Þak
Old Norse Dictionary - þak
Meaning of Old Norse word "þak"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þak can mean:þak
- þak
- n. [A. S. þæc; Engl. thack, thatch; Scot. thak; Germ. dach; Dan. tag; see þekja]:—thatch, roof, Edda 2, Nj. 115, Gkv. 3. 2, FmS. viii. 374; spán-þak, torf-þak, timbr-þak.
- þak
- 2. metaph. = baug-þak, Grág. ii. 174.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛅᚴ
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.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)