Icelandic horse

noun

A horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.

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Meanings

nounIcelandic horse (plural Icelandic horses)

plural Icelandic horses

  1. A horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.

    Synonyms: Icelandic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.

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Translations

Dutch IJslandse pony, IJslands paard
  • IJslandse ponybreed of horse
  • IJslands paardbreed of horse
  • IJslanderbreed of horse
  • ijslanderbreed of horse
Finnish islanninhevonen
  • islanninhevonenbreed of horse
German Islandpferd, Islandpony
  • Islandpferdbreed of horse
  • Islandponybreed of horse
  • Isländerbreed of horse
Icelandic Íslenskur hestur
  • Íslenskur hesturbreed of horse
Norwegian Bokmål islandshest
  • islandshestbreed of horse
Swedish islandshäst
  • islandshästbreed of horse
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Icelandic horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandic%20horse

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“Icelandic horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandic%20horse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Icelandic horse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandic%20horse.

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