Appendix:False friends between Danish and Icelandic

This is a list of Danish–Icelandic false friends, that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning.

Danish word	Icelandic translation	English translation	Icelandic false friend	Danish translation	English translation
mærkelig	undarlegur	odd	merkilegt	mærkværdig; vigtig	noteworthy; important
blød	linur	soft	blóð	blod	blood
seng	rúm	bed	sæng	dyne	bed
rum	herbergi	room	rúm	seng	bed
dyne	sæng	duvet	dýna	madras	mattress
sodavand	gos	soda	sódavatn	mineralvand	sparkling water
flink	góðhjartaður	nice, friendly	flinkur	flink	talented
kind	kinn	cheek	kind	får	sheep
skat	fjársjóður	treasure	skattur	skat	tax
grine	hlæja	laugh	grínast	lave sjov	to joke
purløg	graslaukur	chive	púrrulaukur, púrra	porre	leek
forsyning	birgðir	supplies	forsýning	forpremiere	preview
kræft	krabbamein	cancer	kraftur	kraft	strength
klage	kvarta	to complain	klaga	sladre	to snitch
nøgle	lykill	key	nögl	negl	fingernail
slå op med	hætta með	to break up with	slá sér upp með		to become romantically involved with
grim	ljótur	ugly	grimmur	brutal	cruel
tøj	föt	clothes	tau	vasketøj	laundry
humør	skap	mood	húmor	humor	humor
gemme	fela	to hide	geyma	opbevare	to keep, to store
indland	innlent	domestic	Indland	Indien	India
enhver	sérhver	each	einhver	nogen	some
sund	heilbrigður	healthy	sund	svømmehal	swimming pool
syning	saumaskapur	sewing	sýning	udstilling	a show
udyr	skepna	beast	ódýr	billig	cheap
ben	fótleggur; bein	a leg; a bone	bein	ben	bone
bagværk	bakkelsi	baked goods	bakverkur	rygsmerte	back pain
i morgen	á morgun	tomorrow	í morgun	denne morgen	this morning
tillid	traust	confidence	tillit	hensyn	consideration
krympet	skroppið saman	shrunk	krumpað	krøllet	wrinkled
segl	innsigli; sigð	seal; sickle	segl	sejl	sail
svamp	sveppur	mushroom	svampur	svamp	sponge
tegnebog	veski	wallet	teiknibók	skitsebog	a book of drawings
hugge	höggva	cut	hugga	trøste	to comfort