margur
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse margr, either an independent word from Proto-Germanic *margaz related to mor and merja, or derived from mangr (< Proto-Germanic *managaz) under the influence of such words.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
margur (comparative fleiri, superlative flestur)
- many, a lot of
- Margir segja að þú sért klár.
- Many say that you are smart.
- Af hverju fékk hún fleiri sykurpúða í kakóið en ég?
- Why does her chocolate have more marshmallows than mine?
- Flest fólk langar að líða vel.
- Most people want to feel good.
- Var það nokkuð fleira?
- Will there be anything else?
- Margir segja að þú sért klár.
- much, many things
- Hann hefur margt að gera, enda hefur hann nóg á sinni könnu.
- He has a lot to do, since he has his hands full.
- Hann hefur margt að gera, enda hefur hann nóg á sinni könnu.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- mýmargur
- mæðast í mörgu (to be busy with many things, to be busy doing many things)
References[edit]
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.