jǫkull

See also: jökull and Jökull

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jekulaz, diminutive of jaki, so akin to jaki + -ill.

Noun

jǫkull m (genitive jǫkuls, plural jǫklar)

  1. icicle
  2. ice
  3. glacier

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: jökull
    • Danish: jøkel
    • English: jokul
    • Swedish: jökel
  • Faroese: jøkul, jøkil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jøkul, jøkle; (dialectal) jukul
  • Old Swedish: īkil
    • Swedish: ickel (dialectal)
  • Old Danish: egle

References

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