ákall
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From á- (“on, upon”) + kall (“call, cry, shouting”). Equivalent to verbal noun from kalla á (“to call upon”).
Noun edit
ákall n (genitive ákalls)
- calling upon, invocation
- claim, demand
- ákall til lands ― a claim to a land
Declension edit
Declension of ákall (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: ákall