tagl

Danish

Alternative forms

• tavl

Etymology

Old Danish taghæl. Cognate with English tail.

Noun

tagl c (singular definite taglen, not used in plural form)

1. (obsolete) horsehair (from the mane or tail)

Declension

Declension of tagl

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	tagl	taglen
genitive	tagls	taglens

See also

• stjert
• hale

References

• “tagl” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Faroese

Noun

tagl n (genitive singular tagls, uncountable)

1. tail (of a horse or cow)

Declension

n5s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	tagl	taglið
accusative	tagl	taglið
dative	tagli	taglinum
genitive	tagls	taglsins

Gothic

Romanization

tagl

1. Romanization of 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tagl, from Proto-Germanic *taglą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰakl/

  Rhymes: -akl

Noun

tagl n (genitive singular tagls, nominative plural tögl)

1. (of a horse) tail
2. (hairdo) ponytail
3. rope
4. a low jutting slope at the foot of a mountain, edge of a lava field, etc.

Declension

Declension of tagl (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tagl	taglið	tögl	töglin
accusative	tagl	taglið	tögl	töglin
dative	tagli	taglinu	töglum	töglunum
genitive	tagls	taglsins	tagla	taglanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taglą, whence also English tail.

Noun

tagl n

1. (anatomy) tail (of a horse)

Declension

Declension of tagl (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tagl	taglit	tǫgl	tǫglin
accusative	tagl	taglit	tǫgl	tǫglin
dative	tagli	taglinu	tǫglum	tǫglunum
genitive	tagls	taglsins	tagla	taglanna

Descendants

• Faroese: tagl
• Icelandic: tagl
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tagl
• Norwegian Bokmål: tagl
• Old Danish: taghæl
  • Danish: tagl, tavl

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “tagl”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive