Skógar-öx
Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-öx
Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-öx" (or skógar-ǫx)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skógar-öx (skógar-ǫx)
- f. a wood-axe, Rétt. 3. 10.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skógar-öx may be more accurately written as skógar-ǫx.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᛅᚱ-ᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)