Jötun-uxi

Old Norse Dictionary - jötun-uxi

Meaning of Old Norse word "jötun-uxi" (or jǫtun-uxi) in English.

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

jötun-uxi (jǫtun-uxi): a, m. ‘giant-ox,’ a kind of beetle, scarabaeus; medic. a cancer; hann fékk mein í fótinn, var þat kallað j. eðr átumein, Bs. ii. 269.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

medic.: medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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