á-vaxta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-vaxta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 á-vaxta

að, to make to wax greater, make productive: of money, a. fé, to put out to interest, Nj. III: pass. -ask, to increase, Fms. i. 137, Stj. 12.

Runic Inscription

ᛅ-ᚢᛅᚴᛋᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

pass.
passive, passively.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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