Upp-vöxtr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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. growth, tallness; mikill u. risa þeirra, Al. 68. uppvaxtar-maðr, m. a grown-up man, Grett. 92.

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ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚢᚢᚴᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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