ákall

Old Norse

Etymology

From á- (“on, upon”) +‎ kall (“call, cry, shouting”). Equivalent to verbal noun from kalla á (“to call upon”).

Noun

ákall n (genitive ákalls)

  1. calling upon, invocation
  2. claim, demand
    ákall til lands ― a claim to a land

Declension

Declension of ákall (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ákall ákallit ákǫll ákǫllin
accusative ákall ákallit ákǫll ákǫllin
dative ákalli ákallinu ákǫllum ákǫllunum
genitive ákalls ákallsins ákalla ákallanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ákall
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