What does dóttir in Icelandic mean?

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

The word dóttir in Icelandic means daughter, girl. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dóttir

daughter

noun (female child)

Dóttir mín er að kaupa mjólk úr búðinni.
My daughter is buying milk from the store.

girl

noun

Við förum ekki eins oft og þegar dóttir okkar var lítil.
We don't take her out as often as we used to when our girl was small.

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Dóttir Faraós fann hann og „fóstraði sem sinn son.“
Found by Pharaoh’s daughter, he was ‘brought up as her own son.’
Steinunn dóttir þeirra hjónanna var gift og farin að heiman þegar skriðan féll.
A.G.Stephens He had daughters that were now married and living away from his home that had been sold.
Þau eignuðust son, Jackson (1982) sem giftist síðar trommara The White Stripes, Meg White, árið 2009; og dóttir, Jesse (f. 1987).
1982) who would go on to marry The White Stripes drummer, Meg White in 2009; and a daughter, Jesse (b.
Og ekki er nú dóttir minnar sælu húsmóður enn búin að drepa neinn, sagði þernan.
“And my deceased mistress’s daughter hasn’t killed anyone yet,” said the maidservant.
Madam, góða nótt: fel mig að dóttir þín.
Madam, good night: commend me to your daughter.
Síðan talaði hann við hvern son sinn og dóttir og veitti þeim sína síðustu blessun.
Then he spoke to each of his sons and daughters in turn, giving them his last blessing.
Þegar dóttir Daníels varð átta ára, varð honum ljóst að hún vildi deilda skírnardegi sínum með vinum sínum utan kirkjunnar.
When Daniel’s daughter turned eight, he knew she would want to share her baptism day with friends who were not members of the Church.
Ef sonur eða dóttir kristinna hjóna hættir að þjóna Jehóva er það sannarlega „þrenging“ fyrir foreldra sem hafa reynt að ala barnið upp í sannleika Guðs. — Orðskv.
In case a son or a daughter of a Christian family stops serving Jehovah, it is, indeed, “tribulation” for parents who have tried to raise him or her in God’s truth. —Prov.
Amy, uppkomin dóttir alkóhólista, komst að raun um að það hjálpaði henni mikið að vinna að því að þroska ‚ávöxt andans.‘
Amy, the adult daughter of an alcoholic, found that working to develop “the fruitage of the spirit” greatly helped her.
Þetta par hafði haldið sér verðugu þess að vera þar á þessum stórkostlega degi, þegar sonur og dóttir yfirgefa æskuheimili sitt og verða eiginmaður og eiginkona.
This couple had kept themselves worthy to arrive at the marvelous day when a son and a daughter leave the homes of their youth and become husband and wife.
Yngsta dóttir Steins Andersen, Ida, lenti í þeim aðstæðum.
Stein Andersen’s youngest daughter, Ida, was faced with this very situation.
Ræðið markmiðið sem dóttir hennar, Emi, setti sér um að eignast góða vini.
Talk about the goal her daughter, Emi, set to seek good friends.
8 Spekingur til forna sagði: „Son minn [eða dóttir], ef þú veitir orðum mínum viðtöku og geymir boðorð mín hjá þér, svo að þú ljáir spekinni athygli þína, hneigir hjarta þitt að hyggindum, já, ef þú kallar á skynsemina og hrópar á hyggindin, ef þú leitar að þeim sem að silfri og grefst eftir þeim eins og fólgnum fjársjóðum, þá munt þú skilja, hvað ótti [Jehóva] er, og öðlast þekking á Guði.“ — Orðskviðirnir 2: 1-5.
8 A wise man of old said: “My son [or, daughter], if you will receive my sayings and treasure up my own commandments with yourself, so as to pay attention to wisdom with your ear, that you may incline your heart to discernment; if, moreover, you call out for understanding itself and you give forth your voice for discernment itself, if you keep seeking for it as for silver, and as for hid treasures you keep searching for it, in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah, and you will find the very knowledge of God.”—Proverbs 2:1-5.
Dóttir mín er mjög kvalin af illum anda.“
My daughter is badly demonized.”
Er líður á kvöld er Salóme, hin unga dóttir Heródíasar sem hún átti með fyrri eiginmanni sínum Filippusi, send inn til að dansa fyrir gesti.
As the evening progresses, Salome, the young daughter of Herodias by her former husband Philip, is sent in to dance for the guests.
Ken, eiginmaður Catherine, minnist þess að þegar dóttir þeirra komst á unglingsaldur hafi hún kvartað undan því að hann hlustaði ekki á hana.
Catherine’s husband, Ken, remembers that when their daughter became a teenager, she complained that he was not listening.
Þegar Jefta snýr aftur úr bardaganum er það enginn annar en dóttir hans sem kemur á móti honum – einkabarnið hans.
When Jephthah returns from battle, who goes out to meet him but his beloved daughter, his only child!
Eftir að hún lét skírast fann 13 ára dóttir hennar veski sem var fullt af peningum.
After Victoria’s baptism, her 13-year-old daughter discovered a purse full of money.
Dóttir mín, Jane
This is my daughter, Jane
(Rómverjabréfið 8:16) Þessi ‚dóttir‘ Jehóva er ‚búin sem brúður er skartar fyrir manni sínum‘ og er leidd til brúðgumans sem er konungurinn Messías. — Opinberunarbókin 21:2.
(Romans 8:16) This “daughter” of Jehovah, “prepared as a bride adorned for her husband,” will be brought to the bridegroom —the Messianic King. —Revelation 21:2.
Það að vita að hún væri dóttir Guðs, veitti henni frið og hugrekki að horfa framan í yfirþyrmandi áskoranir hennar á þann jákvæða hátt sem hún gerði.
Knowing she was a daughter of God gave her peace and courage to face her overwhelming trial in the positive way she did.
Við ákváðum þó, eftir bænþrungna ígrundun, að í þessu tilviki væri dóttir okkar undir það búin að taka andlega ábyrgð af eigin ákvörðun.
However, we decided after prayerful consideration that in this case our daughter was ready to take spiritual responsibility for her own decision.
Þegar Kay kom á vettvang komst hún að raun um sér til skelfingar að dóttir hennar hafði sagt vinum sínum að sér fyndist hún einskis nýt og hefði ekkert til að lifa fyrir.
Upon arriving, the mother was shocked to learn that Ann had revealed to her friends that she felt totally hopeless and worthless.
Ung dóttir okkar, sem er í heimaskóla, er byrjuð að lesa bókina og ég ætla að hvetja hana til að klára hana og nota í sögunámi.“
Our young home-schooled daughter has started reading it, and I plan to encourage her to finish it and to use it for history lessons.”
Lára miðill var dóttir hans.
Viduratha was his brother.

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