dægurlag

From dægur (“period of twelve hours”) +‎ lag (“song”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaiːɣʏrˌlaːɣ/

dægurlag n (genitive singular dægurlags, nominative plural dægurlög)

1. (somewhat dated) a pop song, a popular song with a light melody

This term is no longer commonly used to refer to modern pop songs, but it is used to refer to old popular songs (from ca. 1950–1990).

• smellur, slagari (“hit song”)

• dægurlangur (ephemeral)