Saxa
Old Norse Dictionary - saxa
Meaning of Old Norse word "saxa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- saxa
- u, f. the name of an island in Norway, Gísl.: Járn-saxa, the name of a giantess, Edda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)