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
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[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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