verslun

== Icelandic == === Alternative forms === verzlun verslan === Etymology === From versla (“to trade, shop”) +‎ -un (action or state noun-forming suffix). The supposed ancestor Old Norse *verzlan appears to be a ghost word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛrstlʏn/ === Noun === verslun f (genitive singular verslunar, nominative plural verslanir) shop, store Synonym: búð f opna/reka verslun ― to open/run a shop í hillum verslana ― on shop shelves Hana hefur dreymt um að vera með eigin verslun síðan hún var unglingur. ― She has dreamt of having her own shop since she was a teenager. Maðurinn hafði á brott með sér peninga úr kassa verslunarinnar. ― The man took money from the shop's till. retail, trade, business Synonyms: viðskipti n pl, kaupsýsla f, kaupmennska f, (informal) bisness m, (dated) höndlun f Hyponyms: kaup n pl (“purchase”), sala f (“sale”) verslun og viðskipti ― retail and commerce Erlendir kaupmenn réðu víða versluninni. ― Foreign merchants controlled much of the trade. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Jóhannes B. Sigtryggsson, editor (2016–), “verslun”, in Íslensk stafsetningarorðabók [Icelandic Spelling Dictionary] (in Icelandic), 2 edition, Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “verslun”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Blöndal, Sigfús; Björg Þorláksdóttir Blöndal; Jón Ófeigsson; Holger Wiehe (1924), “verslun”, in Íslensk-Dönsk Orðabók / Islandsk-Dansk Ordbog (in Danish), Reykjavík: Prentsmiðjan Gutenberg “verslun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) “verslun”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024 “verslun”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies verslun in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.