Víxl

Old Norse Dictionary - víxl

Meaning of Old Norse word "víxl" in English.

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

víxl: n. [A. S. wrixl; cp. Germ. wechseln; Dan. væxel; cp. Lat. vices]:—only in the adverbial phrase, á víxl, across, passing by one another; standa á víxl fótunum, to stand cross-legged, Sturl. ii. 158; aka vögnum á víxl, FmS. iv. 49; þeir riðusk á víxl, FS. 159; þá er hestarnir runnusk á víxl, Mag. 8; hann lét leiða tvá yxn saman á víxl (saman á víxl, v. l.), two oxen with heads crossing one another, Eg. 181.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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

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