Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.
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
Cite this entry
Icelandic horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandic%20horse
“Icelandic horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandic%20horse. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Icelandic horse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandic%20horse.
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