øx – Old Norse noun declension

Old Norse noun forms of øx

Noun: øx
Gender: f

Nominative

Sg. Indef.øx
Sg. Def.øxin
Pl. Indef.øxar; axar
Pl. Def.øxarnar; axarnar

Genitive

Sg. Indef.øxar; axar
Sg. Def.øxarinnar; axarinnar
Pl. Indef.øxa; axa
Pl. Def.øxanna; axanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.øxi
Sg. Def.øxinni
Pl. Indef.øxum; ǫxum
Pl. Def.øxunum; ǫxunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.øxi
Sg. Def.øxina
Pl. Indef.øxar; axar
Pl. Def.øxarnar; axarnar

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like øx

øx,

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). See: Old English Nouns 'æx', English Nouns 'axe', Dutch Nouns 'aaks', German Nouns 'Axt', Gothic Nouns '𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹'.

Verbs referencing "øx"

Faroese Nouns øks, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns øks, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns øks, Old English Nouns æx, Icelandic Nouns öxi, Swedish Nouns yxa, Danish Nouns økse, Gothic Nouns 𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹.

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