Tekja
Old Norse Dictionary - tekja
Meaning of Old Norse word "tekja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word tekja can mean:tekja
- tekja
- u, f. [taka], a take, taking; ábúð jarðar heimilar tekju, Gþl. 329: seizure, booty, plur., miklar tekjur fjár, Fs. 14; hafa kostgrip af hverri tekju, Fms. i. 158.
- tekja
- 2. an income, revenue (the king’s); konungr gaf þeim hálfar tekjur við sik, Fms. i. 7; þeir Gunnildar-synir fengu engar tekjur í Þrándheimi, Hkr. i. 174; konungs-t., minni tekjur enn faðir hans hafði haft, Fms. vii. 2: in mod. usage income, gener., both in sing. and plur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- plur.
- plural.
- gener.
- generally.
- mod.
- modern.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)