böðull

Icelandic

Etymology

The word is earliest attested in 1500's & Asgeir Blöndal Magnusson estimates that the term is a Danish borrowing rather than a native term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpœːðʏtl/
    Rhymes: -œːðʏtl

Noun

böðull m (genitive singular böðuls, nominative plural böðlar)

  1. executioner

Declension

Declension of böðull (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative böðull böðullinn böðlar böðlarnir
accusative böðul böðulinn böðla böðlana
dative böðli böðlinum böðlum böðlunum
genitive böðuls böðulsins böðla böðlanna
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