No. 969 in Icelandic
njáll
"Njáll" is an Icelandic male given name, derived from Old Norse, meaning "champion" or "protector."
In a sentence
Njáll er mjög duglegur bóndasonur.
Njáll is a very diligent farmer's son.
'Njáll' is used here as a proper noun, referring to a specific individual's name.
Ég er að lesa Njálu, en hún er mjög fræg saga.
I am reading Njáls saga, as it is a very famous story.
The word 'Njálu' is the genitive form of 'Njáll', used here as part of the title of the famous Icelandic saga.
Njáll býr í húsi með grænni þaki.
Njáll lives in a house with a green roof.
Similar to the first example, 'Njáll' is used here as a proper noun indicating a person's name.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “njáll” in actual Icelandic podcasts.
Find “njáll” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Icelandic podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appIcelandic books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).