Icelandic

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lófi úlnliður þumall (þumalfingur) vísifingur (bendifingur) langatöng (langastöng) baugfingur (hringfingur) litlifingur (litliputti, lilliputti)
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handleggur

• (nonstandard, colloquial, sports) hendi

Noun

hönd f ‎(genitive singular handar, nominative plural hendur)

1. (anatomy) hand ^syn.

   Mér er illt í hendinni.

   My hand hurts.

2. side, hand ^syn.

   Og ykkur á hægri hönd sjáið þið Esjuna.

   And on your right hand you can see the Esja.

3. hand, handwriting (someone's personal style of writing)

Declension

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (hand): ^def. deriv. lúka
• (side): ^def. deriv. hlið

Usage notes

• The dative form hönd is used in the sense of “handwriting”.
• The plural form höndur is mostly obsolete.
• The alternative form hendi is sometimes used for nominative and accusative singular in non-standard colloquial speech; especially regarding sports.