økse

See also: okse

Danish

økse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øksə/, [ˈøɡ̊sə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Noun

økse c (singular definite øksen, plural indefinite økser)

1. axe (tool, ancient weapon)

Inflection

Declension of økse

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	økse	øksen	økser	økserne
genitive	økses	øksens	øksers	øksernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse øxa (“to axe”), from øx (“axe”).

Verb

økse (imperative øks, infinitive at økse, present tense økser, past tense øksede, perfect tense har økset)

1. (rare) to axe (to chop with an axe)

Further reading

• økse on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da