The Icelandic Language Institute (''Íslensk málstöð''), founded in 1985, was responsible for the planning and preservation of the

Icelandic language Icelandic (; is, íslenska, link=no ) is a North Germanic language The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic lan ...

. The Icelandic Language Institute was a department within the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of

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, and its role was to officially answer questions regarding characteristics of the Icelandic Language, as well as to provide benchmarks and guidelines for educators of Icelandic. Starting in 1997, The Icelandic Language Institute created a database on the internet, which contained 52 special glossaries compiled for use in specific areas of focus. While all of these glossaries contain Icelandic words, some are bilingual, including terms taken from

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and French, among other languages. In September 2006, The Icelandic Language Institute was merged with four other institutes to form the

Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies ( is, Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ) is an institute of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Iceland which conducts research in Icelandic and related academic s ...

References

External links

The Icelandic Language Institute Webpage
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English version

Glossary Database
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English versionThe Icelandic Language Institute
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