öxl

See also: øksl and ǫxl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œkstl/, [œ̝ks̺t̪l̥]

Noun

öxl f (genitive singular axlar, nominative plural axlir)

1. shoulder
2. ridge (of a mountain)

   Við hvíldum okkur eftir að hafa gengið upp öxlina.

   We rested after climbing the ridge.

Declension

Declension of öxl (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	öxl	öxlin	axlir	axlirnar
accusative	öxl	öxlina	axlir	axlirnar
dative	öxl	öxlinni	öxlum	öxlunum
genitive	axlar	axlarinnar	axla	axlanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
• líta um öxl
• Axlar-Björn
• Björn í Öxl

See also

• bógur
• herðar
• herðablað