øgle

See also: ogle, oglē, and öğle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish ødlæ, from Old Norse eðla (“lizard”). Cognate with Old West Norse eðla, eyðla, Swedish ödla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔjlə/, [ˈʌjlə]
• Rhymes: -ʌjlə

Noun

øgle c (singular definite øglen, plural indefinite øgler)

1. lizard

Declension

Declension of øgle

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øgle	øglen	øgler	øglerne
genitive	øgles	øglens	øglers	øglernes

Derived terms

• flyveøgle
• fortidsøgle
• kæmpeøgle

References

• “øgle” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse eðla, eyðla and øðla.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

øgle f or m (definite singular øgla or øglen, indefinite plural øgler, definite plural øglene)

1. a lizard

References

• “øgle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• øle (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Sunnmøre, Trøndelag) (attested since 1646)
• eile (Eastern Norway)
• æla (Trøndelag)

Etymology

From Old Norse eðla, eyðla and øðla.

Noun

øgle f (definite singular øgla, indefinite plural øgler, definite plural øglene)

1. a lizard

References

• “øgle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “ødla” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring