skjalinu
Skjalinu is the definite singular form of the Icelandic noun skjal, which means document, charter, or manuscript. In Icelandic, nouns are declined for case, number, and gender. Skjal is a neuter noun, and skjalinu represents its definite singular form used in the dative case or in prepositional phrases that require a definite dative noun.
In practice, skjalinu appears most often in phrases that indicate location or association with a specific document.
- Í skjalinu stendur að samningurinn muni ganga. (The document states that the contract will come into
- Ég las í skjalinu og fann upplýsingar um atkvæðagreiðsluna. (I read in the document and found
Skjal comes from Old Norse skjal, with a long history in Icelandic legal and administrative language. The
See also: Icelandic grammar, Noun declension, Definite article in Icelandic, Legal documents in Icelandic.