Skar-öx
Old Norse Dictionary - skar-öxMeaning of Old Norse word "skar-öx" (or skar-ǫx) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skar-öx (skar-ǫx)
- f. a carpenter’s adze, opp. to bolöx.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skar-öx may be more accurately written as skar-ǫx.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱ-ᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- opp.
- opposed.