Birna Anna Björnsdóttir
@birnaanna.bsky.social
Writer. Icelander in New York.
Skidoo ás a precursor to skibidi!
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Skidoo ás a precursor to skibidi!
Reposted by Birna Anna Björnsdóttir
Here's a pack full of Oxford Comma Enthusiasts from the excellent @adamcsharp.bsky.social. Please follow and repost
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Here's a pack full of Oxford Comma Enthusiasts from the excellent @adamcsharp.bsky.social. Please follow and repost
The gor part in gormanudur, would then probably be of the same origin as gore in English...
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The gor part in gormanudur, would then probably be of the same origin as gore in English...
I’d have given him a little piece of New York bátur, had I been working there.
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I’d have given him a little piece of New York bátur, had I been working there.
Skál í boðinu.
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Skál í boðinu.
This news broke yesterday 😫
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This news broke yesterday 😫
How can anything that cute be a waste of money, brains, and time!
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
How can anything that cute be a waste of money, brains, and time!
I’m pretty sure they do. It often seems as if they’re taking it all in. Also the dogs, and the sheep.
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’m pretty sure they do. It often seems as if they’re taking it all in. Also the dogs, and the sheep.
Octopus in Icelandic is kolkrabbi, which means coal crab. Squid is smokkfiskur, which means condom fish.
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Octopus in Icelandic is kolkrabbi, which means coal crab. Squid is smokkfiskur, which means condom fish.
What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
October 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
I think the Icelanders would say that everyone else is *too* scheduled/organized. Þetta reddast.
September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I think the Icelanders would say that everyone else is *too* scheduled/organized. Þetta reddast.
Why do thesauruses make bad pets?
Because they are books
Because they are books
September 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Why do thesauruses make bad pets?
Because they are books
Because they are books
I'm mildly impressed by the commitment to bright yellow mustard.
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I'm mildly impressed by the commitment to bright yellow mustard.
Hlífðargalli?
September 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hlífðargalli?
Mylla - windmill - in Icelandic.
September 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Mylla - windmill - in Icelandic.
West village.
September 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
West village.
Haha!🤧 Svo eru það s hljóðin sem við norðurlandabúar eigum erfitt með, svo mörg ólík s í frönsku.
September 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Haha!🤧 Svo eru það s hljóðin sem við norðurlandabúar eigum erfitt með, svo mörg ólík s í frönsku.