Vax-blys

Old Norse Dictionary - vax-blys

Meaning of Old Norse word "vax-blys" in English.

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

vax-blys
n. a wax-torch, Bs. i. 804.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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