Rið-vaxinn

Old Norse Dictionary - rið-vaxinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "rið-vaxinn"

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

rið-vaxinn
part. broad-shouldered and short-necked, square-built; r. ok ekki hár, herði-mikill, Fb. iii. 246, Fbr. 183 (v. l.), Fms. x. 387: Atli inn skammi var maðr ekki hár, ok riðvaxinn, ok ramr at afli, Eg. 179; lágr á vöxt ok mjök r., Fas. iii. 298.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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