Öxull
Old Norse Dictionary - öxull
Meaning of Old Norse word "öxull" (or ǫxull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öxull (ǫxull)
- m. an axle, Lat. axis; veltask sem hvel um öxul, Pr. 476; en öxull skal millim vera, Sks. 89 new Ed. öxul-tré, n. an axle-tree, Sks. 423.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öxull may be more accurately written as ǫxull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)