ígull

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).

Noun

ígull m

  1. sea urchin

Descendants
  • Icelandic: ígull
  • Faroese: igulker, igulkøttur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: igle
  • Old Swedish: igil-
  • Danish: igle

References
  • Entry "ígull" on page 230 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic", Oxford at the Clarendon Press (1910).
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