Icelandic Etymologies

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  1. algid
    chilly
  2. auk
    black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
  3. bang
    the swift release of a store of affective force
  4. bawl
    cry loudly
  5. blaze
    a strong flame that burns brightly
  6. bracken
    large coarse fern often several feet high
  7. bud
    a partially opened flower
  8. bungle
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  9. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  10. cassie
    tropical American thorny shrub or small tree
  11. clumsy
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  12. cob
    adult male swan
  13. cook
    transform by heating
  14. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  15. crock
    an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
  16. crumb
    small piece of e.g. bread or cake
  17. dit
    the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
  18. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
  19. eider
    duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
  20. eiderdown
    down of the eider duck
  21. eyrir
    100 aurar equal 1 krona in Iceland
  22. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  23. fiscal
    involving financial matters
  24. flense
    strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
  25. fluster
    cause to be nervous or upset
  26. freckle
    a small brownish spot on the skin
  27. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  28. gaze
    a long fixed look
  29. geyser
    a spring that discharges hot water and steam
  30. gloss
    the property of being smooth and shiny
  31. guess
    expect, believe, or suppose
  32. hake
    the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
  33. harpoon
    a spear with a barbed point for catching large fish
  34. hook
    a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  35. knacker
    someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
  36. krona
    the basic unit of money in Sweden
  37. lap
    the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
  38. lopper
    a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
  39. mist
    a thin fog with condensation near the ground
  40. narwhal
    an Arctic cetacean, the male of which has a long ivory tusk
  41. neap
    a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
  42. nudge
    push against gently
  43. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  44. pull
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
  45. pussy
    informal terms referring to a domestic cat
  46. put
    cause to be in a certain state
  47. quash
    declare invalid
  48. ream
    a quantity of paper
  49. rig
    equip with sails or masts
  50. rot
    break down
  51. rub
    move over something with pressure
  52. rump
    fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
  53. scold
    censure severely or angrily
  54. scurf
    a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
  55. sharp
    having a point or thin edge suitable for cutting or piercing
  56. shave
    remove body hair with a razor
  57. skit
    a short theatrical performance or episode
  58. skive
    remove the surface of
  59. slam
    close violently
  60. slattern
    a dirty untidy woman
  61. small
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
  62. snag
    a sharp or rough part that sticks out from a surface
  63. spade
    hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
  64. spile
    a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
  65. spit
    the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
  66. sprinkle
    scatter with liquid; wet lightly
  67. squatter
    someone who lives on a property without right or title
  68. squeeze
    press firmly
  69. stag
    a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
  70. stirk
    yearling heifer or bullock
  71. thing
    a separate and self-contained entity
  72. toot
    a blast of a horn
  73. trowel
    a small hand tool with a handle and metal blade
  74. venter
    the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
  75. wren
    a small active brown bird of the northern hemisphere
Created on Sat May 01 13:36:52 EDT 2010

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