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.)
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