jǫkull

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See also: jökull and Jökull

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *jekulaz, diminutive of jaki, so akin to jaki +‎ -ill.

Noun

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jǫkull m (genitive jǫkuls, plural jǫklar)

  1. icicle
  2. ice
  3. glacier

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: jökull
    • Danish: jøkel
    • English: jokul
    • Swedish: jökel
  • Faroese: jøkul, jøkil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jøkul, jøkle; (dialectal) jukul
  • Old Swedish: īkil
    • Swedish: ickel (dialectal)
  • Old Danish: egle

References

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