RONI HORN

VATNASAFN /

LIBRARY OF WATER

STYKKISHÓLMUR, ICELAND

  • About
  • The Installations
  • Weather Reports You
  • Writers In Residence
  • Roni Horn & Iceland
  • Journey to the Library of Water
  • The Building
  • The Chess Room
  • The Publication
  • Press Coverage
  • information
  • Acknowledgements / Credits
  • Water, Selected
  • You Are The Weather (Iceland)
  • Glossary Icelandic
  • Glossary English
  • An Introduction
  • Collecting The Reports
  • Selected Reports
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Nominating Committee
  • The Writers
  • Biography
  • Work From Iceland
  • Writings On Iceland
  • Artist's Books
menu

EN English
IS Icelandic

You Are The Weather

Glossary Icelandic / English


  • Introduction
  • You Are The Weather (Iceland)
  • Glossary English
  • Glossary Icelandic

A selection of definitions of Icelandic words from You are the Weather

bitur

- Bitter

björt

- Bright, fair

blautt

- Wet

blíð

- gentle, tender

bólginn

- puffy, swollen

brjálað

- mad, frantic

drungalegt

- dreary, foreboding

dyntótt

- capricious, unpredictable

fagurt

- fair, beautiful

freðin

- frozen, frigid

frískandi

- refreshing, invigorating

fínt

- nice, fine

fúlt

- gloomy, grumpy

gjöful

- bountiful, generous

glettið

- frisky, playful

glenningslegur

- showy, (shamelessly) revealing

glórulaust

- clueless, blind, out of control

gott

- good

grátt

- grey

gustmikill

- blustery, blasting

hamslaust

- untamable, wild

heiðskírt

- sunny, clear

hráslagalegt

- rough, cold and wet

hressandi

- bracing, refreshing

heiður

- serene, clear, fair, bright

hlý

- warm

hörð

- hard, harsh, tough

hryssingslegt

- brash, coarse

hvasst

- windy, brisk, uncompromising, sharp

hæglát

- temperate, quiet, calm

hægur

- moderate, calm

indælis

- delightful

ill

- cruel

kaldranalegt

- cold and dry

köld

- cold

kenjótt

- whimsical, playful, unpredictable

kuldalegur

- chilly

kyrrt

- calm

leiðinda

- lousy, dreary

lin

- weak, nondescript

ljómandi

- glorious, marvelous

lognmolluleg

- stagnant, static, unmotivated

lygnt

- still, serene

mild

- mild, warm

mollulegur

- muggy, sluggish

napur

- piercing cold, cynical

nístandi

- piercing

ofsafengið

- fierce

rakt

- moist, soaked, wet

rosalegt

- terrific

rysjótt

- unpredictable, changeable, temperamental, stormy

ruddalegt

- rough, crude

skínandi

- brilliant

slarkfært

- passable, just tolerable, bearable, manageable

slæmt

- bad

snarpur

- brisk, quick, sharp

spök

- gentle, calm, wise, tame

stillt

- tranquil

stríður

- grim, uncompromising, rigid

stormasamt

- blustery, stormy, tempestuous

suddalegt

- disagreeably damp, soggy, muggy, unpleasant

svalur

- cool

tært

- clear, serene

tryllt

- tempestuous

úfið

- choppy, uneasy, cross, fretful

vitlaust

- crazy

viðsjált

- perilous, cautious, wary

vont

- bad

vott

- damp, wet

vægðarlaus

- inclement, unrelenting, severe, merciless

yndislegt

- lovely

þokukenndur

- foggy

þrúgandi

- close, oppressive

þungbúinn

- ominous, overcast

þungur

- heavy

þurr

- dry

þrútið

- bloated, swollen

þýð

- favourable, soft, gentle

Return to top