œxl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

œxl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 œxl

n. (mod. æxli), an excrescence, medic.; hón hafði œxl mikit … var hönd hans heil, en horfit æxlit, 655 xxii. B. 1; freq. in mod. usage.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚴᛋᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
lit
literally.
medic.
medicinally.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
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