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þukla

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1 þukla

að, [cp. þjökka; the -la may be an inflex. dimin.]:—to grope for, feel, touch, like a blind man; hann fór höndum um kverkr sveininum ok þuklaði sullinum (of a king’s touch), Ó. H. 196; hann þuklaði á saxi ok vildi þá leggja á Bjarna, Þorst. St. 55; þuklar (þucklar) bróðir járnteininum at eldinum sem hógligast, Mar. 1056; var svá til þuklat (it was handled so) at hvárir-tveggju undu vel við, Fs. 76.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þukla

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
dimin.
diminutive.
gl
glossary.
inflex.
inflexive.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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