fjöl

See also: fjol, fjöll, and 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)

1. plank, board, deal, thin board

Declension

Declension of fjöl (feminine)

	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