öxl

See also: øksl and ǫxl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œxstl/

Noun

öxl f (genitive singular axlar, nominative plural axlir)

1. shoulder
2. (of a mountain) ridge

   Við hvíldum okkur eftir að hafa gengið upp öxlina.

   We rested after climbing the ridge.

Declension

declension of öxl

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	öxl	öxlin	axlir	axlirnar
accusative	öxl	öxlina	axlir	axlirnar
dative	öxl	öxlinni	öxlum	öxlunum
genitive	axlar	axlarinnar	axla	axlanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
• líta um öxl

• Axlar-Björn
• Björn í Öxl

See also

• bógur
• herðar
• herðablað