TEIKNA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TEIKNA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TEIKNA

að, [see tákna], to mark, denote; teikna ok fyrir-benda, Stj. 87; teiknar ok merkir, 110; hvat mun þetta hafa at teikna, Þorf. Karl. 422.

2 TEIKNA

2. to beckon; hann rétti fram öxina ok teiknaði til, at nökkurr skyldi vega at Herði, Ísl. ii. 104; t. með bendingum, Stj. 79; rétti konungr hönd sína til mín, ok teiknaði mér at ek skylda byrla honum, Fb. i. 399.

3 TEIKNA

3. to draw, paint, mod.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛁᚴᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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