Til-taka
Old Norse Dictionary - til-taka
Meaning of Old Norse word "til-taka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word til-taka can mean:til-taka
- til-taka
- 1. n. a laying hold of; vera góðr, íllr tiltaks, to be good or ill to resort to, Ó. H. 44; höndin varð honum hvergi betri tiltaks, the hand was of little use to him, Ld. 140, Eg. 524; urðu konungi því verri tiltaks menninir, ok fékk hann lítið lið, Ó. H. 177; þeir kváðu nú lítið tiltak hjá sér vera mundu sakir fastra heita við Sturlu, Bs. i. 626.
- til-taka
- COMPDS: tiltakagóðr, tiltakasamr.
- til-taka
- 2. tók, to appoint, fix.
- til-taka
- 3. u, f. = tiltekja, Fms. xi. 248: the mod. phrase, það er ekki tiltöku-mál, there is no question, possibility of it.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛚ-ᛏᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)