smiður

From Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare Norwegian and Swedish smed, German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmiːjʊɹ/

smiður m (genitive singular smiðs, plural smiðir)

1. smith, blacksmith
2. craftsman, manufacturer

From Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare Norwegian and Swedish smed, German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɪːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

smiður m (genitive singular smiðs, nominative plural smiðir)

1. smith; a craftsman who works primarily wood, metal, glass or stone.
2. (programming) constructor

• bátasmiður (“boatbuilder”)
• glersmiður (“glassworker”)
• húsasmiður (“housebuilder”)
• húsgagnasmiður, mublusmiður (“furnituremaker”)

• málmsmiður (“metalsmith”)
  • gullsmiður (“goldsmith”)
  • járnsmiður (“ironsmith, blacksmith”)
  • koparsmiður (“coppersmith”)
  • silfursmiður (“silversmith”)
  • stálsmiður (“steelworker”)
  • tinsmiður (“tinsmith”)

• úrsmiður (“watchmaker”)
• trésmiður, timburmaður, snikkari (“carpenter, woodworker”)
• skipasmiður (“shipbuilder”)
• skósmiður (“shoesmith, shoemaker”)
• steinsmiður, múrsmiður, múrari (“mason”)
• vopnasmiður (“weaponsmith”)

• þúsundþjalasmiður (“jack of all trades”)