Tök-vísi
Old Norse Dictionary - tök-vísi
Meaning of Old Norse word "tök-vísi" (or tǫk-vísi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tök-vísi (tǫk-vísi)
- f. rapacity: tök-víss, adj. rapacious, Hom. 19, MS. 645. 83.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tök-vísi may be more accurately written as tǫk-vísi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴ-ᚢᛁᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)