Tapar-öx

Old Norse Dictionary - tapar-öx

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

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

tapar-öx (tapar-ǫx): f. [from the A. S. taper-æx], a small tapering axe or halberd of English workmanship, Lv. 6. Nj. 32, 179, Sturl. iii. 125, FS. 68, 69.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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