Hrím-faxi

Old Norse Dictionary - hrím-faxi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrím-faxi"

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

hrím-faxi
a, m. Rime-mane, a mythol. horse, Edda 56, Vþm. 14.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
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