eðla

See also: Edla and E.D. La.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eðla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛðla/
    Rhymes: -ɛðla

Noun

eðla f (genitive singular eðlu, nominative plural eðlur)

  1. lizard

Declension

Declension of eðla (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eðla eðlan eðlur eðlurnar
accusative eðlu eðluna eðlur eðlurnar
dative eðlu eðlunni eðlum eðlunum
genitive eðlu eðlunnar eðla eðlanna

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • eyðla, øðla

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

Declension of eðla (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eðla eðlan eðlur eðlurnar
accusative eðlu eðluna eðlur eðlurnar
dative eðlu eðlunni eðlum eðlunum
genitive eðlu eðlunnar eðlna eðlnanna

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

References

  1. ^ “øgle” in Den Danske Ordbog

Further reading

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