Öxa

Meaning of Old Norse word "öxa" (or ǫxa)

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

öxa (ǫxa)

að, to cut, carve with an axe, of wood; öxa við, Fms. ii. 233.

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

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