Icelandic Word of the Day
gluggi
GLUG-gi • noun — 24th of May, 2026
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Meaning: window (an opening in a wall fitted with glass)
Examples
- Opnaðu gluggann, það er heitt inni.
(Open the window, it's hot inside.) - Glerið í glugganum brotnaði í storminum.
(The glass in the window broke in the storm.) - Ég sit við gluggann og les bók.
(I sit by the window and read a book.)
Synonyms
- vindauga
- rúða
Gluggi is the common word for a window in houses and buildings. Use gluggi for the whole window (the frame and glass); rúða refers more to the glass pane itself, and vindauga is another variant (influenced by other Scandinavian languages). Definite form: glugginn (the window); plural: gluggar.
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