Æxa

Old Norse Dictionary - æxa

Meaning of Old Norse word "æxa" in English.

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

æxa: i. e. œxa, [causal of vaxa, óx], to make to wax, cause to increase; œxa sköp, Am. 2; æxtu öldrykkju, 75; með fé þat eða þat er hann hefir af því œxt, Grág. i. 96; nú hefir þeim fleirum œxt verit féit eða gefit, 173; vér höfum mikinn auð œxtan á smíðum várum, Post. 223.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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