Öxn

Meaning of Old Norse word "öxn" (or ǫxn)

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

öxn (ǫxn)

i. e. øxn, pl. oxen; see uxi.

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

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