jaxl
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse jaxl; compare Faroese jakslur (“a molar”) (also jaksli and jaksul), the Nynorsk word jaksle and jæksl. Probably related to agn (“bait”) and jaga.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jaxl m (genitive singular jaxls, nominative plural jaxlar)
- (teeth) molar
- tough guy, tough cookie (someone who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person)
Declension
[edit]Declension of jaxl | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | jaxl | jaxlinn | jaxlar | jaxlarnir |
accusative | jaxl | jaxlinn | jaxla | jaxlana |
dative | jaxli | jaxlinum | jöxlum | jöxlunum |
genitive | jaxls | jaxlsins | jaxla | jaxlanna |
Derived terms
[edit]terms derived from jaxl meaning "molar"
terms derived from jaxl meaning "tough guy"
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Íslensk orðsifjabók by Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon, page 431
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]jaxl m (genitive jaxls, plural jaxlar)
Declension
[edit] Declension of jaxl (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Norwegian Bokmål: jeksel
References
[edit]- “jaxl”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press