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Old Norse
Alternative forms
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).
Noun
øx f (genitive øxar or axar, dative øxi, plural øxar)
- axe
Declension
Declension of øx (strong ijō-stem)
| feminine
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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definite
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indefinite
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definite
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| nominative
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øx
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øxin
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øxar, axar
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øxarnar, axarnar
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| accusative
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øxi
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øxina
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øxar, axar
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øxarnar, axarnar
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| dative
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øxi
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øxinni
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øxum, ǫxum
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øxunum, ǫxunum
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| genitive
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øxar, axar
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øxarinnar, axarinnar
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øxa, axa
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øxanna, axanna
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Derived terms
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Noun
øx f
- axe
Declension
Declension of øx (i-stem)