What does dalur in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word dalur in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dalur in Icelandic.

The word dalur in Icelandic means valley, dale, dollar, valley, dollar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dalur

valley

noun (elongated depression between hills or mountains)

Hvað táknar hinn firnavíði dalur milli fjallanna tveggja?
What does the “very great valley” between the two mountains represent?

dale

noun (valley)

dollar

noun

Mér var dalur peningar á hvađa máli sem var.
To me, a dollar was a dollar in any language.

valley

noun (low area between hills, often with a river running through it.)

Fyrir mörgum árum var allur þessi dalur hulinn vatni.
Many years ago, this entire valley was covered in agua.

dollar

noun (name of many currencies)

Mér var dalur peningar á hvađa máli sem var.
To me, a dollar was a dollar in any language.

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Norður af Síkem liggur annar frjósamur dalur sem liggur fyrir neðan sjávarmál þar sem hann er lægstur og rís svo uns hann opnast að víðáttumikilli sléttu.
To the north of Shechem lies another fertile valley, one that ascends from below sea level and opens into a vast plain.
Hvað táknar hinn firnavíði dalur milli fjallanna tveggja?
What does the “very great valley” between the two mountains represent?
Rétt utan múra Jerúsalem var dalur með því nafni þangað sem sorpi var hent.
A valley by that name was located just outside Jerusalem and was used as a garbage dump.
Jesreel (Esdraelon) dalur
Valley of Jezreel (Esdraelon)
10 Og enn fremur sagði hann við Lemúel: Ó, að þú mættir vera eins og þessi dalur, fastur fyrir og stöðugur og óhagganlegur við að halda boðorð Drottins!
10 And he also spake unto Lemuel: O that thou mightest be like unto this valley, afirm and bsteadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!
Norðurdalur er dalur á Fljótsdal.
Lunar north is left.
„Hve dimmur dalur og myrkur er við nefnum dauða!
“What a dark valley and a shadow it is that we call death!
" Dalur káta, græna risans
" Valley of the Jolly Green Giant
Mér var dalur peningar á hvađa máli sem var.
To me, a dollar was a dollar in any language.
Imladris dalur.
The Valley of Imladris.
Þó svo að borgin standi hátt er hún nefnd dalur af því að hún er umkringd hærri fjöllum.
The city is called the valley because even though elevated, it is surrounded by higher mountains.
Annar dagur, annar dalur
Another day, another dollar
Hve dimmur sá dalur er!
How dark this valley is!
Þessi dalur táknar vernd Jehóva þar sem þjónar hans eru óhultir undir drottinvaldi hans og undir stjórn sonar hans.
This symbolic valley represents divine protection, by which Jehovah’s servants find safety under his universal sovereignty and his Son’s Messianic Kingdom.
Fyrir mörgum árum var allur þessi dalur hulinn vatni.
Many years ago, this entire valley was covered in agua.
Einn dalur og 39 sent.
Dollar, thirty nine.
Annar dagur, annar dalur.
Another day, another dollar.
Ég vissi strax hvað þetta var: „Silfur dalur!“
I immediately knew: “A silver dollar!”
Táknrænn dalur myndast við það að Olíufjallið klofnar í tvennt, en þar munu hinir smurðu njóta verndar alheimsríkis Jehóva og messíasarstjórnar sonar hans.
The splitting of the Mount of Olives results in a symbolic valley in which anointed ones experience protection under Jehovah’s universal Kingdom and his Son’s Messianic government.
Ūessi dalur er gjöf Nínar.
This valley is gift of the Nile.
„Firnavíður dalur“ myndast undir fótum hans.
“A very great valley” comes into existence beneath Jehovah’s feet.
Hvað táknar hinn ,firnavíði dalur‘ og hvernig getum við haldið okkur í honum?
What does the “very great valley” represent, and how can we stay there?
„Háu launin“ voru fáein cent á klukkustund — innan við einn dalur fyrir langt dagsverk.
The “high wages” were a few cents an hour —less than a dollar for a very long day’s work.
Ūessi dalur á stjķrnborđa!
Starboard side, this valley!

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