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jaxl

jaxl

Icelandic

Noun

jaxl m (genitive singular jaxls, nominative plural jaxlar)

  1. (teeth) a molar
  2. a tough guy, a tough cookie; someone who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person

Derived terms

Related terms

  • -jaxl
  • grænjaxl

References

  1. Íslensk orðsifjabók by Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon, page 431

Old Norse

Noun

jaxl m (genitive jaxls, plural jaxlar)

  1. molar

Declension

Derived terms

  • jaxlaverkr
  • jaxlgarðr

References

  • jaxl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press