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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