Lima-vöxtr
Old Norse Dictionary - lima-vöxtr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lima-vöxtr" (or lima-vǫxtr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lima-vöxtr (lima-vǫxtr)
- m. the frame of the body, Fms. x. 151.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lima-vöxtr may be more accurately written as lima-vǫxtr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛘᛅ-ᚢᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)