fǫxóttr

Old Norse

Etymology

From fax (mane) +‎ -óttr.

Adjective

fǫxóttr (not comparable)

  1. having a mane different in colour from the body

Declension

Strong declension of fǫxóttr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fǫxóttr fǫxótt fǫxótt
accusative fǫxóttan fǫxótta fǫxótt
dative fǫxóttum fǫxóttri fǫxóttu
genitive fǫxótts fǫxóttrar fǫxótts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fǫxóttir fǫxóttar fǫxótt
accusative fǫxótta fǫxóttar fǫxótt
dative fǫxóttum fǫxóttum fǫxóttum
genitive fǫxóttra fǫxóttra fǫxóttra
Weak declension of fǫxóttr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fǫxótti fǫxótta fǫxótta
accusative fǫxótta fǫxóttu fǫxótta
dative fǫxótta fǫxóttu fǫxótta
genitive fǫxótta fǫxóttu fǫxótta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fǫxóttu fǫxóttu fǫxóttu
accusative fǫxóttu fǫxóttu fǫxóttu
dative fǫxóttum fǫxóttum fǫxóttum
genitive fǫxóttu fǫxóttu fǫxóttu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: föxóttur

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • “fǫxóttr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “föxóttr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 157; also available at the Internet Archive