Icelandic Word of the Day
gluggi
/GLUG-gi/ • noun — 16th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: window (an opening in a wall fitted with glass)
Examples
- Opnaðu gluggann, það er heitt hér.
(Open the window; it's hot in here.) - Glugginn í stofunni er stór og lýsir herberginu vel.
(The living room window is large and lights the room well.) - Ég lokaði glugganum í morgun vegna kuldans.
(I closed the window this morning because of the cold.)
Synonyms
- vindauga
- gluggarúða
Use gluggi for a physical window in a building. In everyday speech you'll also hear vindauga. In computing contexts, gluggi is used for a window on the screen (e.g., a program window). The definite form is glugginn (the window).
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