Skógar-öx

Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-öx

Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-öx" (or skógar-ǫx) in English.

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

skógar-öx (skógar-ǫx)
f. a wood-axe, Rétt. 3. 10.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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