Gló-föxóttr
Old Norse Dictionary - gló-föxóttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gló-föxóttr" (or gló-fǫxóttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gló-föxóttr (gló-fǫxóttr)
- adj. light-maned, of a horse, Bs. ii. 261.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gló-föxóttr may be more accurately written as gló-fǫxóttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢ-ᚠᚢᛋᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)