What does saga in Icelandic mean?
What is the meaning of the word saga in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use saga in Icelandic.
The word saga in Icelandic means history, story, saga, saga. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word saga
historynoun (aggregate of past events) Ef viđ fáum hann ekki, Bill, verđur engin saga. And if we don't get it, Bill, there won't be any history. |
storynoun (account of events) Við höfum komist að þeirri niðurstöðu að þetta sé sönn saga. We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story. |
saganoun (Old Norse Icelandic prose) Ūetta er saga um mann međ lítinn ūokka og enn minna hugrekki. It's the saga of a man with very little charm and even less courage. |
saganoun (literary genre) Ūetta er saga um mann međ lítinn ūokka og enn minna hugrekki. It's the saga of a man with very little charm and even less courage. |
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Hvetjið alla til að horfa á myndbandið The Bible — Accurate History, Reliable Prophecy (Biblían — nákvæm saga, áreiðanleg spádómsbók) áður en rætt verður um efni þess á þjónustusamkomunni í vikunni sem hefst 25. desember. Encourage everyone to view the video The Bible —Accurate History, Reliable Prophecy in preparation for the discussion at the Service Meeting the week of December 25. |
Saga Svíþjóðar síðustu aldirnar heftur einkennst af friði. Like its predecessor Nocturnes, Future Souls was recorded independently. |
Dálkahöfundurinn Lawrence Hall dró fram nokkur aðalatriði úr nýrri bók Andrews Nikiforuks sem heitir The Fourth Horseman: A Short History of Epidemics, Plagues, Famine and Other Scourges (Fjórði riddarinn: Saga farsótta, drepsótta, hungursneyða og annarra plága í stuttu máli). Columnist Lawrence Hall presented highlights from a new book by Andrew Nikiforuk entitled The Fourth Horseman: A Short History of Epidemics, Plagues, Famine and Other Scourges. |
„Saga assýrska heimsveldisins var fyrrum einn óljósasti kaflinn í annálum heims.“ “Formerly the history of the Assyrian empire was one of the most obscure chapters in the world’s annals.” |
Ūađ er gķđ saga til ađ ná athygli stelpnanna á meginlandinu. It's a good story to pick up some girls. |
Í henni er skráð áreiðanleg saga en ekki goðsagnir. It records accurate history, not myth. |
Á ýmsum tímum hefur saga Ítalíu haft mikil áhrif á sögu Evrópu og heimsins alls. In turn, Spanish Golden Age theatre has dramatically influenced the theatre of later generations in Europe and throughout the world. |
Ūetta virđist frábær saga. It sounds like the greatest story, ever. |
Eftirlætis saga hennar í ritningunum er saga Josephs Smith. Her favorite scripture story is the story of Joseph Smith. |
5 Saga Davíðs konungs sýnir hvaða augum Jehóva lítur þá sem vanvirða yfirráð frá honum. 5 From the history of King David, we can see how Jehovah views those who look down on God-given authority. |
Nú mun ég á undraverđan hátt saga Greg í sundur. I will now miraculously saw Greg in half. |
Rosaleg saga, ég myndi bjķđast til ađ ađstođa ūig en píkan mín er í viđgerđ. Broad story, I'd offer to help you out, but my vagina's in the shop. |
Saga Gídeons og annarra dómara sýnir okkur einnig að þeir voru ófullkomnir menn eins og við. The history of Gideon and other judges lets us see, too, that they were imperfect humans, as we are. |
Ūetta er mjög gķđ saga. That's a very good story. |
Fannst ūér ūetta ekki sæt saga? Wasn`t that the sweetest story? |
Áreiðanleg saga en ekki goðsagnir History, Not Myth |
Enda þótt tímaritið Time segi að „margar óhagganlegar staðreyndir“ styðji þróunarkenninguna, viðurkennir það þó að þróun sé flókin saga og „mjög götótt, og ekki vanti ósamhljóða kenningar um það hvernig eigi að fylla í eyðurnar.“ Time magazine, while saying that there are “many solid facts” backing the evolution theory, nonetheless concedes that evolution is a complex tale with “many holes and no shortage of competing theories on how to fill in the missing pieces.” |
Saga, hefđ og menning eru ekki hugtök. History, tradition, culture, are not concepts. |
Þetta er saga lífs míns That is the story of my life |
Og nú, í lokaatriđinu mínu, saga-konu-í-tvennt bragđiđ! And now, for my grand finale, the saw-the-lady-in-half trick! |
Ekki saga ættanna, heldur saga hans og föđur ūíns. Not clan history, his history with your father! |
Saga Ástu: Hvert fer maður ef það er engin leið út úr heiminum? How the hell can I work when there's no work to do? |
Orkuverkefniđ er hins vegar önnur saga. The energy project, however, is a different story. |
Hann er saga He is a story |
It'sa áhugaverður saga. It's a most interesting story. |
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