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