økse
See also: okse
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /øksə/, [ˈøɡ̊sə]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Noun
økse c (singular definite øksen, plural indefinite økser)
- axe (tool, ancient weapon)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | økse | øksen | økser | økserne |
| genitive | økses | øksens | øksers | øksernes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse øxa (“to axe”), from øx (“axe”).
Verb
økse (imperative øks, infinitive at økse, present tense økser, past tense øksede, perfect tense har økset)
- (rare) to axe (to chop with an axe)
Further reading
- økse on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- øksa (a-infinitive)
Etymology
Verb
økse (present tense øksar, past tense øksa, past participle øksa, passive infinitive øksast, present participle øksande, imperative økse/øks)
- (transitive) to axe (chop with an axe)
References
- “økse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.