ásgeir

This is the 720th most frequent Icelandic word.


ásgeir

"Ásgeir" is an Icelandic male given name meaning "spear of the gods."


Proper name: used to refer to a specific individual, common for many Icelanders.

Ásgeir fór á afhendinguna í gær.

Ásgeir went to the event yesterday.


General noun: interpreted as 'deity,' based on linguistic roots 'ás' (god) and 'geir' (spear).

Einhver ásgeir gæti veitt lausn á þessu vandamáli.

Some deity might provide a solution to this problem.


Proper name in a genitive case, reflecting Icelandic declension patterns.

Við leituðum Ásgeirs í gær, en án árangurs.

We searched for Ásgeir yesterday, but without success.