Frum-vaxti

Old Norse Dictionary - frum-vaxti

Meaning of Old Norse word "frum-vaxti"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

frum-vaxti
and frum-vaxta (frum-vaxinn, Nj. 147, v. l.), adj. ‘first-grown,’ in one’s prime, Nj. 112, Fs. 31, Fms. i. 157, xi. 3, Ísl. ii. 203; dóttir f., Eg. 247, Grett. 97.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢᛘ-ᚢᛅᛋᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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