Hand-öx

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-öx

Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-öx" (or hand-ǫx) in English.

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

hand-öx (hand-ǫx)
f. a hand-axe, Nj. 27, Glúm. 329, Eg. 769: used as a missile, Ó. H. 217.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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