Járn-sax

Old Norse Dictionary - járn-sax

Meaning of Old Norse word "járn-sax" in English.

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

járn-sax: n. an iron cutlass, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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