Tykta

Old Norse Dictionary - tykta

Meaning of Old Norse word "tykta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

tykta
að, whence typta, Bs. i. 805, 846: [Germ. züchtigen; Dan. tugte]:—to chastise, H. E. i. 509.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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