Lima-vöxtr

Old Norse Dictionary - lima-vöxtr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lima-vöxtr" (or lima-vǫxtr) in English.

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

lima-vöxtr (lima-vǫxtr)
m. the frame of the body, Fms. x. 151.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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