Kastöx
Old Swedish Dictionary - kastöxMeaning of Old Swedish word "kastöx" (or kastøx) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- kastöx (kastøx)
- kantyxa, yxa använd ss kaSTvapen STb 2: 5 (1488). " saa longth som man kan kaST meth ena kaSTygxsse" VKJ 116.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so kastöx may have also been written as kastøx
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- -yx.
- -ygx )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᛋᛏᚯᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- ST
- Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
- VKJ
- Vadstena klosters Jordebok 1500 jemte tillägg ur klostrets äldre jordeböcker. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1898. [Beträffande dateringen jfr E. Noreen, Historisk Tidskrift 39, s. 187 f.]