Hár-vöxtr

Old Norse Dictionary - hár-vöxtr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hár-vöxtr" (or hár-vǫxtr)

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

hár-vöxtr (hár-vǫxtr)
m. hair-growth.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hár-vöxtr may be more accurately written as hár-vǫxtr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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