böðull

Icelandic

Etymology

The word is earliest attested in 1500's & Asgeir Blöndal Magnusson estimates that the term is a Danish borrowing rather than a native term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpœːðʏtl/

  Rhymes: -œːðʏtl

Noun

böðull m (genitive singular böðuls, nominative plural böðlar)

1. executioner

Declension

Declension of böðull (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	böðull	böðullinn	böðlar	böðlarnir
accusative	böðul	böðulinn	böðla	böðlana
dative	böðli	böðlinum	böðlum	böðlunum
genitive	böðuls	böðulsins	böðla	böðlanna