Rið-vaxinn

Old Norse Dictionary - rið-vaxinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "rið-vaxinn" in English.

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

rið-vaxinn: part. broad-shouldered and short-necked, square-built; r. ok ekki hár, herði-mikill, Fb. iii. 246, Fbr. 183 (v. l.), Fms. x. 387: Atli inn skammi var maðr ekki hár, ok riðvaxinn, ok ramr at afli, Eg. 179; lágr á vöxt ok mjök r., Fas. iii. 298.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

part.: participle.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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