gæi

From English guy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaiːjɪ/

  Rhymes: -aiːjɪ

Note the irregularity in the spelling: written <g> is normally /c/ before <æ>. This is due to it being a loan word.

gæi m (genitive singular gæja, nominative plural gæjar)

1. (colloquial) a cool, tough guy, a dude

   Hann er svaka gæi. ― He's a very cool dude.

2. (colloquial) a guy, a man, a dude

   Ég hitti einhvern gæja niðri í bæ áðan. ― I met some guy downtown earlier today.

3. (colloquial) thingy, a tool, whatchamacallit

   Áttu svona gæja til að festa þetta sama? ― Do you have a tool to clamp this togehter?

• gaur (“dude”)