Öxl

Old Norse Dictionary - öxl

Meaning of Old Norse word "öxl" (or ǫxl) in English.

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

öxl Old Norse word can mean:

öxl (ǫxl): f., gen. axlar, pl. axlir; [Goth. amsa; A. S. eaxl; Engl. axle; Dan. axel; Germ. achsel; Fr. aisselle; all from Lat. axilla, Grimm’s Dict. i. 163]:—the shoulder-joint, so called from being the ‘axis’ on which the arm moves (the general word is herðar, q. v.): lerka at öxl, FmS. vi. 440; þeir þrifu í axlirnar ok toguðusk um, viii. 383; hendr blóðgar upp til axla, Þiðr.; féll hann ok lesti öxl sína, Þorf. Karl. 390, v. l.; dvergar á öxlum, Rm.; hann hafði öxi um öxl, across the shoulder, Ld. 276; á öxl, Gullþ. 64; engi maðr tók betr enn í öxl honum, FmS. v. 67; meðal axlar ok ölboga, BS. i. 640; hann slær sverðinu á öxl Grimi ok klýfr hann í herðar niðr, Finnb. 288; sat Þorkell upp við öxl, Th. sat half up leaning on his arm, Vápn. 29; at þú of öxl skjótir því er per atalt þykkir, cp. to turn the cold shoulder to, Gg.; lita, sja um oxl, to look over one’s shoulder at, look askance at, Orkn. (in a verse), Fbr. 38, 82 new Ed.

öxl (ǫxl): 2. metaph. the shoulder of a mountain; en er þeir kómu inn fyrir öxlina … undir öxlinni suðr frá Knerri, Eb. 76, 77 new Ed.; fjalls-öxl, FaS. i, 53.

öxl (ǫxl): 3. as a local name, Öxl, Landn.: Skegg-öxl, a mountain in western Iceland.

öxl (ǫxl): 4. the ‘shoulder’ of a knife, where blade and haft meet; var holdit hlaupit upp yfir knífs-axlirnar, BS. i. 385.

öxl (ǫxl): 5. öxull; hvel þat er veltr um úróar axlir, SkS. 76 new Ed.

öxl (ǫxl): COMPDS: axlarbein, axlarbyrðr, axlarliðr, axlabönd.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

þ.: þáttr.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Gg.: Grógaldr. (A. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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