njóli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jóll, jóli, whence also Faroese jólur, Norwegian Nynorsk jol, from Proto-Germanic *eulaz. The initial n seems to be derived from the compound hvannjóli, from hvǫnn (“angelica”) + jóli, which is attested in Fóstbrœðra saga. Related to auli, Norwegian aul, aule (“hollow plant stem”); also to Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós), Lithuanian aũlas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjouːlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ouːlɪ

Noun

njóli m (genitive singular njóla, nominative plural njólar)

1. northern dock, dooryard dock (Rumex longifolius)

   Synonym: heimula

Declension

Declension of njóli (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	njóli	njólinn	njólar	njólarnir
accusative	njóla	njólann	njóla	njólana
dative	njóla	njólanum	njólum	njólunum
genitive	njóla	njólans	njóla	njólanna

Derived terms

• hrukkunjóli (“curly dock, Rumex crispus”)