Bekkjast
Old Norse Dictionary - bekkjast
Meaning of Old Norse word "bekkjast"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bekkjast
- ð and t, dep. to envy one, in the phrase, b. til við e-n, to seek a quarrel with, Grett. 127; the metaphor from guests (beggars) elbowing one another off the benches, cp. Hm. 31.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- dep.
- deponent.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)