pollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse pollr, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɔtlʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔtlʏr

Noun

pollur m (genitive singular polls, nominative plural pollar)

1. a small pond, pool, puddle

   Hvar eru krakkarnir? - Þeir eru bara að sulla í pollunum.

   Where are the kids? - They’re just splashing about in the puddles.

2. (definite, informal) the ocean

   út yfir pollinn

   out across the sea, i.e. away from Iceland to a foreign country

Derived terms

• pollagalli