øx
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Old English æx (English axe), Old Frisian axa, Old Saxon akus (Low German Ax), Dutch aaks, Old High German ackus (German Axt), Gothic 𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹 (aqizi).
Noun
øx f (genitive øxar or axar, dative øxi, plural øxar)
Declension
Declension of øx (strong ijō-stem)
Descendants
- Icelandic: öxi, exi, öx
- Faroese: øks
- Norwegian: øks (Bokmål), øks (Nynorsk)
- Old Swedish: øx, øxa
- Swedish: yxa
- Old Danish: øx, øxæ
- Danish: økse
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- Elfdalian: öks
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "non-ogt" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Gutnish: yx
- Scanian: yğsa