Tengilið

Tengilið is an Icelandic noun with several related meanings centered on connection and contact. The primary senses are: a contact person or point of contact between organizations; and a connection or link between two things, such as people, groups, or systems. The word can denote both a tangible liaison and an abstract linkage.

In practical use, tengilið is often employed in business and administration to designate the person or department one should contact about a matter. Common phrases refer to establishing or maintaining a tengilið between parties or organizations. The related term tengiliður, meaning “liaison” or “contact person,” is frequently used when describing a person who coordinates between groups.

In information technology and media, the term for a hyperlink is more commonly tengill. Nevertheless, tengilið may appear in contexts describing a link or connection between components, networks, or processes, underscoring the broader sense of bridging or interfacing.

The word thus spans personal, organizational, and technical domains, always conveying the idea of bridging, connecting, or initiating contact. Related terms include tengill (link), tengiliður (liaison), and tenging (connection).

See also: tengill, tengiliður, tenging.