Sex

Old Norse Dictionary - sex

Meaning of Old Norse word "sex" in English.

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

sex Old Norse word can mean:

sex
a cardinal number, [a root word; common to the Indo-Germanic languages]:—six. Grág. i. 333, passim: the ‘size-pint’ on dice, Ó. H. 90.
sex
COMPDS: sexdægra, sexfaldr, sexfættr, sexhöfðaðr, sexnættingr, sexstefja, sexvetra, sexærðr, sexæringr, sexaringr, sexærr.

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

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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