njóli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jóll, jóli, whence also Faroese jólur, Norwegian Nynorsk jol, from Proto-Germanic *eulaz. The initial n seems to be derived from the compound hvannjóli, from hvǫnn (“angelica”) + jóli, which is attested in Fóstbrœðra saga. Related to auli, Norwegian aul, aule (“hollow plant stem”); also to Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós), Lithuanian aũlas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjouːlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ouːlɪ

Noun

njóli m (genitive singular njóla, nominative plural njólar)

1. northern dock, dooryard dock (Rumex longifolius)

   Synonym: heimula

Declension

declension of njóli

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	njóli	njólinn	njólar	njólarnir
accusative	njóla	njólann	njóla	njólana
dative	njóla	njólanum	njólum	njólunum
genitive	njóla	njólans	njóla	njólanna

Derived terms

• hrukkunjóli (“curly dock, Rumex crispus”)