Sax

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sax

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sax" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

sax Old Icelandic word can mean:

sax
n.
sax
1) a short, one-edged sword;
sax
2) pl. söx, shears = skæri;
sax
3) the gunwale near the prow (Gunnarr hleypr þegar á saxit á skip Vandils); esp. in pl., söx, the forepart of a ship (sær féll inn um söxin).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛋ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
esp.
especially.

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