villur
Villur is an Icelandic noun used to denote mistakes, errors, or defects. The term applies across domains, including language, education, and technology.
Etymology: Villur derives from villa, meaning fault or defect; the plural villur is formed regularly in Icelandic.
Usage: In school contexts, teachers annotate villur on essays; in editing, rithvillur denotes typographical errors. In
Examples: Að leiða villur í ritgerð getur vísað til alvarlegra eða flipa misritunar; rithvillur eru algengar.