Ax-helma
Old Norse Dictionary - ax-helma
Meaning of Old Norse word "ax-helma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ax-helma
- u, f. a blade of corn, ear and stem, Stj. 422, Ruth ii. 2 (Engl. Vers. ‘ears of corn’).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋ-ᚼᛁᛚᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)