Bol-öx
Old Norse Dictionary - bol-öx
Meaning of Old Norse word "bol-öx" (or bol-ǫx)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bol-öx (bol-ǫx)
- f. [Swed. bolyxa], a pole-axe; in present usage opp. to skaröxi, a carpenter’s axe, Stj. 401. Judg. ix. 48, Fms. ix. 357, Fbr. 179, Thom. 343, Ingv. 24, Vápn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bol-öx may be more accurately written as bol-ǫx.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚ-ᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ingv.
- Ingvars Saga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)