Vexa

Old Norse Dictionary - vexa

Meaning of Old Norse word "vexa" in English.

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

vexa Old Norse word can mean:

vexa
t,
vexa
I. [vax], to wax, to smear with wax; vexa vel blæju, Am. 101; vexa kyrtil sinn, Fms. xi. 420; vextr dúkr.
vexa
II. [vaxa], to wax, grow; impers., en brim vexti, Fms. vi. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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