Tákn
Old Norse Dictionary - tákn
Meaning of Old Norse word "tákn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word tákn can mean:tákn
- tákn
- n., also teikn, [Ulf. taikns = σημειον; Engl. token; A. S. tûcen; Germ. zeichen; Dan. tegn]:—a token, mark; krossa ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; at vér megim betr skilja t́kn hennar, Hom. 51: a zodiacal sign, Barl. 132, Stj. 15.
- tákn
- 2. a token, wonder; göra mörg tákn, to work wonders, 625. 30; tákn þau er sögð vóru frá Ólafi konungi, FmS. v. 104; tákn hennar, Hom. 51; tákn ok stórmerki, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)