Á-vöxtr

Old Norse Dictionary - á-vöxtr

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-vöxtr" (or á-vǫxtr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

á-vöxtr Old Norse word can mean:

á-vöxtr (á-vǫxtr)
ar, m., dat. ávexti, acc. pl. ávöxtu (mod. ávexti), prop.on-wax,’ ‘on-growth,i. e. fruit, produce, growth, Stj. 35, Fms. ix. 265: metaph., á. kviðar þíns, 655 xiii.
á-vöxtr (á-vǫxtr)
β. metaph. interest, rent [cp. Gr. τόκος], Grág. i. 195; verja fé til ávaxtar, Fms. v. 194, 159, iii. 18: gain, Bs. i. 141.
á-vöxtr (á-vǫxtr)
COMPDS: ávaxtarlauss, ávaxtartíund.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, á-vöxtr may be more accurately written as á-vǫxtr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚢᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
prop.
proper, properly.
cp.
compare.
Gr.
Greek.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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