Danish

Verb

øks

1. imperative of økse

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse øx ‎(“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- ‎(“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- ‎(“sharp, pointed”).

Noun

øks f (genitive singular øksar, plural øksir)

1. axe

Inflection

Synonyms

• øksa

Noun

øks

1. plural of aks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse øx ‎(“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- ‎(“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- ‎(“sharp, pointed”).

Noun

øks f, m ‎(definite singular øksa or øksen, indefinite plural økser, definite plural øksene)

1. an axe (UK) or ax (US)

Derived terms

• stridsøks

References

• “øks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse øx ‎(“axe”)

Noun

øks f ‎(definite singular øksa, indefinite plural øksar or økser, definite plural øksane or øksene)

1. an axe (UK) or ax (US)

Derived terms

• stridsøks

References

• “øks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.