No. 983 in Icelandic

erlendum

"Foreign" or "external."

In a sentence

Erlendum ferðamönnum fannst Ísland heillandi.
Foreign tourists found Iceland enchanting.
Here, 'erlendum' is in the dative plural form, describing 'ferðamönnum' (tourists), thereby providing their origin/characteristics as foreign.
Við eigum að nálgast upplýsingar frá erlendum stofnunum.
We should obtain information from foreign institutions.
In this sentence, 'erlendum' modifies 'stofnunum' (institutions), indicating that these institutions are from abroad or foreign.
Þetta efni er tekið frá erlendum vefsíðum.
This material is taken from foreign websites.
'Erlendum' here describes 'vefsíðum' (websites), specifying that these websites are foreign in origin or scope.

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