Öxull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - öxull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "öxull" (or ǫxull) in Norwegian.

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

öxull (ǫxull)
öxull, m. Axe, lat. axis (Rydqv. II, 39);veltast sem hvel um öxul Pr. 4765.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᛋᚢᛚᛚ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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