Túlkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Túlkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 túlkr

m. [a Slavon. word; Lett. tulkas], an interpreter, spokesman, in a foreign language, Ld. 76, Orkn. 330, Fms. iii. 33, vii. 192, xi. 300, Stj. 542: a broker, þeir brakkernir er vér köllum túlka, Fms. v. 183 (Fb. ii. 138): a spokesman, Stj. 157.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛚᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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