Jötun-uxi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Jötun-uxi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 jötun-uxi (jǫtun-uxi)

a, m. ‘giant-ox,’ a kind of beetle, scarabaeus; medic. a cancer; hann fékk mein í fótinn, var þat kallað j. eðr átumein, Bs. ii. 269.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛁᚢᛏᚢᚾ-ᚢᚴᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
medic.
medicinally.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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