njóli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jóll, jóli, whence also Faroese jólur, Norwegian Nynorsk jol, from Proto-Germanic *eulaz. Rebracketing of hvannjóli, from hvǫnn (“angelica”) + jóli, which is attested in Fóstbrœðra saga. Related to auli, Norwegian aul, aule (“hollow plant stem”); also to Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós), Lithuanian aũlas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnjouːlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ouːlɪ

Noun

njóli m (genitive singular njóla, nominative plural njólar)

  1. northern dock, dooryard dock (Rumex longifolius)
    Synonym: heimula

Declension

Declension of njóli (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative njóli njólinn njólar njólarnir
accusative njóla njólann njóla njólana
dative njóla njólanum njólum njólunum
genitive njóla njólans njóla njólanna

Derived terms

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