ensk.is is a free and open public domain online English-Icelandic dictionary.
The author of the original dictionary, Geir T. Zoëga (1857-1928), was an English language teacher and later rector at the Learned School of Reykjavík in the years 1883-1927. The first edition was published in 1896. The digitised, extended and sanitised version presented here is based on the much-improved 1932 edition edited by Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson.
The current incarnation of the dictionary has been heavily edited, updated and fixed in accordance with modern Icelandic orthography. Many additions have been made to bring the vocabulary into the 21st century. Various errors in the original text were also corrected.
The dictionary currently contains 33889 definitions, thereof 4328 additions (12.8%). More statistics here.The current editor is Sveinbjörn Þórðarson.
This dictionary is in the public domain within all countries where permitted under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. The source files for the dictionary and web application are available on GitHub
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