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needle (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “needle”

eintala needle, fleirtala needles
  1. nál
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. nál (lauf)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. vísir
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. nál (plötuspilari)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. leitarstrengur
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. banvæn sprauta
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

sögn “needle”

nafnháttur needle; hann needles; þátíð needled; lh. þt. needled; nhm. needling
  1. stinga
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. stríða
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. móta í nálarlaga form
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.