yxa.
an axe
Meaning & usage
an axe
Ronny högg ner ett träd med en yxa
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
to axe, to cut, chip or sculpture with an axe, to hack, to shape roughly, to make a prototype
och så yxade jag till en stuga här vid vägen.
kommittén hade yxat till ett förslag
to slash with an axe, to reduce or remove, to attack, to criticise
Hon har yxat ner antalet biståndsländer från 70 till 33
yxa upp en vak
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
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