Breiðöx

Old Norwegian Dictionary - breiðöx

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "breiðöx" (or breiðǫx) in Norwegian.

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

breiðöx (breiðǫx): breiðöx, f. Øxe med bred Egg (gd. breth-öxa, ags. brædæx). Gul. 309; Landsl.3, 11; Heilag. I, 34134; DN. X, 203.XI, 11615; jvf P. Claussön s. 322.

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, breiðöx may be more accurately written as breiðǫx.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚽᛁᚦᚯᛋ
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.

gd.: gammeldansk.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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