Icelandic

Icelandic
/uys lan"dik/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Iceland, its inhabitants, or their language.
n.
2. the language of Iceland, a North Germanic language. Abbr.: Icel.
[1665-75; ICELAND + -IC]

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