Breið-öx
Old Norse Dictionary - breið-öxMeaning of Old Norse word "breið-öx" (or breið-ǫx) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- breið-öx (breið-ǫx)
- f. [old Dan. breth ôxa; Germ. breitaxt; A. S. brâd æx], a broad axe, n. G. l. i. 101, FmS. ix. 33, Ísl. ii. 210, v. l., Bret. 84, Bjarn. 36, Orkn. 360; ‘brand-ox,’ Ed. l. c., is a false reading.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, breið-öx may be more accurately written as breið-ǫx.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᛁᚦ-ᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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