eðla

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See also: Edla and E.D. La.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eðla.

Pronunciation

Noun

eðla f (genitive singular eðlu, nominative plural eðlur)

  1. lizard

Declension

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aidulǭ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (to burn), related to Ancient Greek αἰθαλίων (aithalíōn, browned, toasted), referring to the color.[1] Other Germanic languages' terms for lizards appeared to stem from Proto-Germanic *agwiz; see Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā.

Noun

eðla f

  1. lizard

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eðla
  • Faroese: edla, ødla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: edla, ødla, ødle
  • Norwegian: (dialectal) eile (-eðl- > -eil-); éle, øla, øl, øldre
  • Swedish: ödla
  • Danish: øgle c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: øgle m or f
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: øgle f

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