ígull

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).

Noun

ígull m

1. sea-urchin

Descendants

• Icelandic: ígull
• Faroese: igulker, igulkøttur
• Norwegian: igle
• Old Swedish: igil-
  • Swedish: igel, igelkott
• Danish: igle

References

• Entry "ígull" on page 230 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).