Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-vöxtr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 á-vöxtr á-vǫxtr

ar, m., dat. ávexti, acc. pl. ávöxtu (mod. ávexti), prop. ‘on-wax,’ ‘on-growth,’ i. e. fruit, produce, growth, Stj. 35, Fms. ix. 265: metaph., á. kviðar þíns, 655 xiii.

2 á-vöxtr á-vǫxtr

β. metaph. interest, rent [cp. Gr. τόκος], Grág. i. 195; verja fé til ávaxtar, Fms. v. 194, 159, iii. 18: gain, Bs. i. 141.

3 á-vöxtr á-vǫxtr

COMPDS: ávaxtarlauss, ávaxtartíund.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

á-vöxtr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "á-vöxtr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
Gr.: Greek.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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