Bast-öx

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bast-öx

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bast-öx (bast-ǫx)

f., prob. a false reading, Fas. ii. 177, v. l. bátöx.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᛋᛏ-ᚢᚴᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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