böðull

Icelandic

Etymology

The word is earliest attested in 1500's & Asgeir Blöndal Magnusson estimates that the term is a Danish borrowing rather than a native term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpœːðʏtl/

  Rhymes: -œːðʏtl

Noun

böðull m (genitive singular böðuls, nominative plural böðlar)

1. executioner

Declension

declension of böðull

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	böðull	böðullinn	böðlar	böðlarnir
accusative	böðul	böðulinn	böðla	böðlana
dative	böðli	böðlinum	böðlum	böðlunum
genitive	böðuls	böðulsins	böðla	böðlanna