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