jøkel

Danish

Etymology

From Icelandic jökull, from Old Norse jǫkull.

Noun

jøkel c (singular definite jøkelen or jøklen, plural indefinite jøkler)

1. glacier

   Synonyms: gletsjer, isbræ

Declension

Declension of jøkel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jøkel	jøkelen jøklen	jøkler	jøkelene
genitive	jøkels	jøkelens jøklens	jøklers	jøkelenes

Further reading

• “jøkel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫkull, diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).

Noun

jøkel

1. glacier
2. ice sheet