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Danish
Etymology
From Icelandic jökull, from Old Norse jǫkull.
Noun
jøkel c (singular definite jøkelen or jøklen, plural indefinite jøkler)
- glacier
- Synonyms: gletsjer, isbræ
Declension
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse jǫkull, diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).
Noun
jøkel
- glacier
- ice sheet