Bæxl
Old Norse Dictionary - bæxl
Meaning of Old Norse word "bæxl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bæxl
- mod. bæxli, n. [bógr], the shoulder (Lat. armus) of a dragon, whale, shark, or the like, Fms. vi. 351, Bret. 544.16, Gullþ. 7.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛋᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Lat.
- Latin.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)