jaxl
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse jaxl; confer the Faroese jakslur (“a molar”) (also jaksli and jaksul), the Nynorsk word jaksle and jæksl. Probably related to agn (“bait”) and jaga.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jakstl/, /jaxstl/
Noun
jaxl 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
declension of jaxl
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jaxl | jaxlinn | jaxlar | jaxlarnir |
| accusative | jaxl | jaxlinn | jaxla | jaxlana |
| dative | jaxli | jaxlinum | jöxlum | jöxlunum |
| genitive | jaxls | jaxlsins | jaxla | jaxlanna |
Derived terms
terms derived from jaxl meaning "molar"
- bíta á jaxlinn
- bíta á jaxlinn og bölva í hljóði
- endajaxl (wisdom tooth)
- fellingajaxl
- forjaxl
- gaddjaxl
- geirjaxl (wisdom tooth)
- hnúðjaxl
- jaxlakirtlar
- jaxlbróðir
- jaxlastæði
- jaxlasvæði
- jaxlaröð
- jaxlaslit
- mjólkurjaxl
- ránjaxl
- vísdómsjaxl
terms derived from jaxl meaning "tough guy"
- dugnaðarjaxl
- harðjaxl
- togarajaxl
unallocated derived terms
- broddjaxl
- hnúðjaxl
- hornjaxl
- jaxlaröð
- sagjaxl
Related terms
- -jaxl
- grænjaxl
Old Norse
Declension
Declension of jaxl (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jaxl | jaxlinn | jaxlar | jaxlarnir |
| accusative | jaxl | jaxlinn | jaxla | jaxlana |
| dative | jaxli | jaxlinum | jǫxlum | jǫxlunum |
| genitive | jaxls | jaxlsins | jaxla | jaxlanna |
Derived terms
- jaxlaverkr
- jaxlgarðr
References
- jaxl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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