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.)
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