orðasöfn
Orðasöfn is the Icelandic term for dictionaries or lexicons: collections of words with information about their meanings, pronunciation, usage, etymology and other language data. They can be monolingual, describing Icelandic for Icelandic users; bilingual, translating between Icelandic and other languages; or specialized, focusing on domains such as science, law, or computing. General dictionaries may be descriptive, recording current usage, or prescriptive to varying degrees, though modern lexicography often blends aims.
A typical orðasafn entry includes a headword, part of speech, pronunciation, one or more senses with definitions,
Types of orðasöfn include monolingual Icelandic dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries (Icelandic–English, Icelandic–Danish, etc.), learner dictionaries, historical dictionaries