Condom Fish and Tone Art: Translate Common Words From Icelandic To English

Loanwords are common in every language: television is television in pretty much any language... except Icelandic. We don't like to borrow words when we can get the concept across with Icelandic words strung together!

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Icelandic	Literal Translation	English
auglýsing	eye description	advertisement
bensíngjöf	gasoline gift	accelerator pedal
farfuglaheimili	migrating birds' home	hostel
fjölskylda	multiple duty	family
flugvél	flight engine	airplane
gæsalappa	goose feet	quotation marks
hafnabolti	harbor ball	baseball
hvalreki	beached whale	windfall
hveitibrauðsdagar	wheat bread days	honeymoon
laugardagur	laundry day	Saturday

Icelandic	Literal Translation	English
ljósapera	light pear	light bulb
myndavél	image engine	camera
rafmagn	amber power	electricity
sími	wire	telephone
sjónvarp	sight throwing	television
skemmtilegt	amusing-like	fun
smokkfiskur	condom fish	squid
timburmenn	wood men	hangover
tónlist	tone art	music
þunglyndur	heavy tempered	depressed

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