Icelandic

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Etymology

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The word is earliest attested in 1500's & Asgeir Blöndal Magnusson estimates that the term is a Danish borrowing rather than a native term

Pronunciation

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Noun

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böðull m (genitive singular böðuls, nominative plural böðlar)

  1. executioner

Declension

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    Declension of böðull
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative böðull böðullinn böðlar böðlarnir
accusative böðul böðulinn böðla böðlana
dative böðli böðlinum böðlum böðlunum
genitive böðuls böðulsins böðla böðlanna