Frum-vöxtr
Old Norse Dictionary - frum-vöxtr
Meaning of Old Norse word "frum-vöxtr" (or frum-vǫxtr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- frum-vöxtr (frum-vǫxtr)
- m. the first growth, first-fruits, Stj. 305: cp. brum.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, frum-vöxtr may be more accurately written as frum-vǫxtr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢᛘ-ᚢᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)