Á-tak
Old Norse Dictionary - á-tak
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-tak"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- á-tak
- n. (átaka, u, f., Hom. 17), [taka á], touching: gen. átaks, soft, hard, etc. to the feeling; svá á. sem skinn, Flov. 31, Magn. 522: medic. touching, v. læknishendr, Stj. 248: pl. grips, átök ok sviptingar, in wrestling, Fas. iii. 503, Fms. xi. 442.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛏᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)