Skeggöx

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skeggöx

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skeggöx" (or skeggǫx) in Norwegian.

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

skeggöx (skeggǫx)
skeggöx, f. et Slags Stridsøxe (hvis Formomhandles Kgs.* 388 fg). Kgs. 869; hannseldi honum í hendr skeggexi eina Eg.40 (781).

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, skeggöx may be more accurately written as skeggǫx.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚽᚵᚵᚯᛋ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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