No. 78 in Icelandic

bæði

"Both."

In a sentence

Ég vil bæði bókina og diskinn.
I want both the book and the disk.
In this sentence, 'bæði' is used as a conjunction in the construction 'bæði ... og ...', which signifies 'both ... and ...' to link two parallel choices.
Bæði börnin voru ánægð með gjafirnar.
Both children were happy with the gifts.
Here, 'bæði' is used with a noun to refer to two specific items or persons collectively, implying 'both' in reference to them.
Þeir voru bæði góðir og skemmtilegir.
They were both kind and entertaining.
In this instance, 'bæði' precedes adjectives and is used in the 'bæði ... og ...' setup to describe someone or something possessing multiple qualities.

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