vǫxtr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahstuz.

Noun

vǫxtr m

1. growth, increase

Declension

Declension of vǫxtr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vǫxtr	vǫxtrinn	vextir	vextirnir
accusative	vǫxt	vǫxtinn	vǫxtu	vǫxtuna
dative	vexti	vextinum	vǫxtum	vǫxtunum
genitive	vaxtar	vaxtarins	vaxta	vaxtanna

Derived terms

• ávǫxtr (“fruit”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: vöxtur
• Faroese: vøkstur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vokster, vekst
• Norwegian Bokmål: vokster, vekst
• Swedish: växt
• Danish: vækst

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vöxtr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

1. page/504 Internet Archive]

• Gerhard Köbler (2014) “Altnordisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse dictionary]”, in https://koeblergerhard.de (in German), 4th edition