Þekta
Old Norse Dictionary - þekta
Meaning of Old Norse word "þekta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þekta
- t, [from þekkja], to know, with the notion to reprove, chide, cp. kenna A. II. 2; nema Þráinn hann þekti menn af orðum þessum, Nj. 141 (þekði, v. l.); þat fær engi gört, at þekta þik af því sem þú tekr upp, … en nú til þess at þú þagnir, Bs. i. 567: in a good sense, to know; sá er hann heyrir fá orð varranna þektir (þekkir, v. l.) hann mörg orð hugrenningarinnar, Sks. 120 new Ed.; þá má hann vel þekta alla vegu, 121.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚴᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)