The digital age is killing the Icelandic language, said Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir. Alas, it simply isn’t cost-effective for any company to create IT interfaces in Icelandic, a language spoken by ...

REYKJAVIK — In Iceland’s parliament, six cleaners take a break from their duties to spend time learning Icelandic, seen as one of the principal barriers to integration in the country. Of the roughly ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — When an Icelander arrives at an office building and sees “Solarfri” posted, they need no further explanation for the empty premises: The word means “when staff get an ...

This article and radio report by Patrick Cox for The World in Words originally appeared on PRI.org on June 3, 2015, and is republished here as part of a content-sharing agreement. Jón Gnarr is best ...

A SHAMELESS SNP MP has trousered another pile of taxpayers’ cash to pay for Icelandic lessons. Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil this year claimed £685.79 to pay for classes in the language spoken by the ...

Gaelic origins of Icelandic words and landmarks challenge orthodox view of Viking heritage, says author According to folklore, a Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud was among Iceland’s earliest ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — When an Icelander arrives at an office building and sees “Solarfri” posted, they need no further explanation for the empty premises: The word means “when staff get an unexpected ...