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‖ jokul prop. jökull.|ˈjœkʊl|
Also yokul.
[Icel. jökull icicle, hence ice, glacier:—*jakulo-z, dim. of jaki (:—*jakon) piece of ice: cf. ickle n., icicle.]
In reference to Iceland: A mountain permanently covered with snow and ice; a snow-mountain.
1780Von Troil Iceland 233 The fire is generally contained in these mountains covered with ice, or, as they are called in the country, jokuls. 1835Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XII. 146/1 The great range of yokuls to the eastward of Mount Hecla. 1862Lond. Rev. 23 Aug. 163 Will the Alpine Club..console themselves with the jokuls of Iceland? 1890Hall Caine Bondman iii. i, Under the feet of the great Vatna Jökull. |