øx

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

  1. axe

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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øx f

  1. axe

Declension

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