What does elska in Icelandic mean?

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

The word elska in Icelandic means love, affection, cherish. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word elska

love

nounverb (have a strong affection for)

Það er erfitt að elska þegar maður veit ekki hvort maður er elskaður jafn mikið og maður elskar.

It's hard to love when one doesn't know whether one is loved as much as one loves.

affection

noun

„Ég tyfta og aga alla þá sem ég elska.“ – Opinb.

All those for whom I have affection, I reprove and discipline.—Rev.

cherish

verb

Ég trúi fremur að fundur okkar hafi verið svar við hjartnæmum bænum móður og föður í þágu sonar sem þau elska.

Rather, I believe our meeting was an answer to a mother’s and father’s heartfelt prayers for the son they cherished.

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Trúaðir eiginmenn, sem elska konur sínar í blíðu og stríðu, sýna að þeir fylgja vandlega fyrirmynd Krists sem elskaði söfnuðinn og annaðist hann.

Believing husbands who continue to love their wives, whether in favorable or in trying times, demonstrate that they closely follow Christ’s example of loving the congregation and caring for it.

Vissir ūú ađ ég elska Ameliu?

Did you know I love Amelia?

Bentu á að Guð kennir að við eigum að ‚elska náungann.‘ — Matt.

Show that God teaches “love your neighbor.” —Matt.

3 „Ég elska föðurinn.“

3 “I love the Father.”

Þeir sem elska Jehóva kunna vel að meta kristilega hvatningu.

Christian exhortation is very much appreciated by those who have love for Jehovah.

Markmiðið var ekki einfaldlega að vera með hugann fullan af upplýsingum heldur að hjálpa öllum í fjölskyldunni að elska Jehóva og orð hans í verki. — 5. Mósebók 11: 18, 19, 22, 23.

The objective was not simply to have a head full of facts but to help each family member to live in such a way as to manifest love for Jehovah and his Word. —Deuteronomy 11:18, 19, 22, 23.

Ūú kannt ekki ađ elska.

You don't know how to love.

4 Það er ekki svo að skilja að við eigum að elska hvert annað af skyldukvöð einni saman.

4 This is not to say that we are to love one another merely out of a sense of duty.

14 Virði ég og elska siðferðisreglur Biblíunnar?

14 Do I respect and love the Bible’s moral standards?

Ég lærði að ég þurfti að elska foreldra mína með öllum þeirra göllum

In New York, I learned that I needed to love my mother and father...... in all their flawed, outrageous humanity

Menn elska munaðarlífið meira en Guð. — 2. Tímóteusarbréf 3:4.

Loving pleasures rather than God. —2 Timothy 3:4.

Hún gerir manni sínum auðvelt að elska sig með því að vera ‚meðhjálp og fylling‘ hans eins og Biblían segir henni að gera. — 1.

By fulfilling her Bible-assigned role as ‘helper and complement’ to her husband, she makes it easy for her husband to love her.—Genesis 2:18.

(1. Korintubréf 15:33; Filippíbréfið 4:8) Þegar við vöxum í þekkingu og skilningi og förum að elska Jehóva og meginreglur hans hjálpar samviskan, það er siðferðisvitundin, okkur að beita þeim undir öllum kringumstæðum, einnig í mjög persónulegum málum.

(1 Corinthians 15:33; Philippians 4:8) As we grow in knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Jehovah and his standards, our conscience, our moral sense, will help us to apply divine principles under whatever circumstances we face, even in very private matters.

Dæmd til ađ ūjķna gömlum manni sem hefđi átt ađ elska hana sem fađir.

Doomed to wait upon an old man, who should have loved her as a father.

Margir misskilja þetta sem nokkurs konar hroka, að elska sjálfan sig meira en aðra.

Many mistake this concept for a form of arrogance, a love of self over others.

Ég elska ūig af mörgum ástæđum.

I love you for more than one reason.

Ég elska ūig.

I love you.

Ég elska ūig pabbi.

Love you, Dad.

Þeim sem elska Jehóva „er við engri hrösun hætt“

For Those Loving Jehovah, “There Is No Stumbling Block”

Hann sagði að æðsta boðorðið væri að elska Jehóva af öllu hjarta, allri sálu, öllum huga og öllum mætti.

The greatest commandment, he said, is to love Jehovah with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Eiginmaður á að elska konuna sína eins og sjálfan sig.

A husband should love his wife just as he loves himself.

Ég elska þig sem bróður og mun alltaf gera

But listen, I love you as a brother, always will love you

Jessica, ég elska ūig af ūví ūú gerir tíkarskap ađ listgrein.

I love you, Jessica, because you make being a bitch an art form.

Ég elska það!

I love it!

Ég elska tagliđ ūitt.

I love your ponytail.

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