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Icelandic

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Icelandic

noun

This is a grammatical form of the word alur, which refers to a tool for making holes in leather or wood.

“Hann notaði al til að gera gat á leðrið.”

He used an awl to make a hole in the leather.

Also means

indefinite accusative/dative singular of alur
awl

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Icelandic

alba

noun

alb (priestly robe)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Icelandic

sal

noun

A large room or building for public gatherings. This form is used in the indefinite accusative or dative case of the noun salur.

“Við fórum í stóran sal.”

We went into a large hall.

Also means

indefinite accusative singular of salur
indefinite dative singular of salur
hall

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Icelandic

tal

noun

speech, talk, the act of talking

Also means

a conversation
count, number

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Icelandic

ball[ˈpal(ː)]

noun

A formal social gathering for dancing.

“Þau fóru á ball um helgina.”

They went to a dance over the weekend.

Also means

dance

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Icelandic

fall[ˈfatl̥]

noun

The act of moving downwards or a sudden descent. In grammar, it refers to the inflected form of a noun.

“Það var erfitt fall fyrir hann.”

It was a difficult fall for him.

Also means

fall, drop
case
function (subprogram, usually with formal parameters, returning a data value when called)
indefinite accusative singular of fall

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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gall

noun

gall, bile

Also means

bitterness, rancour

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Icelandic

kala

verb

to make frostbitten [with preceding accusative ‘experiencer’] (idiomatically translated as “become frostbitten”)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Icelandic

sala

noun

sale (act of selling)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Nepali

noun

Nepali (person from Nepal)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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fjallganga

noun

mountaineering, mountain climbing, a hike, hill-walk, mountain hike, highland hike

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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