Ax
Old Norse Dictionary - ax
Meaning of Old Norse word "ax"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ax
- n. [Goth. aks, cp. Goth. asans = harvest], an ear of corn, Stj. 201, Thom. 98.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)