This is a list of impersonal verbs in Icelandic. Most impersonal verbs take a dative subject, but some take an accusative subject.
Accusative
| Icelandic | English |
|---|
| dreyma | to dream |
| furða | to be surprised |
| gruna | to suspect |
| hrylla við (+dat.) | to convulse at, feel sick at |
| hungra | to be hungry |
| kitla | to feel ticklish |
| klæja | to itch |
| langa | to want, desire, long for |
| minna | to recall |
| skorta | to be short on |
| svima | to feel dizzy |
| vanta | to need, lack |
| þyrsta | to be thirsty |
Dative
| Icelandic | English |
|---|
| batna | to get better, recover |
| bera (modal verb) | ought to, should |
| blæða | to bleed |
| bregða | to be startled, jump |
| duga | to be enough, do, suffice |
| finnast | to find, think |
| ganga (vel/illa) | to do (well/badly) |
| gagnast | to be of use to |
| henta | to suit |
| heppnast | to succeed |
| hlýna | to get warm |
| kólna | to get cold |
| leiðast | to be/get bored |
| líða | to feel (physically) |
| líka (við +acc.) | to get on with, like |
| lítast á (+acc.) | to think of, make of |
| ljúka | to finish, end |
| misheppnast | to fail |
| misheyrast | to mishear |
| mistakast | to fail |
| nýtast | to be of use to |
| nægja | to be enough, suffice |
| sárna | to hurt, be sore |
| seinka | to be late, get delayed |
| skána | to get slightly better |
| skiljast | to be of the understanding |
| takast | to succeed, manage |
| versna | to get worse |
| þykja | to seem, consider |