Æxa
Old Norse Dictionary - æxa
Meaning of Old Norse word "æxa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- æxa
- i. e. œxa, [causal of vaxa, óx], to make to wax, cause to increase; œxa sköp, Am. 2; æxtu öldrykkju, 75; með fé þat eða þat er hann hefir af því œxt, Grág. i. 96; nú hefir þeim fleirum œxt verit féit eða gefit, 173; vér höfum mikinn auð œxtan á smíðum várum, Post. 223.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)