What does heiði in Icelandic mean?

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

The word heiði in Icelandic means heath, heathland, moor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word heiði

heath

noun (uncultivated land with sandy soil)

heathland

noun (heathland)

moor

noun (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath)

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Fundu þeir öndvegissúlur hans við Arnarhvál fyrir neðan heiði.
Thus, he puts on a cool front to hide his embarrassment.
Hann gjörir auðn hennar sem Eden og heiði hennar sem aldingarð [Jehóva].
He will for certain comfort all her devastated places, and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert plain like the garden of Jehovah.
Helgidagsins heiði
Let our songs of gladness
Hann gjörir auðn hennar sem Eden og heiði hennar sem aldingarð [Jehóva].“
He will for certain comfort all her devastated places, and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert plain like the garden of Jehovah.”
Sólin skein í heiði.
It was sunny.
Hann gjörir auðn hennar sem Eden og heiði hennar sem aldingarð [eða paradís, Sjötíumannaþýðingin] Drottins.“ — Jesaja 51:3.
He will for certain comfort all her devastated places, and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert plain like the garden [or Paradise, Septuagint] of Jehovah.” —Isaiah 51:3; footnote.
Það var björt nótt, en eingin hlýindi, skúrir austrá heiði, þokur yfir fjöllum.
The night was bright, but by no means mild; showers on the moors, mists on the mountains.
Þetta var um miðjan júní og sólin skein í heiði.
It was mid-June, and we had sunshine.
Reyndar er ástandið þannig að Vegagerðin hefur ákveðið að vegurinn yfir þessa heiði skuli aldrei opnaður fyrr en í kringum 17. júní.
Actually the Icelandic Road Administration has decided that the road over that moor is not possible to open until the 17th of June every year.
Dorint Alpin Resort Seefeld/Tirol er 4 stjörnu hótel staðsett við hliðina á Rosshütte-kláfferjunni á heiði fyrir ofan Seefeld. Það innifelur 3500 m2 heilsulind með inni- og útisundlaugum.
Located next to the Rosshütte Cable Car on the plateau above Seefeld, the Dorint Alpin Resort Seefeld/Tirol is a 4-star superior hotel featuring a 37674 ft2 spa area with indoor and outdoor pools.
Frétt hafði hann víg Orms bróðursonar síns. Hann reið frá skipi við hinn átjánda mann upp eftir Öxnadal og svo fram á heiði til Lurkasteins.
He had heard of the manslaughter of his kinsman Ormr; he rode from the ship with seventeen men up the Öxnadalr and over the heath to Lurkasteinn.
En um vorið færði Hallfreður bú sitt norður yfir heiði og gerði bú þar, sem heitir í Geitdal.
In the spring Hallfreðr moved his house northward over the heath, and set up a home at a place called Geitdalr.
12 Móðir yðar verður mjög til skammar, hún, sem ól yður, má fyrirverða sig. Sjá, hún er hin síðasta meðal þjóðanna, eyðimörk, þurrt land, heiði! 13 Vegna reiði Drottins mun hún verða óbyggð og verða algjörlega að auðn.
12 Ashamed hath been your mother greatly, Confounded hath she been that bare you, Lo, the hindermost of nations [is] a wilderness, A dry land, and a desert. 13 Because of the wrath of Jehovah it is not inhabited, And it hath been a desolation -- all of it.
Grettir reið suður um heiði og létti eigi fyrr en hann kom suður yfir heiði.
Now Grettir rode south over the heath, and made no stay till he came to the ship.
Send það niður yfir þá sem leysir þá algerlega frá öllu nema Þér og ger þeim fært að svífa í heiði nálægðar Þinnar til slíkra hæða að hvorki yfirráð kúgarans né dylgjur þeirra, sem vantrúaðir eru á Þitt æðsta og máttugasta sjálf, megni að halda þeim frá Þér. -Bahá'u'lláh -----------------------
Send down upon them what shall wholly detach them from aught else except Thee, and make them able to soar in the atmosphere of Thy nearness, in such wise that neither the ascendancy of the oppressor nor the suggestions of them that have disbelieved in Thy most august and most mighty Self shall be capable of keeping them back from Thee.
Snorri var að heimboðinu nokkurar nætur. Leiddi Þóroddur hann á brott með sæmilegum gjöfum. Reið Snorri goði þaðan suður yfir heiði og gerði það orð á að hann mundi ríða til skips í Hraunhafnarós.
So Snorri was at the feast certain nights, and Thorod led him away with seemly gifts. Snorri rode over the heath thence, and gave out that he would ride to the ship in Lavahavenmouth; and that was in summer at the time of mowing in the home-field.
Heilsa Útreikningar: fyrir betri heiði, við þurfum að fylgjast með, skipuleggja og reikna; það er svo auðvelt og svo einfalt.
Health Calculations: for better heath, we need to monitor, plan and calculate; it’s so easy and so simple.
50:11 Gleðjist, já fagnið, þér ránsmenn eignar minnar, já stökkvið eins og þreskjandi kvíga og hvíið eins og stóðhestar. 50:12 Móðir yðar verður mjög til skammar, hún, sem ól yður, má fyrirverða sig. Sjá, hún er hin síðasta meðal þjóðanna, eyðimörk, þurrt land, heiði!
50:11 Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder my heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out [the grain], and neigh as strong horses; 50:12 your mother shall be utterly put to shame; she that bare you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
Fóru þeir síðan suður um heiði svo sem leiðir liggja. Og er eigi sagt af þeirra ferð áður þeir fóru suður um Valbjarnarvöllu.
So then they went south over the heath as the road lies, and nought is told of their journey till they came south past Valbiorns-vales.
Hann gjörir auðn hennar sem Eden og heiði hennar sem aldingarð Drottins. Fögnuður og gleði mun finnast í henni, þakkargjörð og lofsöngur. 4 Hlýð þú á mig, þú lýður minn, hlusta á mig, þú þjóð mín, því frá mér mun kenning út ganga og minn réttur sem ljós fyrir þjóðirnar.
3 For Jehovah hath comforted Zion, He hath comforted all her wastes, And He setteth her wilderness as Eden, And her desert as a garden of Jehovah, Joy, yea, gladness is found in her, Confession, and the voice of song. 4 Attend unto Me, O My people, And, O My nation, unto Me give ear.
Það er frekar bratt upp á Lokinhamraheiðina en heiðin sjálf er örstutt og jafnvel stysta heiði á landinu, ekki nema fimm til sex skref!
The way onto Lokinhamraheidi is fairly steep, but the heath itself is quite short and even the shortest heath in Iceland, only five or six paces!
Eg kom skipi mínu í Leiruvog fyrir neðan Heiði fyrir fám vetrum og átti eg að gjalda hálfa mörk silfurs húskarli Hrafns og hélt eg því fyrir honum.
I brought my ship some winters ago into Leiruvag, and had to pay a half-mark in silver to a house-carle of Raven's, but I held it back from him.
Þeir riðu norður um heiði og gistu um nótt á Eyri hjá Steinþóri. Réðst hann þá til ferðar með þeim.
And these rode north over the heath, and guested that night with Steinthor of Ere, and he betook himself to faring with them.

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