ávǫxtr

Old Norse

Etymology

By surface analysis, á +‎ vǫxtr. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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

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

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