ávǫxtr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wastmaz, Cognate with Old English wæstm, Old Saxon wastum.

Noun[edit]

ávǫxtr m

  1. fruit
    • (Can we date this quote?), Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Stanza 24:
      ok þar með ávexti jarðar
      As well there with Earth's fruit

Declension[edit]

  Declension of ávǫxtr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ávǫxtr ávǫxtrinn ávęxtir ávęxtirnir
accusative ávǫxt ávǫxtinn ávǫxtu ávǫxtuna
dative ávęxti ávęxtinum ávǫxtum ávǫxtunum
genitive ávaxtar ávaxtarins ávaxta ávaxtanna

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: ávöxtur
  • Faroese: ávøkstur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åvekst
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