fjöl
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fjǫl, from Proto-Germanic *felō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjœːl/
- Rhymes: -œːl
Noun
fjöl f (genitive singular fjalar, nominative plural fjalir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjöl | fjölin | fjalir | fjalirnar |
| accusative | fjöl | fjölina | fjalir | fjalirnar |
| dative | fjöl | fjölinni | fjölum | fjölunum |
| genitive | fjalar | fjalarinnar | fjala | fjalanna |
Derived terms
- fótafjöl (“a foot-board”)
- gaflfjöl (“the barge-board in a gable”)
- höfðafjöl (“the head-board of a bed”)
- rúmfjöl (“the side-board of a bed”)
- vera ekki við eina fjölina felldur