :: gjörð {f}, söðulgjörð {f} |
| girya {n} (kettlebell) SEE: kettlebell | :: |
| gist {n} (the most essential part) | :: aðalatriði {n}, kjarni {m} |
| give {v} (transfer the possession of something to someone else) | :: gefa |
| give birth {v} (produce new life) | :: fæða |
| give someone a break {v} (rest) SEE: rest | :: |
| give up the ghost {v} (to die) | :: gefa upp öndina |
| give what for {v} (scold) SEE: scold | :: |
| gizzard {n} (portion of the esophagus with ingested grit) | :: fóarn {n} |
| glacier {n} (a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill) | :: jökull {m}, ísbreiða {f} |
| glaciology {n} (study of ice and its effect on the landscape) | :: jöklafræði |
| glade {n} (open space in the woods) | :: rjóður {n} |
| gladiator {n} (a professional boxer) SEE: boxer | :: |
| gladly {adv} (in a glad manner) | :: gjarnan, gjarna |
| gladness {n} (the state of being glad) | :: kæti {f} |
| gland {n} (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) | :: kirtill {m} |
| glandular fever {n} (glandular fever) SEE: mononucleosis | :: |
| Glasgow kiss {n} (headbutt) SEE: headbutt | :: |
| glass {n} (hourglass) SEE: hourglass | :: |
| glass {n} (substance) | :: gler {n} |
| glass {n} (drinking vessel) | :: glas {n} |
| glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| glass {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer | :: |
| glass cutter {n} (glazier) SEE: glazier | :: |
| glasses {n} (plural of "glass") SEE: glass | :: |
| glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| glaucoma {n} (eye disease) | :: gláka {f} |
| glaucous gull {n} (Larus hyperboreus) | :: hvítmáfur {m}, hvítmávur {m} |
| glazier {n} (craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc) | :: glerskeri {m}, glersmiður {m} |
| glider {n} (aircraft) | :: sviffluga {f} |
| glimmer {n} (faint light) | :: skíma {f} |
| glitch {n} | :: galli {m}, [slang] glitch |
| glitter {n} (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) | :: glitur {n} |
| glitter {v} (to sparkle with light) | :: glitra |
| global warming {n} (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) | :: heimshlýnun {f} |
| globe {n} (model of Earth) | :: hnöttur {m} |
| globefish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| glockenspiel {n} (musical instrument) | :: klukkuspil |
| gloss {n} (glossary) SEE: glossary | :: |
| glossary {n} (list of words with their definitions) | :: orðasafn {n} |
| glossolalia {n} (speaking in tongues) | :: tungutal {n} |
| glossy ibis {n} (Plegadis falcinellus) | :: bognefur {m} |
| glove {n} (item of clothing) | :: hanski {m}, glófi {m} |
| glove box {n} (glove compartment) SEE: glove compartment | :: |
| glove compartment {n} (compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard) | :: hanskahólf {n} |
| glucose {n} (simple monosaccharide sugar) | :: glúkósi {m} |
| glue {n} (sticky adhesive substance) | :: lím {n} |
| glue {v} (join with glue) | :: líma |
| gluteal cleft {n} (cleft between buttocks) | :: rassskora {f}, [informal] rassaskora {f} |
| glutton {n} (wolverine) SEE: wolverine | :: |
| glutton {n} (one who eats voraciously) | :: átvagl {n}, mathákur {m}, svelgur {m} |
| glycemia {n} (presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood) | :: sykurdreyri {m} |
| glycogen {n} (polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals) | :: glýkógen {n}, dýrasterkja {f} |
| glycogenesis {n} (synthesis of glycogen) | :: glýkógenmyndun {f} |
| glycogenolysis {n} (production of glucose-1-phosphate) | :: glýkógenlosun {f} |
| gnaw {v} (to bite something persistently) | :: naga |
| gnomon {n} (object used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it) | :: sólsproti |
| gnu {n} (large antelope of the genus Connochaetes) | :: gnýr {m} |
| go {v} (to move through space (especially from one place to another)) | :: fara |
| go {v} (leave) SEE: leave | :: |
| go {v} (change) SEE: change | :: |
| go {v} (walk) SEE: walk | :: |
| go {v} (lead (tend or reach in a certain direction)) SEE: lead | :: |
| go {v} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| goalkeeper {n} (player that protects a goal) | :: markvörður {m} |
| goalkeeping {n} (art of a goalkeeper) | :: markvarsla {f} |
| goal line {n} (in soccer) | :: markalína {f} |
| goalpost {n} (vertical side pole of a goal) | :: marksúla {f}, markstöng {f} |
| goaltender {n} (player that protects a goal) SEE: goalkeeper | :: |
| goat {n} (animal) | :: geit {f} |
| goatee {n} (beard at the center of the chin) | :: hökutoppur {m} |
| goat's cheese {n} (cheese made from goat's milk) | :: geitaostur {m} |
| goat willow {n} (Salix caprea) SEE: sallow | :: |
| go away {interj} | :: farðu burt |
| go away {v} (to depart or leave a place) | :: ganga burt |
| go bad {v} (of foods: to spoil or rot) | :: skemmast |
| gobble {v} (to eat hastily or greedily) | :: éta |
| gobble up {v} (to consume rapidly) | :: háma í sig, úða í sig, hakka í sig, spæna í sig, hesthúsa |
| goblet {n} (drinking vessel with a foot and stem) | :: bikar {m} |
| goblin {n} (hostile diminutive humanoid in fantasy literature) | :: svartálfur {m} |
| go crazy {v} (go nuts) SEE: go nuts | :: |
| god {n} | :: guð {m}; guð {m} |
| God {prop} | :: Guð; Guð |
| God bless you {interj} (said as a short prayer for the recipient) | :: Guð blessi þig |
| God bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) | :: Guð blessi þig |
| goddess {n} (female deity) | :: gyðja {f} |
| Godfrey {prop} (male given name) | :: Guðfreður |
| godhead {n} (God) SEE: God | :: |
| God knows {phrase} (Only known to God; only known to the gods) | :: það má hamingjan vita |
| God's house {n} (church) SEE: church | :: |
| godwit {n} (Bird) | :: jaðrakanar |
| God works in mysterious ways {proverb} (a situation may be beneficial later) | :: vegir drottinns eru órannskakanlegir |
| goer {n} (foot) SEE: foot | :: |
| Go Fish {prop} (a card game for children) | :: veiðimaður {m} |
| go fuck oneself {v} (a variant of fuck you) | :: farðu í rassgat, farðu til fjandans, farðu til helvítis |
| go in one ear and out the other {v} (to be heard but not attended to) | :: innum eitt eyrað og útum hitt |
| gold {n} (element) | :: gull {n} |
| goldenberry {n} (cape gooseberry) SEE: cape gooseberry | :: |
| golden eagle {n} (large bird of prey) | :: gullörn {m} |
| golden ratio {n} (irrational number) | :: gullinsnið |
| Golden Retriever {n} (breed of dog) | :: gullinsækir |
| goldfish {n} (fish) | :: gullfiskur {m} |
| gold leaf {n} (gold beaten into a thin sheet) | :: blaðgull {n} |
| goldsmith {n} (person who makes things out of gold) | :: gullsmiður {m} |
| gold standard {n} (monetary system) | :: gullfótur {m} |
| golf {n} (ball game) | :: golf {n} |
| golf ball {n} (small ball used in golf) | :: gólfkúla {f} |
| golf course {n} (the land where one plays golf) | :: golfvöllur {m} |
| go like a dream {v} (go very well) | :: ganga eins og í sögu |
| go mad {v} (to become insane) SEE: go nuts | :: |
| gonad {n} (sex gland) | :: kynkirtill {m}, æxlunarkirtill {m} |
| gonad {n} (slang, testicles) | :: eistu {n-p} |
| go nuts {v} (to become mad) | :: sturlast |
| good {adj} (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions) | :: góður {m}, góð {f}, gott {n} |
| good afternoon {phrase} (greeting said in the afternoon) | :: góðan dag |
| good as one's word {adj} (faithful to a promise) | :: standa við orð sín, láta ekki sitja við orðin tóm |
| goodbye {interj} (farewell, see also: bye) | :: bless, blessaður {m-s}, vertu blessaður {m-s}, vertu bless, vertu sæll {m-s} |
| goodbye {n} (an utterance of goodbye) | :: kveðja {f} |
| goodbye, cruel world {phrase} (exclamation prior to suicide) | :: vertu sæll, grimmi heimur! |
| good day {phrase} (greeting between sunrise and sunset) | :: góðan dag |
| good-den {interj} (good evening) SEE: good evening | :: |
| good evening {n} (greeting said in the evening) | :: gott kvöld |
| good fortune {n} (good luck) SEE: good luck | :: |
| Good Friday {prop} (The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified) | :: föstudagurinn langi {m} |
| Good King Henry {n} (species of goosefoot) | :: hinriksnjóli {m} |
| good luck {interj} (wish of fortune or encouragement) | :: [singular] gangi þér vel!, [plural] gangi ykkur vel! |
| good luck {n} (positive fortune) | :: gæfa |
| good morning {interj} (when seeing someone for the first time in the morning) | :: góðan daginn |
| good night {phrase} (a farewell) | :: góða nótt |
| good old {adj} (reliable) | :: gamli góði {m}, [weak inflection] trausti {m} |
| good riddance {interj} (used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome) | :: farið hefur fé betra |
| goods {n} (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) | :: vara {f} |
| Good Samaritan {n} (subject of the parable) | :: miskunnsami Samverjinn {m} |
| Good Samaritan {n} (kind person) | :: fórnfús, hjálpsamur |
| good sense {n} (common sense) SEE: common sense | :: |
| Goofy {prop} (Disney character) | :: Guffi {m} |
| google {v} (to search for on the Internet) | :: gúgla, að gúgla |
| Google {v} (to search the internet using the Google search engine) SEE: google | :: |
| googolplex {num} (ten to the power of a googol) | :: googolplex |
| go on {v} (continue) | :: haltu áfram |
| goose {n} (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) | :: gæs (aligæs) {f} |
| gooseberry {n} (fruit) | :: stikilsber {n} |
| goose bump {n} (raised skin caused by cold, excitement, or fear) | :: gæsahúð {f} |
| goose flesh {n} (goose bump) SEE: goose bump | :: |
| goose pimple {n} (goose bump) SEE: goose bump | :: |
| goose skin {n} (goose bump) SEE: goose bump | :: |
| Gorbachev {prop} (Russian surname) | :: Gorbatsjev |
| Gordian knot {n} (mythical knot) | :: Gordíans hnúturinn {m} |
| Gordian knot {n} (intricate problem) | :: Gordíans hnúturinn {m} |
| gore {n} (thick blood) | :: dreyri {m} |
| gorgeous {adj} (very beautiful) | :: gullfallegur |
| gorilla {n} (ape) | :: górilla {f} |
| goshawk {n} (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) | :: gáshaukur |
| gospel {n} (first section of New Testament) | :: guðspjall {n} |
| gossip {n} (idle talk) | :: slúður {n} |
| Gothenburg {prop} (city on the west coast of Sweden) | :: Gautaborg {f} |
| Gothic {prop} (extinct Germanic language) | :: gotneska {f} |
| Gothic {adj} (of or relating to the Goths) | :: gotneskur |
| Gothic {adj} (of or relating to the architectural style) | :: gotneskur |
| Gothic {adj} (of the type formerly used for printing German) | :: gotneskur |
| Gotland {prop} (island of Sweden) | :: Gotland {n} |
| go to bed {v} (to lie down to sleep) | :: leggjast til svefns, fara í háttinn |
| go to sleep {v} (fall asleep) SEE: fall asleep | :: |
| go to the dogs {v} (idiomatic: to decline or deteriorate) | :: fara í hundana |
| go to work {v} (work) SEE: work | :: |
| gouge {v} (to cheat or impose upon) SEE: cheat | :: |
| gound {n} (mucus produced by the eyes during sleep) SEE: sleep | :: |
| gout {n} (arthritic disease) | :: gigt {f} |
| government {n} (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws) | :: stjórn {f}, ríkisstjórn {f} |
| governor {n} (leader of a region or state) | :: ríkisstjóri {m}, landstjóri {m}, [dated] guvernör {m}, fylkisstjóri {m} |
| go wild {v} (to go ahead, do as one pleases) SEE: go nuts | :: |
| go without saying {v} (to be obvious, apparent or clear) | :: það segir sig sjálft, það er sjálfsagt, það er ekki nema sjálfsagt [expression in the 3rd person sg] |
| go wrong {v} (to fail) | :: fara úrskeiðis |
| go wrong {v} (to become depraved) | :: víkja af réttri leið |
| grade school {n} (elementary or primary school) SEE: primary school | :: |
| graffiti {n} (drawings on a surface) | :: veggjakrot {n} |
| gram {n} (unit of mass) | :: gramm {n} |
| gramarye {n} (mystical learning) SEE: magic | :: |
| grammar {n} (rules for speaking and writing a language) | :: málfræði {f} |
| grammar {n} (book describing grammar) | :: málfræði {f}, málfræðibók {f} |
| grammary {n} (grammar) SEE: grammar | :: |
| grammatical case {n} (mode of inflection of a word) | :: fall {n} |
| grammatical mood {n} (in grammar, type of the relationship) | :: háttur {m} |
| gram molecule {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| grampus {n} (killer whale) SEE: orca | :: |
| grand {n} (grand piano) SEE: grand piano | :: |
| grandchild {n} (child of someone’s child) | :: barnabarn {n} |
| granddaughter {n} (daughter of someone’s child) | :: sonardóttir {m} [son's daughter], dótturdóttir {f} [daughter's daughter] |
| Grand Duchy of Lithuania {prop} (former European state) | :: Stórfurstadæmið Litháen {n} |
| grand duke {n} (ruler or monarch of a grand duchy) | :: stórhertogi {m} |
| grand duke {n} (son or grandson of a czar) | :: stórfursti {m} |
| grandfather {n} (grandfather (from either side)) | :: afi {m} |
| grand larceny {n} (larceny of value greater than set by law to distinguish it from petty larceny) | :: stórþjófnaður {m} |
| grandmother {n} (mother of someone's parent) | :: amma |
| grand piano {n} (type of piano) | :: flygill {m}, slagharpa {f} (archaic) |
| grandson {n} (son of one's child) | :: sonarsonur {m}, barnabarn {n} [grandchild] |
| grape {n} (fruit) | :: vínber {n}, [uncommon] þrúga {f} |
| grapefruit {n} (tree) | :: greipaldin {n}, greipaldintré {n} |
| grapefruit {n} (fruit) | :: greipaldin {n}, greip {f}, tröllaldin {n} |
| grapevine {n} (the plant on which grapes grow) | :: vínviður {m} |
| graphene {n} (large-scale, one-atom thick layer of graphite) | :: grafín |
| graphics card {n} (display adapter) | :: skjákort {n} |
| graphite {n} (form of carbon) | :: grafít {n}, ritblý |
| graph-theoretical {adj} (relating to or using graph theory) | :: netafræðilegur; netjafræðilegur, graffræðilegur |
| graph theory {n} (study of networks of nodes and vertices) | :: netafræði {f}, graffræði {f} |
| grapnel {n} (grappling iron) SEE: grappling iron | :: |
| grappling iron {n} (metal hook used to hold two ships together) | :: stafnljár {m} |
| grasp {v} (to grasp) SEE: hold | :: |
| grass {n} (ground cover plant) | :: gras {n} |
| grasshopper {n} (an insect of the order Orthoptera) | :: engispretta |
| grass skirt {n} (skirt made of dried grass) | :: strápils {n} |
| grass snake {n} (Natrix natrix) | :: grassnákur {m} |
| grassy {adj} (covered with grass) | :: grösugur |
| grateful {adj} (showing gratitude) | :: þakklátur |
| grater {n} (a tool with which one grates) | :: rifjárn {n} |
| graticule {n} (reticle) SEE: reticle | :: |
| gratis {adj} (free of charge) SEE: free of charge | :: |
| grave {n} (excavation for burial) | :: gröf {f} |
| grave {n} (grave accent) SEE: grave accent | :: |
| grave accent {n} (grave accent) | :: öfugur broddur {m}, bakbroddur {m} |
| gravel {n} (small fragments of rock) | :: möl {f} |
| graveyard {n} (tract of land in which the dead are buried) | :: kirkjugarður {m}, grafreitur {m} |
| gravitational field {n} (the field produced by the gravitational force of mass) | :: þyngdarsvið {n} |
| gravity {n} (resultant force on Earth's surface) | :: þyngdarafl, aðdráttarafl |
| gravity {n} (gravitation, gravity force on two mass bodies) | :: aðdráttarafl |
| gravlax {n} (appetizer of dry-cured salmon) | :: graflax {m} |
| gravy boat {n} (dish for gravy) | :: bátlaga ílát {n} |
| gravy train {n} (occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort) | :: létt starf (en vel launað) {n}, [to get on the gravy train] komast á spena |
| gray {adj} (having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember) | :: grár |
| gray {n} (colour) | :: grár |
| graze {v} (to eat grass from a pasture) | :: bíta gras |
| greasy {adj} (having a slippery surface) | :: fitugur |
| great {adj} (important) SEE: important | :: |
| great {adj} (very big, large scale) | :: stór {m}, mikill {m} |
| great {adj} | :: stór |
| great auk {n} (Pinguinus impennis) | :: geirfugl {m} |
| Great Barrier Reef {prop} (Great Barrier Reef) | :: Kóralrifið mikla {n} |
| great black-backed gull {n} (Larus marinus) | :: svartbakur {m} |
| Great Britain {prop} (island) | :: Stóra-Bretland {n} |
| great cormorant {n} (Phalacrocorax carbo) | :: dílaskarfur {m} |
| Great Depression {prop} (economic collapse) | :: Kreppan mikla {f} |
| Greater London {prop} (administrative area) | :: Stór-Lundúnasvæðið |
| greater scaup {n} (Aythya marila) | :: duggönd {f} |
| greatest common divisor {n} (largest positive integer or polynomial) | :: stærsti samdeilir {m}, stærsti sameiginlegi deilir {m} |
| great-grandfather {n} (father of grandparent) | :: langafi {m} |
| great-grandmother {n} (mother of one's grandparent) | :: langamma {f} |
| great-grandparent {n} (parent of a grandparent) | :: langafi {m} [great-grandfather], langamma {f} [great-grandmother] |
| great-great-grandfather {n} (The father of someone's great-grandparent) | :: langlangafi |
| great northern diver {n} (large member of the diver family, Gavia immer) | :: himbrimi {m} |
| great northern loon {n} (great northern diver) SEE: great northern diver | :: |
| Great Pyramid at Giza {prop} (Great Pyramid of Giza) SEE: Great Pyramid of Giza | :: |
| Great Pyramid of Giza {prop} (the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids) | :: pýramídinn mikli í Giza |
| great skua {n} (Great Skua) | :: skúmur {m} |
| great snipe {n} (Gallinago media) | :: heiðasnípa {f} |
| great spotted woodpecker {n} (species of woodpecker) | :: barrspæta |
| great tit {n} (bird) | :: meisa |
| great white shark {n} (Carcharodon carcharias) | :: hvítháfur {m} |
| Greece {prop} (country in Southeastern Europe) | :: Grikkland {n} |
| greed {n} (selfish desire for more than is needed) | :: græðgi {f} |
| greedy {adj} (having greed; consumed by selfish desires) | :: gráðugur |
| Greek {prop} (language of the Greek people) | :: gríska {f} |
| Greek {n} (inhabitant, etc., of Greece) | :: Grikki {m} |
| Greek {adj} (of the Greek language, people or country) | :: grískur |
| Greek Orthodox Church {prop} (Greek Orthodox Church) | :: Gríska rétttrúnaðarkirkjan {f} |
| green {adj} (having green as its colour) | :: grænn |
| green {n} (colour) | :: grænn |
| green-eyed {adj} (having green eyes) | :: græneygður, græneygur |
| green-eyed {adj} (jealous) | :: afbrýðisamur, öfundsjúkur |
| greenhouse {n} (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) | :: gróðurhús {n}, vetrargarður {m}, gróðurskáli {m} |
| greenhouse effect {n} (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) | :: gróðurhúsaáhrif {n-p} |
| greenhouse gas {n} (any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect) | :: gróðurhúsalofttegund {f} |
| Greenland {prop} (a large self-governing island in North America) | :: Grænland {n} |
| Greenlander {n} (a person from Greenland or of Greenlandic descent) | :: Grænlendingur {m}, Grænlendingar {m-p} |
| Greenlandic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people or language) SEE: Greenlandish | :: |
| Greenlandic {n} (language) SEE: Greenlandish | :: |
| Greenlandish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people or language) | :: grænlenskur |
| Greenlandish {n} (language) | :: grænlenska {f} |
| Greenland shark {n} (Somniosus microcephalus) | :: hákarl {m} |
| green sandpiper {n} (Tringa ochropus) | :: trjástelkur |
| green with envy {adj} (consumed by envy) | :: grænn af öfund, sjá ofsjónum yfir |
| green woodpecker {n} (Picus viridis) | :: grænspæta {f} |
| greeting {n} (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) | :: kveðja {f} |
| Gregorian chant {n} (unaccompanied monotonic singing style) | :: gregorssöngur {m} |
| grenade {n} (pomegranate) SEE: pomegranate | :: |
| grenade {n} (small explosive device) | :: handsprengja {f} |
| grey {adj} (having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember) | :: grár |
| grey {n} (colour) | :: grár |
| greybeard {n} (old man) | :: gráskeggur {m} |
| grey crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| grey-haired {adj} (having grey hair) | :: gráhærður |
| grey heron {n} (the Old World wading bird Ardea cinerea of the heron family) | :: gráhegri |
| greylag {n} (large European goose) SEE: greylag goose | :: |
| greylag goose {n} (Anser anser) | :: grágæs |
| grey seal {n} (Halichoerus grypus) | :: útselur {m}, eyjaselur {m}, grænselur {m}, haustselur {m}, orkni {m}, útskerjaselur {m}, vetrarselur {m}, vigraselur {m} |
| grey-tailed tattler {n} (Tringa brevipes) | :: grástelkur |
| grid north {n} (north as shown on a particular map) | :: netnorður {n} |
| griffon vulture {n} (Gyps fulvus) | :: gæsagammur {m} |
| Grim Reaper {prop} (personification of Death) | :: maðurinn með ljáinn {m}, engill dauðans {m} |
| Grimsey {prop} (island off the northern coast of Iceland) | :: Grímsey |
| grin {n} (A smile revealing the teeth) | :: glott {n} |
| grind {v} | :: mala |
| grinder {n} (sandwich) SEE: sub | :: |
| grippe {n} (flu) SEE: flu | :: |
| groom {n} (bridegroom) SEE: bridegroom | :: |
| gross {adj} (whole amount, total) | :: brúttó |
| gross {n} (twelve dozen) | :: gross {n} |
| grotto {n} (small cave) | :: hellir {m} |
| ground {n} (surface of the Earth) | :: grund {f} |
| ground-effect machine {n} (hovercraft) SEE: hovercraft | :: |
| ground floor {n} (floor of a building closest to ground level) | :: jarðhæð {f} |
| ground shark {n} (Greenland shark) SEE: Greenland shark | :: |
| group {n} (number of things or persons being in some relation to each other) | :: hópur {m} |
| group {n} (in group theory) | :: grúpa {f} |
| group action {n} (a mapping of a mathematical group) | :: grúpuverkun {f}, verkun grúpu {f} |
| group sex {n} (sexual practice) | :: hópkynlíf {n} |
| group theory {n} (mathematical theory of groups) | :: grúpufræði {f} |
| grove {n} (small forest) | :: lundur {m} |
| grow {v} ((intransitive) to become bigger) | :: vaxa, gróa |
| grow {v} | :: vaxa, spretta, aukast |
| grown-up {n} (adult) SEE: adult | :: |
| growth spurt {n} (sudden growth in one's body) | :: vaxtarkippur {m} |
| grub {n} (immature insect) | :: maðkur {m}, lirfa {f} |
| grub {n} (slang: food) | :: matur {m}, æti {n} |
| grub {v} (scavenge or scrounge) | :: róta, róta í |
| grue {v} (shudder) SEE: shudder | :: |
| grue {n} (shudder) SEE: shudder | :: |
| gruff {adj} (hoarse-voiced) | :: hás, rámur |
| Grus {prop} (spring constellation of the southern sky) | :: Hegrinn {m} |
| guanine {n} (substance obtained from guano) | :: gúanín {n} |
| guano {n} (dung from a sea bird or from a bat) | :: drit {n} |
| Guaraní {prop} (South-American language) | :: gvaraní |
| guard {n} (person who or thing that protects something) | :: vörður {m} |
| guard dog {n} (dog used to protect a property or its owner) | :: varðhundur {m} |
| guardian {n} (guard or watcher) | :: verndari {m} |
| guardian {n} (law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis) | :: fjárhaldsmaður {m} |
| Guatemala {prop} (country in Central America) | :: Gvatemala {n} |
| Guelph {n} (member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope) | :: gvelf {m} |
| Guernsey {prop} (island) | :: Guernsey |
| guerrilla {n} (irregular soldier) | :: skæruliði {m} |
| guess {v} (to reach an unqualified conclusion) | :: geta, giska |
| guest {v} (to receive or entertain hospitably as a guest) SEE: host | :: |
| guest {n} (recipient of hospitality) | :: gestur {m} |
| guest {n} (patron, customer) | :: gestur {m} |
| guest {n} (invited performer) | :: gestur {m} |
| guile {n} (astuteness, cunning) | :: vélabrögð {n-p}, kænska {f}, slægð {f} |
| guile {v} (to deceive, to beguile) | :: véla, tæla |
| guileful {adj} (full of guile) | :: táldrægur; svikull; fláráður; flár |
| guileless {adj} (honest but naive) | :: falslaus; einlægur; heiðvirður |
| guillotine {n} (machine used for capital punishment) | :: fallöxi |
| guilty {adj} (responsible for a dishonest act) | :: sekur |
| Guinea {prop} (short form of the Republic of Guinea) | :: Gínea {f} |
| guinea fowl {n} (bird) | :: perluhænsn {n} |
| Guinean {adj} (from Guinea-Bissau) | :: Bissái {m}, Bissáar {m-p}, bissáskur |
| guinea pig {n} (rodent) | :: naggrís {m} |
| guitar {n} (musical instrument) | :: gítar {m} |
| gulch {n} (glutton) SEE: glutton | :: |
| gulf {n} (geography) | :: flói {m} |
| Gulf of Bothnia {prop} (arm of the Baltic) | :: Helsingjabotn {m} |
| Gulf of Finland {prop} (arm of the Baltic Sea) | :: Kirjálabotn {m}, Finnski flói {m}, Finnska víkin {f}, Hólmshaf {n} |
| Gulf of Guinea {prop} (part of the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Gíneuflói |
| Gulf of Mexico {prop} (gulf between USA and Mexico) | :: Mexíkófloi {m} |
| Gulf Stream {prop} (warm ocean current) | :: Golfstraumurinn {m} |
| gull {n} (seabird) | :: máfur {m} |
| gull-billed tern {n} (Gelochelidon nilotica) | :: sandþerna |
| gullible {adj} (easily deceived or duped, naive) | :: trúgjarn, auðtrúa |
| gully {n} (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) | :: skorningur {m} |
| gum {n} (chewing gum) SEE: chewing gum | :: |
| gum {n} (flesh around teeth) | :: gómur {m} |
| gum arabic {n} (substance from acacia trees) | :: arabískt gúmmí {f} |
| gumboot {n} (gumboot) | :: stígvél {n} |
| gun {n} (a very portable, short weapon, for hand use) | :: byssa {f} |
| gun {n} (a less portable, long weapon) | :: byssa {f} |
| gun {n} ((military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) | :: fallbyssa {f}, skotvopn {n} |
| gun {n} ((military) a cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) | :: byssa {f} |
| gunpowder {n} (explosive mixture) | :: byssupúður {n} |
| Gunter {prop} (male given name) | :: Gunnar |
| gust {n} (strong, abrupt rush of wind) | :: gustur {m}, vindhviða {f} |
| gustation {n} (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) | :: bragðskyn {n} |
| gustatory {adj} (relating to taste) | :: bragðskyns- |
| Gustav {prop} (given name) | :: Gústaf, Gústav |
| Gustave {prop} (Gustav) SEE: Gustav | :: |
| Gustavus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Gustav | :: |
| gut {n} (intestine) SEE: intestine | :: |
| gutta-percha {n} (a latex) | :: gúttaperka {n} |
| guy {n} (male, man) | :: gaur {m}, náungi {m}, gæi {m}, kauði {m}, fýr {m} |
| Guyana {prop} (country) | :: Gvæjana |
| guyline {n} (guy) SEE: guy | :: |
| gym {n} (sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise) | :: líkamsræktarstöð {f} |
| gym {n} (physical education class) | :: íþróttir {f-p}, leikfimi {f} |
| gym {n} (short form of gymnasium) SEE: gymnasium | :: |
| gymnasium {n} (place for indoor sports) | :: íþróttahús {n}, leikfimisalur {m} |
| gymnasium {n} (type of school) | :: menntaskóli {m}, framhaldsskóli {m} |
| gymnastics {n} (a sport) | :: fimleikar {m-p} |
| gynandromorph {n} (a person having certain physical characteristics of both sexes) SEE: hermaphrodite | :: |
| gynecological {adj} (pertaining to gynecology) | :: kvensjúkdóma- |
| gynecology {n} (branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women) | :: kvensjúkdómafræði {f} |
| gypsum {n} (mineral) | :: gifs {n} |
| gypsy {n} (member of the Rom people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| gypsy {n} (any itinerant person, or any person suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft) | :: sígauni {m} |
| gypsy {n} (member of the Rom people) SEE: Gypsy | :: |
| Gypsy {n} (a member of the Romani people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Gypsy {n} (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) | :: Sígauni {m} |
| gyrfalcon {n} (falcon) SEE: falcon | :: |
| gyrfalcon {n} (Falco rusticolus) | :: fálki {m}, valur {m} |