Definitions
Definitions
1 æxla
= æxa, i. e. œxla (spelt eoxla, Rb. 104):—to make to increase; þat æxlti mjök úþokka þeirra, Ver. 16; æxla ríki sitt, Ing. 6; mínki heldr enn ægsli (sic) minn vöxt, Thom. 378; sem hér megu líkamligan eld œxla, Greg. 77; þeir æxltu (æxlztu) mikit rétt þeirra, Bs. i. 157; æxla göngu sína, Rb. 104.
2 æxla
2. to eke out, multiply, esp. to make to increase by breeding; hans atkvæði. má ekki æxla, Skálda 168; hann létzk mega æxla sér fé af bauginum, ef hann héldi, Edda 73; en ef þau æxla fé ór öreigð, Grág. i. 335; af aurum sínum æxla þeir hvern dag andlegt verkkaup, Greg. 32; Heliseus æxlaði fæðslu, Stj.; æxla ættir sínar, Sks. 12 new Ed.: and in mod. usage, æxla kyn sitt, to increase, multiply.
3 æxla
3. reflex. in the mod. phrase, það hefir æxlast svona, or, það hefir æxlast vel úr því, it has turned thus, of getting better from a hopeless state.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
æxla
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "æxla" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).