Á-vaxta
Old Norse Dictionary - á-vaxta
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-vaxta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- á-vaxta
- að, to make to wax greater, make productive: of money, a. fé, to put out to interest, Nj. III: pass. -ask, to increase, Fms. i. 137, Stj. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚢᛅᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- pass.
- passive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)