innherji

From inn (“inside”) +‎ -herji (“a man that is a part of a team (or military unit)”), from herja (“make war”), from her (“military”).

innherji m (genitive singular innherja, nominative plural innherjar)

1. insider (person who has special knowledge of the inner workings of a company or other organization)
2. (soccer, dated) an inside forward (including the inside left and inside right) [1930s–1970s]

• innherjaviðskipti (“insider trading”)

• útherji (“an outside-forward in soccer”)

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