Dýsynskt hvel: Dyson sphere (a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a "sphere" would be a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output. Dyson speculated that such structures would be the logical consequence of the long-term survival and escalating energy needs of a technological civilization, and proposed that searching for evidence of the existence of such structures might lead to the detection of advanced intelligent extraterrestrial life.)
The surname Dyson originates from "son of Dye". Dye is a short form of Dyonisia. The Icelandic construction is Dý + son, -synskur (a adjectival derivation of a surname as is often found in terminology: Newtonian (From 'Newton', Nýtýnskur), Cartesian (From Descartes, Karteskur)
Islamofascism: serkjatrúarvandstefna, serkjavandstefna (Vandstefna is formed after Vandsveinn, mentioned in the Ensk-Íslensk orðabók með alfræðilegu ívafi as the translation of the entry lictor, a Roman official who bore the fasces, the sign which became the symbol of Italian fascism.
Chindia: Kindland (Chindia is a portmanteau word that refers to China and India together in general. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindia )
phaser (Star Trek): Ljósbyssa (ljós + byssa)
Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging): ratljorka (ljorka = laser), ratljörvi
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