Comics

sjúkrakassi - first aid kit
alveg - completely
glæsilegur - splendid
vonandi - hopefully
gosbrunnur - fountain
gemsi - cell phone
reikningur - bill
félagi - comrade
endurraða - unscramble
andlit - face
vinka - wave (to someone)
reið - ride
engi - meadow
báðir - both
einstakur - unique, single
vera andfúlli - have bad breath
hvass - harsh, keen, windy
hvöss gagnrýni - harsh criticism
hvöss sjón - keen eyesight
Skulu - shall, need
við skulum koma okkur - let's go
þegar - immediately, directly, when
fellibylur - hurricane, typhoon
læti - tumult, noise
láta öllum illum látum - behave badly
gaur - gangling fellow, pole
borga - pay
gemsareikning - cell phone bill
lofa - promise, praise, allow
aukakostnað - increasing/excess costs
fullvissa - assure
hrína - cry, wail
hindra - hinder
útsýni - view
völlur - field, lawn, airport
nef - nose, beak
æðri - higher, more exalted
endi - end

Hver skrifaði öll SMS-in? - Who wrote all the SMS?
Hver lofaði að taka á sig allan aukakostnað? - Who promised to take care of all excess costs?
Og hver á þá að borga reikninginn? - And who should pay the bill then?

Taken from comics in the newspaper.
Couldn't log into any "secure" sites like this for a while so I couldn't post.

Insults, Weather/Geography

Saur - feces.
Drulluhali - dirt/diarrhoea tail
Skíthæll - shit heel
Auli - goof, loser
Asni - donkey
Heimskingi - stupid
Hóra - whore
Drusla - slut, mess
Kunta - (slang) cunt
Belja - cow
Tól - tool
Gúmmítöffari – rubbertoughguy
Hnakki - "back of head" guido-hipster (though some people don't consider it an insult)
Skinka - "ham" guido-hipster-girl

Alheimur - universe, cosmos
Dýrð - glory, splendor
Forfaðir - forefather, ancestor
Hljóð - sound, cry, silence
Eftirköst - aftereffects
Auka - increase, augment
Dauði - death
Skjár - screen, window
Klofvega - astride
Framhjá - by, past
Storkna - solidify, coagulate
Hraun - lava, lava field
Renna - slide, flow, run, rise
Gufa - steam, vapour, wet
Ský - cloud
Tvístíga - shuffle one's feet
Nefnilega - namely, that is to say

I've been focusing on learning from the vocabulary and grammar of Icelandic Online because Uni starts soon and I need to know all of that in order to study at the University. For this reason I haven't been translating other things or looking for vocabulary to put on the blog.

Conversations, News, Insurance

Þjálfari - trainer, coach
Besti flokkurinn - The Best Party
Samfylkingin - Social Democratic Alliance
Framsóknarflokkurinn - Progressive Party
Vinstri grænir - Left Greens
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn - Independence Party
Útþrá - wanderlust, yearning for adventure
Ævintýri - adventure, fairy tale, story
Enn - again, still
Stúdentagarður - dorm/student residence
Skólaárið - school year
Nýnemar - new student
Einstaklingsíbúð - single's apartment
Para - pair
Pára - scrawl, scribble
Paríbúð - couple's apartment
Fjölskylduíbúð - family apartment
Leiguhúsnæði - leased/rented residence
Eiginn - one's own
Eigið húsnæð - homeowner
Lögheimili - legal residence
Þjónusta - service, maid, servant girl
Skaða - damage, harm, injure, hurt
Trygging - guarantee, security, assurance, indemnity, collateral
Gína - open one's mouth wide
Afl - strength, might, force, energy, violence
Líftryggingar - life insurance/assurance
Skaðatryggingar - "Non-life" (insurance?)
Stóráhætta - "Large risk"
Ábyrgur - responsible, answerable
Farmflytjandi - carrier of cargo
Aðeins - only
Endurtryggingar - reinsurance
Starfsemi - operation, activity, work, diligence, industriousness
Einnig - also, besides, moreover
Útibú - branch of an office
Félag - society, association, club, union
Viðbót - addition, extra
Bílaleigubíli - rented (hire) car
Gagnvart - facing, in front of, in relation to, towards
Aðili - party in an issue
Tengsli - clutch
Tengsl - connection, link, association
Kalla - shout, call, summon, appoint, consider, name, nickname
Æfa - practice, train
Frekar - rather

Til hamingju! - (Congratulations!)
Nú tölum við saman á íslensku því þú þarft að æfa þig. - (Now we can talk together in Icelandic because you need to practice it.)
Oh... allt í lagi - (Oh... okay)
Eigum við þá frekar að tala saman á ensku? (Would you rather we speak together in English then?)

Starfsemi einnig frá útibúi félagsins í Finnlandi, Frakklandi og Svíþjóð. (Operations also from associated branches in Finland, France, and Sweden.)
Viðbótartryggingu v/töku bílaleigubíls í Þýskalandi. (Additional insurance with taking a rental car in Germany.)

Taken from conversations, The Reykjavík Grapevine, and a pamphlet on insurance companies.

Conversations, School

Avarsla – care, keeping, custody
Styrktarsjóð – relief fund
Tæplega – hardly, barely
Sjóð – funds, cash
Bera –carry
Stofnun – institution, institute
Starf – work
Staðfest – confirm, verify
Skipulagsskrá – charter
Úthlut – allot, allocate
Ýmis – various, different
Verkefni – task, assignment, project
Nem – student, pupil
Vísindamaður – scientist
Ákveðinn – certain, definite
Samræma – coordinate, standardize
Viðkomandi – in question
Dagsetning – date
Áhersla – emphasis, stress
Stofnfé – initial capitalization
Höfuðstóll – capital, principal
Ávöxtun – yield, return
Óbundinn – unbound, unrestrained
Ársreikningur – annual financial statement
Dósent – associate professor
Viðskiptafræði – business administrator
Lögfræði – law, jurisprudence
Viðskiptafræðingur – graduate in business administration
Ráðgjafi – advisor, consultant, counselor
Konar - sort of
Samur - same, unchanged
Samskonar - the same sort of
Þykkur - thick, bulky, dense, stout
Jógúrt - yoghurt
Ferskur - fresh, new, bracing, vigorous
Ofsi - violence, vehemence
Ferð - trip, journey, speed
Ferðamatur - traveling food
Reyktur - smoked
Líta - look, glance, see
Víst - probably
Nóg - enough, sufficient
Útilega - camping
Plast - plastic
Plastpoki - plastic bag
Kálhaus - cabbage, cabbage head
Lýti - physical defect

Það er ofsa gott - It is delicious (when talking about food)

Taken from conversations and the University of Iceland's website.

Conversations

Tó - patch of grass
Þolfall - accusative case
Flokkur - group, party, grade, class, category
Vöruflokkur - product category
Heldur - rather, preferably, fairly
Meira - more
Muna - remember
Skila - give back, return
Geyma - keep, save, store
Útlan - loan
Flatkaka - flatbread
Rúgbrauð - rye bread, minibus
Kúla - ball, sphere, bullet, shot, bump, swelling, golf ball
Sukk - debauchery, dissipation, disorder, muddle, mess, wastefulness, extravagance
Sukka - go on a binge
Ílangur - oblong
Reima - lace
Reim - strap, belt, shoelace
Hreint - quite, very
Raula - hum
Hrís - brushwood
Hrós - praise
Krappur - narrow, close
Kroppur - body
Brosa - smile
Glotta - sneer, grin, smirk
Óræður - unfathomable, inscrutable, impenetrable
Óræð tala - irrational number
Kampur - moustache, whiskers
Hjúpa - wrap, cover
Framleiða- produce, manufacture
Staður - place, spot, location
Vísa - show, point out
Lögun - shape, form
Efniviður - lumber/timber, material
Sinn - his, her, their

Munið að skila á réttum tima - Remember to return it on time.
Geymið kvittunina - Keep the receipt.

Kúlusúkk er ílangur lakkrís hjúpaður í súkkulaði, framleitt af sælgætisfyritækinu Kólus og heitir eftir staðnum Kulusuk á Grænlandi, en nafnið vísar í lögun sælgætisins og efnivið. - Kúlusúkk is an oblong liquorice covered in chocolate, produced by (candy maker??) Kólus and named after the place Kulusuk in Greenland, but the name refers to the shape and material of the candy.

Taken from conversations, receipts, and Wikipedia.

Conversations

Mýri - moorland, swamp
Áberandi - prominent, striking
Tipla - tiptoe, trip along
Dulargervi - disguise
Rödd - voice
Sauma - sew
Sprettur - sprint, gallop
Smávegis - minor, negligible
Braut - course
Umferð - traffic, round, revolution, circuit, circulation
Reið - riding, ride
Hjól - wheel
Reiðhjól - bicycle
Fremja - commit, perpetrate
Glæpur - crime
Fremja glæpur - commit a crime
Synda - swim
Seinni - later, slower
Býfluga - bee
Asnalegur - silly, asinine
Glingur - knick-knacks, bric-a-bracks
Bás - stall
Hár - high, tall stature, loud, high-pitched,
Ömurlegur - pitiful, dreary, dismal, awful, hopeless, impossible
Breskur - British
Kurteis - polite
Kjaftur - jaws, mouth, head
Toppur - top, peak, summit, crest, bangs/forelock, top, roof
Frekja - pushiness, nerve, greed, cheek (as in a cheeky person)
Dónaskapur - rudeness, vulgarity
Nálægt - close by, approxiamately, about
Voða - very, awfully
Durtur - boor, churl
Klár - clever, sharp, bright, ready, prepared, clear, pure
Vinur - friend (someone you know, someone you call; someone you like regardless of how they feel about you)
Kunningi - aquaintance (everyone else. If you met them once, they're your acquaintance)

Ég þekki nú nokkra íslenska karlmenn sem eru voða sætir og klárir og skemmtilegir. - I now know a few Icelandic men as very sweet and clever and funny.

Taken from conversations and someone's blog entry.

Ads, Shopping, Internet

Mey - maiden, virgin
Kíkja - peep, peek
Kíkja á (something) - take a look at something
Ýmis - different, various
Hleðsla - loading, piling up, charge, load
Titra - quake, shiver, vibrate
Fylgihlutur - accessory
Plagg - document, deed, socks, clothing (plural, papers)
Sleipur - smooth, sleek, slippery
Jól - Christmas
Seyði - broth
Seyða - bake at a low temperature
Fróðleikur - knowledge, information
Slúta - hang down, overhang of a cliff
Persónulegur - personal
Gallaður - faulty, defective
Fyrirtæki - firm, business, company, undertaking
Pantur - pawn
Trúnaður - trust, faith
Eyrnalokkur - earring
Tölvupóstur - Email
Galli - fault, drawback, shortcoming
Stilling - self-control, calm, tranquility, adjustment, regulation, tuning
Millifærsla - transfer
Krafa - demand, claim, requirement
Debetkort - debit/charge card
Kreditkort - credit card
Aukalega - extra, in addition
Hækka - rise, raise
Pöntun - order
Lykilorð - keyword, password
Notandanafn - username
Netfang - email address
Aldur - age
Menntun - level of education
Móðurmál - native language, mother tongue
Viðmót - manner, presence
Viðmótsmál - interface language

Kíktu á nýju vörurnar - take a look at our new products/commodities

Hversu lengi tekur að fá vörurnar sendar? - How long will it take for my goods to be sent/shipped?

Afhverju get ég ekki borgað með kreditkorti? - Why can't I pay with a credit card?

Varan mín er gölluð hvað á ég að gera? - My item/product is faulty, what should I do?

Taken from a few websites and ads.

Conversations

Limur - limb, member
Typpi - button, knob, prick/penis
Pirra - irritate
Endalaus - infinite
Dæmi - example, problem (in math)
Sog - sucking, suction
Skófatnaður - footwear
Skóf - lichen
Skafa - scrape
Fatnaður - clothes
Sko! - look here!
Sko til! - look!
Tyggigúmmí - chewing gum
Tyggja - chew
Gúmmí - rubber
Alvarlega - seriously
Íhuga - weigh, consider
Félagslegur - social
Ana - rush on, barge into
Fokk - fuck (slang taken from English)
Sjitt - shit (slang taken from English)
Vernda - protect, preserve
Oddur - point (ex. of a knife)
Hvass - sharp, harsh, keen, windy
Hegðun - conduct, behaviour
Stíga - step, rise, increase
Reyndar - as a matter of fact, in fact, actually, by the way
Líkami - body
Framleiða - produce, manufacture
Hár - hair
Dýr - expensive, costly, precious
Flasa - dandruff
Hentugur - practical, expedient
Líffæri - organ
Möguleiki - possibility
Misstíga sig - miss one's footing, take a false step
Afvegaleiða - mislead, lead astray
Útiloka - exclude, rule out, preclude
Samfélag - community, society
Frekar - rather
Auður - empty, deserted
Þarfnast - need, require
Húsaskjól - accomodation
Eflaust - without a doubt, doubtlessly
Detta - fail, drop, fall, stumble and fall

Taken from an online forum.

Conversations, News

Nú - now
Skulu - shall, must, need, will, let us
Mæta - meet, appear, turn up
Fleiri - more
Klisja - cliché, printing plate
Manneskja - human being, person
Miður - worse, less
Húsdýr - domestic animal, pet
Ofnæmi - allergy
Vara - warn
Sleikja - lick
Einasti - only, single
Gagn - use, data, documents, evidence
Skikkanlegur - amenable, decent, well-behaved, reasonable, presentable
Sennilegur - probable
Treysta - strengthen
Helgi - weekend
Náið - closely, exactly
Vona - hope
Stafli - stack, pile
Redda - fix
Frír - free, unhindered
Frí - vacation, holiday
Teitur - cheerful, bright, gay
Ritgerð - essay, thesis, monograph
Sjálfsagður - self-explanatory, obvious, self-evident
Allavega - in all ways, in different ways, anyway
Þangað - there
Opnun - opening
Hósta - cough
Ræna - consciousness, awareness
Fram - forward, towards
Lax - salmon
Laxá - salmon river
Dauður - dead, passed out from drinking, numb
Þar sem - as, since
Labba - walk slowly, stroll
Lifandi - alive, living
Fljótlega - soon
Fiskifræðingur - ichthyologist
Líklegur - probable, promising
Skýring - explanation
Elli - old age
Lón - lagoon
Vetra - become winter
Gjarna, Gjarnan - gladly, readily
Straumur - current, electricity
Feðgar - father and son
Veiðimálastofunun - Institute of Freshwater Fisheries
Þá - at that time, then

Conversations/Phrases
Hlakka til að sjá þig - I look forward to seeing you

News:
Rænulitir laxar eftir veturinn (Another article I don't trust myself to translate in the slightest bit)

The words were taken from a meet-up message/comments to plan a party, and that news article.

Conversations, Weather/Stuff

Svarthol - prison, black hole
Gammur - vulture
Blossa - blaze, flame
Blossi - blaze, flash
Ermí - sleeve
Þrekleysi - lack of strength/courage, feebleness/cowardice
Huldufólk - hidden people
Safn - collection, museum, flock of sheep
Fróður - knowledgeable, learned, erudite, well-read
Skór - shoe
Hönnun - design
Sær - ocean, sea
Færa - move, bring
Daglegur - daily
Daglegt mál - everyday speech
Gervi - character, figure, costume
Greind - intelligence, cleverness
Kuldi - cold weather, cold, coldness
Met - scales, record
Stytta - shorten, abbreviate
Forn - old, ancient, antique
Gripur - thing, object, cattle, livestock
Forngripur - ancient relic, antique
Visinn - dried out, whithered, crippled
Vísindi - science
Harmoníka - accordion
Lýðræði - democracy
Dauði - death
Syndur - able to swim
Synd - sin
Pistill - long letter, epistle
Algleymi - ecstasy
Grín - fun, enjoyment
Geð - mind, feeling, mood,
Dómur - sentence, judgement, opinion, court
Geðsjúkdómar - mental illness
Ríma - Icelandic ballard
Hrím - hoarfrost, rime
Tónn - tone, note, tone of voice, feel, quality
Nýyrði - neologism
Endir - ending, conclusion
Heimsendir - end of the world
Lyf - medicine
Rannsókn - investigation, research
Himinn - sky, the heavens (when plural) heaven, paradise
Geimur - big empty space, outer space
Græða - cultivate, profit, heal
Tönn - tooth
Krem - cream
Tannkrem - toothpaste
Útivist - outdoor life, camping, hiking
Lén - domain, domain name
Jafn - equal, same, even, level
Vægi - weight, significance, importance, weighting
Kyn - sex, gender, stock, kind

These words were taken from podcast descriptions.

Action words, Conversation

að höggva - to chop
að biðja - to pray
að drepa - to kill
að lána - to loan/borrow
að kvarta - to complain
að æpa - to shout, cry, scream
að skemma - to damage
að ræna - to rob
að myrða - to murder
að meiða - to hurt, injure
að gráta - to cry
að vega - to weigh, kill
að slá - to strike, hit
að deyja - to die
að grafa - to dig, bury
að skera - to cut
að drepa - to kill
að biðja - to ask, pray
að skjóta - to shoot
að brjóta - to break
að slíta - to slit, tear away
að bíta - to bite
Rass - butt, ass
að skella - to slam, slap
að rassskella - to spank. (Most people spell it with only two s')
Geit - goat
Ung, barn - infant, baby
Geitungur - wasp, as in bees (literally "goatbaby")

Færi ég til Íslands, mundi ég aldrei sjá eftir því. - If I went to Iceland, I would never regret it.

The words were taken from a book for learning Icelandic and some conversations.

Insults, Conversations

Voff - dog barking sound
Noregur - Norway

Danmörk - Denmark

Svíþjóð - Sweden

Finnland - Finland
Torga - eat up
Útsala - sale, clearance sale
Titill - title
Afslættur - discount
Rita - write, compose
Rit - work, literary work
Hrynja - fall, collapse, cave in
Karfa - basket, hamper
Fyrirspurn - question, inquiry
Pöntun - order
Útgáfa - publication, printing, edition, publisher, version
Skráning - registration, check-in
Lærdómur - learning, scholarship, knowledge
Kennsla - teaching, instruction

Conversation:
Þú ert bara útlendingafífl - You’re just a stupid foreigner. (You can replace "fífl" with "hyski" or "pakk" or "rusl" or "plága" but all of those are increasingly worse... You wouldn't say this to someone.)

Curse words:
Helvítis! - hell's
Djöfulsins - the devil's
Anskotans - the devil's
Bévítans - something like "hell's"
Fjandans - the devil's
Fjandinn = damn!
Ríddu þér (said: rídduðér) - up yours
Asni - ass, donkey
Fífl - fool
Fáviti - "knows little", idiot
Hálfviti - halfwit
Flón - fool (you don't really shout out than one)
Drullusokkur - dirtsock (similar to scumbag)
Þorskhaus - codhead (idiot, an old insult)
Sauður - old sheep (fool, an old insult)
Skíthæll - shit heel (jerk)

Example: Helvítis andskotans danafífil! - Damn Dane fool!

Most words were taken from conversations but some were from an online bookstore.

News, Conversation, Weather, Doctor

Kreppa – crisis (the current economic crisis is sometimes referred to as simply "kreppa")
Heimur - world
Heimskreppa - world-wide crisis
Orkukreppa - energy crisis
Samleikakreppa - identity crisis
Stjórna - govern, regulate, manage, run, conduct an orquestra
Stjórnarkreppa - government crisis
Að detta - to fall (like tripping)
Skuld - debt
Að falla í skuld - to fall into debt. (You can't say "detta í skuld", no one says it and it sounds weird.)
Villa - mistake, error, delusion, disorientation, heresy
Áreiðanleiki - Dependability
Hreinn - clean, pure, straightforward,
Hreinskiptni - straight-forwardness
Framsækni - progressiveness
Vöðvabólga - fibrositis, muscular rheumatism, muscle strain, myalgia
Bein - bone
Himna - membrane, film
Bólga - inflammation, swelling
Beinhimnubólga - periostitis
Liðagigt - arthritis
Mal - car purr
Snjór, Snær - snow
Hjarn - crust of snow, snow that does not melt in summer
Mjöll, Nýsnævi - new-fallen snow
Fönn - drifted heap of snow, snow-wreath, snow that does not melt in summer
Lausamjöll - powder snow
Krap - slush
Snjókoma and fannkoma - snowfall
Kafald - thick fall of snow
Bylur, Hríð - snowstorm
Drífa - snow-drift
Él - a sudden fall of snow, hailstorm, hail
Fjúk - drift, drifting snow-storm
Hraglandi - sleet, cold drizzling shower
Kóf - thick fall of snow
Ofanbylur - snowfall in a wind
Skafrenningur - drifting snow
Snjómugga - a small snowfall
Hundslappadrífa - very heavy snowfall in calm weather, large snowflakes

Conversation:
Ekki er hægt að birta myndina því hún inniheldur villur. - It's not possible to display the image to you because it contains errors.

Ég læri á ljóshraða / Ég er að læra á ljóshraða. - I am learning at the speed of light.

Þetta er hrein og bein andskotans óvirðing. - This is bluntly put damn disrespect.

Phrases/Idioms:
Ég skal hafa það á bakvið eyrað - I will keep that behind my ear. (I'll keep that in mind, I'll remember that).

Most words were from conversations but some were from the news.

Conversations, idioms/phrases

Svartur - black
Galdur - sorcery, magic, conjuring trick, trick
Snefill - trace
Efni - matter, substance, material, situation, means, fortune, dope/hash
Snefilefni - trace element
Árás - attack
Sveit - district, region, country/rural area, team
Óvinur - enemy
Turn - tower
Stöðva - stop
Vinsæll - popular
Klassískur - classic, classical
Spilakassi - slot machine, one-armed bandit, fruit machine
Ávani - bad habit, addiction
Binda - tie, bind
Síðari - latter, longer
Síður - long
Tungl - moon
Jörð - earth, ground, soil, farm, estate
Meira - more
Flugmaður - pilot
Reyndur - experienced, skilled
Áskrifandi - subscriber
Yfirlit - survey, summary, overview
Hvenær - when
Lita - colour
Padda - insect, vermin, rascal, cheat
Veiða - catch, hunt
Hófur - hoof
Hóf - moderation
Truflun - disturbance, mental confusion

Conversations:
Bara svona sjá hvernig þetta virkar (just seeing how this works)

Phrases/Idioms:
Ég kem alveg af fjöllum - I come completely from the mountains (I have no idea what you're talking about / what's going on)
I den - "back then/in the old days" (common Danish slang)

Some words were taken from conversations, some from an online letter site, and some from an online game site.

Conversations

Tík - bitch (can refer to dogs)
Saga - story, history, saga
Klst. (short for klukkustund) - an hour
Jæja - well
Jæja þá - all right then
Tónlist - music
Tónleikar - concert
Veisla - celebration, banquet, party
Vagn - vehicle, wagon, carriage, bus, pram
Barnavagn - baby carriage, pram/perambulator
Deyja - die, pass out from drinking, go out
Deyja út - become extinct, die out
Varla - barely, hardly, scarcely
Hræðilegur - horrible, frightening
Lifa - live, experience, survive
Engan veginn - in no way, no-how
Óformlegur - informal
Skóla - rinse
Skóli - school
Vörður - watchman, guard
Stígur - path, sheep track
Kirkja - church
Þjóð - nation, people
Menning - civilization, culture
List - art
Afstrakt - abstract
Afstraktlist - abstract art
Samþykkja - agree, approve, consent
Dýr - animal, beast
Mór - peat
Karamella - toffee
Búnaður - equipment
Loksins - finally
Gróðurhús - Greenhouse, hothouse
Merkilegur - remarkable, noteworthy, important, distinguished
Stand - condition, state of affairs
Tekjur - income, revenue
Ráðstöfunartekjur - disposable income
Einnota - disposable
Raun - experience, trial, distress, truth
Kaffihús - café, coffee house
Væminn - cloying, sickly sweet, sentimental
Sáttur - reconciled, agreed
Ákvörðun - decision, resolve
Svín - pig, hog, swine
Flensa - flu
Brúða - doll, puppet
Fjörður - fjord, bay
Fjara - low tide, beach, shore
Krá - pub, tavern

Conversation:
also, Hallgerður er tík og Jónas(Hallgrímsson) segir að Gunnar elski hana og ég skil það bara ekki... (also, Hallgerður is a bitch and Jónas [Hallgrímsson] says Gunnar loves her and I just don't understand it...)

no worries, most of us "young ones" nenna ekki að lesa sögurnar anyway (don't want to read the sagas anyway).

Some words were taken from conversations, some from a photo my friend took, and some from an article about the anniversary of a music place.

Conversations, idioms/phrases

Hugmynd - idea
Geta - ability
Lesa - read
Þetta - this
Duglegur - hardworking, efficient
Vakna - awaken, wake up
Hálf - half
Djöfull - Devil
Þreyttur - tired, exhaused
Gerður - made
Biða - wait
Þurfa - need, require, have to
Gá - look, check
Hvort - if, whether
Kannski - maybe
Kenna - teach
Skrift - writing, handwriting
Uppskrift - recipe
Frábær - distinguished, excellent
Jökulhlaup - run-off from a sub-glacial eruption, debacle
Sigti - colander, sieve, strainer
Næturvakt - Night shift
Töffari - tough guy, someone who acts cool
Bíddu aðeins, bíddu smá - wait a little
Ógeðslega - disgustingly (used for emphasis, equivalent to "really")
Ógeðslega flottür - really cool
Ógeðslega gaman - really fun
Ógeðslega ertu leiðinlegur - You're really mean
Þetta er leiðinlegt - This is not fun, this is boring
Þú ert leiðinlegur - You're not fun, you're mean
Vorboð - hint of spring
Svefngalsi - sleep exuberance (When you've had little sleep and become suddenly silly and energetic before you crash.)
Hvað meinarðu? (pronounced "hva meinaru") - What do you mean?
Vigur (from poetry) = spjót (spear, javelin)

Conversations:
Geturu lesið þetta? - (Can you read this?)
Dugleg þú! - (You're hardworking!)
Í dag vaknaði ég klukkan hálf sjö. (Today I woke up at half past six.)
Djöfullinn er ég þreytt! (Damn am I tired!)
Þú gerðir það - (You made it)
Bíddu þarf að gá hvort þetta sé really the real deal. (Must wait to see if this is really the real deal.)
Kannski kann hann ekki að kenna... - (Maybe he can't teach...)
Hvað segir hann gott? - (How is he doing?)
Alexander er frábær leikmaður - (Alexander is an excellent player.)

Idioms and phrases:
Það er eins og þú hafir étið óðs manns skít - It's like you ate a mad man's shit ("Used to describe someone acting like a crazy bitch.")
Líkur sækir líkan heim - Similar pays visit to similar (It takes one to know one)
Sannleikurinn er lyginni líkastur - The truth sounds more like a lie (fact is stranger than fiction)
Samkjafta ekki - To talk nineteen to the dozen (often used sarcastically to comment that someone is being quiet or unresponsive)
Elskið friðinn og strjúkið kviðinn - Love peace and stroke your belly

The words are all from conversations.