Vöxtr

Old Norse Dictionary - vöxtr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöxtr" (or vǫxtr) in English.

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

vöxtr Old Norse word can mean:

vöxtr (vǫxtr): m., gen. vaxtar, dat. vexti, pl. vextir, acc. vöxtu, mod. vexti; [Ulf. wahstus = αὔξησις, ἡλικία; Dan. væxt; from vaxa, q. v.]:—‘waxing,’ size, stature; mikil vexti, Bs. i. 646, Nj. 2; bergrísi at afli ok vexti, Eg. 22; menn litlir vexti, 25; vöxt ok afl, 29; göra klæði við vöxt e-s, 516: of size, öll skip sem vöxtr var at, Sturl. ii. 177; skip vel haffærandi at vexti, Fms. iv. 255; þat skip var gört eptir vexti Orms ins Skamma, vi. 308; þat vatn er vel mikit at vexti, Sks. 90; heimsins vöxt, 195; at mikilleik ok vexti, Ó. H. 235; lítils vaxtar, of small size, Mar.

vöxtr (vǫxtr): 2. growth, increase; or tungl hefir þrjár nætr vaxtar síns, Rb. 452; vera með vexti, to be increasing, Barl. 169; ganga í vöxt, to increase, Bs. i. 802; fara í vöxt, to increase, Fms. ix. 430; færa í vöxt, to exaggerate, vi. 14: increase, interest, heimta fulgurnar með vöxtum, Grág. i. 270; taka vöxtu á fé sínu, 180; taka fé til vaxta, 183; á-vöxtr, q. v.

vöxtr (vǫxtr): 3. way of growth, shape; ritinn með lykkju á’s en með öllum vexti és, Skúlda; líkr e-m á vöxt ok viðbragð, Fms. vi. 12.

vöxtr (vǫxtr): 4. growth, produce; skóg með tupt ok vexti, crop, Vm. 114; á-vöxtr, q. v.

vöxtr (vǫxtr): II. metaph. standing, state, the circumstance of a case, esp. in plur.; eigi er svá við vöxt, it does not stand so, Fb. iii. 333; sjám hverir vextir á eru, ii. 313, v. 20; hann sagði honum alla vöxtu sem á vóru um þeirra eyrendi, Ld. 46, Karl. 391: the phrase, svá er mál með vexti, at …, the case stands so, that …, Lv. 43. vaxta-lauss, adj. without increate or interest, Grág. i. 251.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

esp.: especially.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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