œxla

See also: æxla and øksla

Old Norse

Etymology

From œxl, œxli.

Verb

œxla

1. to cause to increase

Conjugation

This verb may conjugate either as a class 1 weak long-stemmed verb or as a class 2 weak verb. Note that in the class 1 conjugation, the -l- may be left out when adding the dental suffix, forming the past and past participle forms. This is what is presented in the conjugation tables below.

Conjugation of œxla — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	œxla
present participle	œxlandi
past participle	œxtr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	œxli	œxta
2nd-person singular	œxlir	œxtir
3rd-person singular	œxlir	œxti
1st-person plural	œxlum	œxtum
2nd-person plural	œxlið	œxtuð
3rd-person plural	œxla	œxtu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	œxla	œxta
2nd-person singular	œxlir	œxtir
3rd-person singular	œxli	œxti
1st-person plural	œxlim	œxtim
2nd-person plural	œxlið	œxtið
3rd-person plural	œxli	œxti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	œxl, œxli
1st-person plural	œxlum
2nd-person plural	œxlið

Conjugation of œxla — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	œxlask
present participle	œxlandisk
past participle	œxzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	œxlumk	œxtumk
2nd-person singular	œxlisk	œxtisk
3rd-person singular	œxlisk	œxtisk
1st-person plural	œxlumsk	œxtumsk
2nd-person plural	œxlizk	œxtuzk
3rd-person plural	œxlask	œxtusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	œxlumk	œxtumk
2nd-person singular	œxlisk	œxtisk
3rd-person singular	œxlisk	œxtisk
1st-person plural	œxlimsk	œxtimsk
2nd-person plural	œxlizk	œxtizk
3rd-person plural	œxlisk	œxtisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	œxlsk, œxlisk
1st-person plural	œxlumsk
2nd-person plural	œxlizk

Conjugation of œxla — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	œxla
present participle	œxlandi
past participle	œxlaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	œxla	œxlaða
2nd-person singular	œxlar	œxlaðir
3rd-person singular	œxlar	œxlaði
1st-person plural	œxlum	œxluðum
2nd-person plural	œxlið	œxluðuð
3rd-person plural	œxla	œxluðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	œxla	œxlaða
2nd-person singular	œxlir	œxlaðir
3rd-person singular	œxli	œxlaði
1st-person plural	œxlim	œxlaðim
2nd-person plural	œxlið	œxlaðið
3rd-person plural	œxli	œxlaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	œxla
1st-person plural	œxlum
2nd-person plural	œxlið

Conjugation of œxla — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	œxlask
present participle	œxlandisk
past participle	œxlazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	œxlumk	œxluðumk
2nd-person singular	œxlask	œxlaðisk
3rd-person singular	œxlask	œxlaðisk
1st-person plural	œxlumsk	œxluðumsk
2nd-person plural	œxlizk	œxluðuzk
3rd-person plural	œxlask	œxluðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	œxlumk	œxluðumk
2nd-person singular	œxlisk	œxlaðisk
3rd-person singular	œxlisk	œxlaðisk
1st-person plural	œxlimsk	œxlaðimsk
2nd-person plural	œxlizk	œxlaðizk
3rd-person plural	œxlisk	œxlaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	œxlask
1st-person plural	œxlumsk
2nd-person plural	œxlizk

Derived terms

• œxling f (“increase”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: æxla
• Norwegian Nynorsk: øksla, øksle

References

• œxla in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.