spáir

Spáir is the third-person singular present tense form of the Icelandic verb spá, meaning to foretell, predict, or prophesy. In this form, spáir translates to “he foresees” or “forecasts,” and it is used to describe someone making a forecast or prophecy in the present.

The verb spá derives from Old Norse and has cognates in other Nordic languages. In modern Icelandic, spá is used in both secular contexts—such as forecasts of events or outcomes—and in more speculative or fortune-telling contexts. For weather-related prediction, the related noun veðurspá (weather forecast) is more common, while spáir remains the common present-tense form of the verb.

In usage, spáir appears in ordinary sentences and literary or journalistic text to indicate present prediction. Examples include phrases like hann spáir framtíðinni (“he foresees the future”) or you might encounter it within dialogue where a character makes a forecast in real time. The word carries the general sense of predicting or guessing based on information, intuition, or analysis.

See also: spá, the verb meaning to foretell; veðurspá, weather forecast. Spáir is primarily a grammatical form rather than an independent lexical item, but it is a common component of Icelandic sentences dealing with prediction and foresight.