Easily navigate to Icelandic dictionary sites and perform direct word lookups from the terminal.
orð.is provides quick redirection to the right Icelandic language resources offered by The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies.
- Typing
orð.is/wordin your browser directs you to the relevant entry in the Íslensk nútímamálsorðabók - Typing
orð.is/b/wordin your browser directs you to the relevant entry in The Database of Icelandic Morphology. - Typing
orð.is/t/wordin your browser directs you to the relevant entry in The ISLEX Project,
Working on your PhD in Vim? Opening a browser is a slippery slope to watching cat videos for hours? Perfect! You can also search for dictionary entries right from the terminal. Simply use curl with orð.is/word.
If the word has multiple classifications, information for each classification is displayed in separate entries, along with its class.
You can also find basic translations for words in several languages by calling orð.is/t/word from the terminal.
If a word has different meanings in the target language, these distinctions are indicated in parentheses.
This tool operates as a compact JavaScript script executed on a Cloudflare Worker, ensuring swift response times. Please note that this project is not affiliated with The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies.
All data retrieved and displayed by orð.is is sourced directly from the services provided by The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies without any responsibility or guarantee.
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