Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tóki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 Tóki

a, m., prop. a simpleton (Swed. toket = silly, idiotic); hence a pr. name, freq. in old Dan., whence mod. Dan. Tyge, and Latinised Tycho (Tycho Brahe); the name is connected with the ancient tale of the master-archer Tóki (the Norse form of the Tell legend in Switzerland), told in Saxo and partly in the Icel. Jómsv. S. (Pálna-tóki), an Indo-Germanic legend.

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Runic Inscription

Tóki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "Tóki" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
pr.: proper.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Jómsv. S.: Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)

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