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)

lizard

Declension

declension of eðla

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	eðla	eðlan	eðlur	eðlurnar
accusative	eðlu	eðluna	eðlur	eðlurnar
dative	eðlu	eðlunni	eðlum	eðlunum
genitive	eðlu	eðlunnar	eðla	eðlanna

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

lizard

Declension

Declension of eðla (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	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

J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on eðla.

“øgle” in Den Danske Ordbog

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