øx

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ox"

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ǫx

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akwisī, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”) or from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Old English æx (English axe), Old Frisian axa, Old Saxon akus (Low German Ax), Dutch aaks, Old High German ackus (German Axt), Gothic 𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹 (aqizi).

Noun

øx f (genitive øxar or axar, dative øxi, plural øxar)

1. axe

Declension

Declension of øx (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øx	øxin	øxar, axar	øxarnar, axarnar
accusative	øxi	øxina	øxar, axar	øxarnar, axarnar
dative	øxi	øxinni	øxum, ǫxum	øxunum, ǫxunum
genitive	øxar, axar	øxarinnar, axarinnar	øxa, axa	øxanna, axanna

Derived terms

• skeggǫx

Descendants

• Icelandic: öxi, exi, öx
• Faroese: øks
• Norwegian Bokmål: øks
• Norwegian Nynorsk: øks
• Old Swedish: øx, øxa
  • Swedish: yxa
• Old Danish: øx, øxæ
  • Danish: økse
• Elfdalian: öks
• Old Gutnish: yxi
  • Gutnish: yx
• Scanian: yğsa

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Noun

øx f

1. axe

Declension

Declension of øx (i-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øx	øxin	øxi(r), -e(r)	øxina(r), øxena(r)
accusative	øx	øxina, -ena	øxi(r), -e(r)	øxina(r), øxena(r)
dative	øx	øxinni, -inne	øxum, -om	øxumin, -omen
genitive	øxa(r)	øxinna(r)	øxa	øxanna