úrvinnsla

Verbal noun to vinna úr (“to process”); from úr (“out of, from”) +‎ vinnsla (“work, processing”), the latter being the verbal noun to vinna (“to work, process”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈurvɪnstla/

úrvinnsla f (genitive singular úrvinnslu, no plural)

1. the process of making something out of raw materials; processing
2. the process of analyzing and drawing from original sources and working their material into a composition such as a news article, scientific paper or literary work; editing; editorial work; adaptation
3. (music) development (section of music in which the original theme is manipulated)

• “úrvinnsla” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)