jaxl
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editjaxl 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
editdeclension of jaxl
Derived terms
editterms derived from jaxl meaning "molar"
terms derived from jaxl meaning "tough guy"
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Íslensk orðsifjabók by Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon, page 431
Old Norse
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editjaxl m (genitive jaxls, plural jaxlar)
Declension
edit Declension of jaxl (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Norwegian Bokmål: jeksel
References
edit- “jaxl”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press