Icelandic

[ ahys-lan-dik ]

/ aɪsˈlæn dɪk /

of or relating to Iceland, its inhabitants, or their language.

the language of Iceland, a North Germanic language. Abbreviation: Icel.

Origin of Icelandic

First recorded in 1665–75; Iceland + -ic

pro-Ice·lan·dic, adjective

Buy a pair of these and traipse around a big city center or off road through the Icelandic countryside.

The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Anthony Bourdain in Your Life |Allison McNearney |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Arnaldur Indridason, an Icelandic crime writer, has been translated into twenty languages.

Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland |Adam LeBor |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She worked with Eliza Reid, a Canadian based in the Icelandic capital, to set up the gathering.

Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland |Adam LeBor |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was Independent People, by Nobel laureate Haldor Laxness, that put modern Icelandic literature on the global map.

Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland |Adam LeBor |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Björnsson is an Icelandic strongman competitor who won the 2011 Strongest Man in Iceland contest.

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The Icelandic saga-men never weary, though modern readers do, of legal details.

Homer and His Age |Andrew Lang
Immediately inside the door of the Icelandic dwelling was the anddyri or vestibule.

Beowulf |R. W. Chambers
And it was not before December, at a meeting of the Icelandic Society—we sat alone, in an outer room.

Hadda Padda |Godmunder Kamban
In the material conditions of Icelandic life in the "Saga Age" there was all the stuff that was required for heroic narrative.

Epic and Romance |W. P. Ker
Gray and his imitators drew from the Icelandic fountain "dreadful songs" and many poets since have heard no milder note.

The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature |Conrad Hjalmar Nordby

Icelandic

/ (aɪsˈlændɪk) /

of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, its people, or their language

the official language of Iceland, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family See also Old Icelandic