Öxn

Old Norse Dictionary - öxn

Meaning of Old Norse word "öxn" (or ǫxn) in English.

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

öxn (ǫxn)
i. e. øxn, pl. oxen; see uxi.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

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