Æxla

Old Norse Dictionary - æxla

Meaning of Old Norse word "æxla" in English.

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

æxla Old Norse word can mean:

æxla
= æxa, i. e. œxla (spelt eoxla, Rb. 104):—to make to increase; þat æxlti mjök úþokka þeirra, Ver. 16; æxla ríki sitt, Ing. 6; mínki heldr enn ægsli (sic) minn vöxt, Thom. 378; sem hér megu líkamligan eld œxla, Greg. 77; þeir æxltu (æxlztu) mikit rétt þeirra, Bs. i. 157; æxla göngu sína, Rb. 104.
æxla
2. to eke out, multiply, esp. to make to increase by breeding; hans atkvæði. má ekki æxla, Skálda 168; hann létzk mega æxla sér fé af bauginum, ef hann héldi, Edda 73; en ef þau æxla fé ór öreigð, Grág. i. 335; af aurum sínum æxla þeir hvern dag andlegt verkkaup, Greg. 32; Heliseus æxlaði fæðslu, Stj.; æxla ættir sínar, Sks. 12 new Ed.: and in mod. usage, æxla kyn sitt, to increase, multiply.
æxla
3. reflex. in the mod. phrase, það hefir æxlast svona, or, það hefir æxlast vel úr því, it has turned thus, of getting better from a hopeless state.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
esp.
especially.
mod.
modern.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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