Vöxtr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vöxtr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vöxtr" in English.

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

vöxtr Old Icelandic word can mean:

vöxtr: (gen. vaxtar, dat. vexti; pl. vextir, acc. vöxtu), m.

vöxtr: 1) growth, increase;

vöxtr: ganga (fara) í vöxt, to increase;

vöxtr: 2) increase, interest;

vöxtr: taka fé til vaxta, to make it productive;

vöxtr: 3) size, stature (mikill, lítill vexti);

vöxtr: haffœranda skip at vexti, a sea-going ship in size;

vöxtr: 4) way of growth, shape (líkr e-m á vöxt ok viðbragð);

vöxtr: 5) condition, state, the circumstance of a case (hann sagði honum alla vöxtu, sem á vóru um þeira eyrendi);

vöxtr: svá er mál með vexti, at, the case stands so that.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᛋᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

e-m: einhverjum.

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