Blóðöx

Old Norwegian Dictionary - blóðöx

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "blóðöx" (or blóðǫx) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

blóðöx (blóðǫx): blóðöx, f. blodig Øxe? som Øgenavn:Eiríkr b. Flat. I, 28; jvf Fm. X, 38028;(Ágr. 93), hvor der er Tale om Grundentil at Eiríkr fik dette Øgenavn. - Jómsv.*3020 forekommer Ordet saaledes at det ervanskeligt at tyde.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, blóðöx may be more accurately written as blóðǫx.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛚᚮᚦᚯᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

v.: Verbum.

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