Yxni

Old Norse Dictionary - yxni

Meaning of Old Norse word "yxni" in English.

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

yxni
n. oxen, Ísl. ii. 330, Sd. 158; see uxi (B): yxnis-fall, yxnis-húð, yxnis-maðr, yxnis-hvarf, Ísl. ii. 71, Sd. 158.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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