Icelandic two-letter words
Here is a list of Icelandic two-letter words, compiled from the Íslensk–ensk orðabók / Concise Icelandic-English Dictionary (Reykjavík: Iðunn, 1989). This should be of interest to players of Icelandic Scrabble.
| word | meaning(s) |
|---|---|
| að | to; that |
| af | from, because of |
| at | fight |
| ax | ear (of grain) |
| áð | stopped to rest (inf. æja) |
| ál | aluminum; eel (nom. áll) |
| án | without |
| ár | oar; year; early |
| ás | ace; axis; beam; ridge |
| át | eating; ate (inf. éta) |
| bí | as in vera fyrir bí: to be finished |
| bú | housekeeping; farm; estate |
| by | live (inf. búa) |
| dá | coma; admire |
| dó | died (inf. deya) |
| ef | if |
| ei | not |
| en | but; than |
| er | is (inf. vera); who, which, that; when |
| ey | island |
| ég | I |
| él | sudden fall of snow |
| fá | get; few, little (m. nom. fár) |
| fé | sheep, livestock; money |
| gá | check |
| ha | what?, pardon? |
| há | be handicapped by; high, tall (m. nom. hár) |
| hæ | hi |
| ið | quivering |
| il | sole (of the foot) |
| ís | ice; ice cream |
| ja | well! |
| já | yes |
| jú | yes |
| lá | lay (inf. liggja); blame |
| má | may (inf. mega); blur, efface |
| mý | midge |
| ná | corpse, body (nom. nár); get, reach |
| né | nor |
| nú | the present; now; rub, wipe (inf. núa) |
| of | too |
| og | and; also |
| oj | ugh! |
| ok | yoke |
| op | opening, hole |
| óð | mad (m. nom. óður); waded (inf. vaða) |
| óf | wove (inf. vefa) |
| ók | drove, budged (inf. aka) |
| ól | leather belt, strap; bore, fed (inf. ala) |
| óp | cry, shout, scream |
| ós | estuary |
| óx | grew (inf. vaxa) |
| ró | tranquility; nut; row (inf. róa) |
| sá | sow; that one; such; saw (inf. sjá) |
| sí | as in sí og æ: always |
| sú | that one (m. nom. sá) |
| tá | toe |
| te | tea |
| té | as in láta e–m e–ð í té: to hand over |
| tó | patch of grass; wool; rope |
| um | about; around; approximately; at |
| úr | watch; out of; from; of |
| út | out |
| vá | danger; wow! |
| vó | weighed (inf. vega) |
| ys | noise |
| þá | then; them (nom. þeir) |
| þó | still, yet |
| þú | you |
| æð | vein; rush (inf. æða) |
| ær | ewe; crazy; drive crazy (inf. æra) |
| öl | beer |
| ör | arrow, dart; scar; excitable; rapid; generous |
| ös | crowd |
| öx | ears (of grain) (nom. sg. ax) |
