Öxull

Old Norse Dictionary - öxull

Meaning of Old Norse word "öxull" (or ǫxull) in English.

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

öxull (ǫxull)
m. an axle, Lat. axis; veltask sem hvel um öxul, Pr. 476; en öxull skal millim vera, Sks. 89 new Ed. öxul-tré, n. an axle-tree, Sks. 423.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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