Fjalls-öxl
Old Norse Dictionary - fjalls-öxl
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjalls-öxl" (or fjalls-ǫxl)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjalls-öxl (fjalls-ǫxl)
- f. the shoulder of a fell, Stj. 529, Fas. i. 53.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjalls-öxl may be more accurately written as fjalls-ǫxl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛅᛚᛚᛋ-ᚢᛋᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)