jaxl

Icelandic

/jakstl/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse jaxl (grinder, a jaw-tooth).

Origin

Old Norse

jaxl

Gloss

grinder, a jaw-tooth

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

axyltothe Middle English
tothe Middle English
jaxl Old Norse
forjaxl Icelandic
jaksla Faroese
jakslan Faroese
jaksli Faroese
jakslur Faroese
jaksul Faroese

forjaxl