Definitions
Definitions
1 upp-vöxtr upp-vǫxtr
m. [Dan. opvæxt], the up-growth, the youth; efniligr í uppvexti, Eg. 147; lítill var u. hans, Fms. vii. 239; seinligr í uppvexti, iv. 89.
2 upp-vöxtr upp-vǫxtr
2. growth, tallness; mikill u. risa þeirra, Al. 68. uppvaxtar-maðr, m. a grown-up man, Grett. 92.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
upp-vöxtr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "upp-vöxtr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).