Dag-vöxtr
Old Norse Dictionary - dag-vöxtr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dag-vöxtr" (or dag-vǫxtr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dag-vöxtr (dag-vǫxtr)
- m. daily growth; in the phrase, vaxa dagvöxtum, to wax day by day, Finnb. 216, Eb. 318.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dag-vöxtr may be more accurately written as dag-vǫxtr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚴ-ᚢᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)