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verslun.

shop, store

7 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈvɛ(r̥)stlʏn]

  1. shop, store

    feminine
    opna/reka verslun
    í hillum verslana

  2. retail, trade, business

    feminine
    verslun og viðskipti
    Erlendir kaupmenn réðu víða versluninni.
Where this word comes from

From versla (“to trade, shop”) + -un (action or state noun-forming suffix). The supposed ancestor Old Norse *verzlan appears to be a ghost word.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.