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orðabókargjörð

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, creation of words’ book. Created from orðabókar (dictionary, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ gjörð (creation).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orðabókargjörð f (genitive singular orðabókargjörðar, nominative plural orðabókargjörðir)

  1. The creation of a dictionary.
    Og svo hélt hann áfram neita fjármagna orðabókargjörðina okkar.
    And then he proceeded to refuse to fund our dictionary’s creation.

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Further reading

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  • orðabókargjörð”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)