Hand-taka

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-taka

Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-taka"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hand-taka
tók, to seize, capture, Nj. 136, Sæm. 33, Fb. i. 395, Fs. 102, Fbr. 54 new Ed. 2. hand-tekinn, part. stipulated, Fs. 15.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛏᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
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