œxla

See also: æxla and øksla

Old Norse

Etymology

From œxl, œxli.

Verb

œxla

  1. to cause to increase

Conjugation

This verb may conjugate either as a class 1 weak long-stemmed verb or as a class 2 weak verb. Note that in the class 1 conjugation, the -l- may be left out when adding the dental suffix, forming the past and past participle forms. This is what is presented in the conjugation tables below.

Conjugation of œxla — active (weak class 1)
infinitive œxla
present participle œxlandi
past participle œxtr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular œxli œxta œxla œxta
2nd person singular œxlir œxtir œxlir œxtir
3rd person singular œxlir œxti œxli œxti
1st person plural œxlum œxtum œxlim œxtim
2nd person plural œxlið œxtuð œxlið œxtið
3rd person plural œxla œxtu œxli œxti
imperative present
2nd person singular œxl, œxli
1st person plural œxlum
2nd person plural œxlið
Conjugation of œxla — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive œxlask
present participle œxlandisk
past participle œxzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular œxlumk œxtumk œxlumk œxtumk
2nd person singular œxlisk œxtisk œxlisk œxtisk
3rd person singular œxlisk œxtisk œxlisk œxtisk
1st person plural œxlumsk œxtumsk œxlimsk œxtimsk
2nd person plural œxlizk œxtuzk œxlizk œxtizk
3rd person plural œxlask œxtusk œxlisk œxtisk
imperative present
2nd person singular œxlsk, œxlisk
1st person plural œxlumsk
2nd person plural œxlizk
Conjugation of œxla — active (weak class 2)
infinitive œxla
present participle œxlandi
past participle œxlaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular œxla œxlaða œxla œxlaða
2nd person singular œxlar œxlaðir œxlir œxlaðir
3rd person singular œxlar œxlaði œxli œxlaði
1st person plural œxlum œxluðum œxlim œxlaðim
2nd person plural œxlið œxluðuð œxlið œxlaðið
3rd person plural œxla œxluðu œxli œxlaði
imperative present
2nd person singular œxla
1st person plural œxlum
2nd person plural œxlið
Conjugation of œxla — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive œxlask
present participle œxlandisk
past participle œxlazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular œxlumk œxluðumk œxlumk œxluðumk
2nd person singular œxlask œxlaðisk œxlisk œxlaðisk
3rd person singular œxlask œxlaðisk œxlisk œxlaðisk
1st person plural œxlumsk œxluðumsk œxlimsk œxlaðimsk
2nd person plural œxlizk œxluðuzk œxlizk œxlaðizk
3rd person plural œxlask œxluðusk œxlisk œxlaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular œxlask
1st person plural œxlumsk
2nd person plural œxlizk

Derived terms

  • œxling f (increase)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: æxla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øksla, øksle

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “œxla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 527; also available at the Internet Archive