Teikna
Old Norse Dictionary - teikna
Meaning of Old Norse word "teikna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word teikna can mean:teikna
- teikna
- að, [see tákna], to mark, denote; teikna ok fyrir-benda, Stj. 87; teiknar ok merkir, 110; hvat mun þetta hafa at teikna, Þorf. Karl. 422.
- teikna
- 2. to beckon; hann rétti fram öxina ok teiknaði til, at nökkurr skyldi vega at Herði, Ísl. ii. 104; t. með bendingum, Stj. 79; rétti konungr hönd sína til mín, ok teiknaði mér at ek skylda byrla honum, Fb. i. 399.
- teikna
- 3. to draw, paint, mod.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛁᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)