Ýki
Old Norse Dictionary - ýki
Meaning of Old Norse word "ýki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ýki can mean:ýki
- ýki
- n. (mod. ýkjur, f. pl.), [auka III. β], ‘eking,’ exaggeration; lygiliga sagt eðr telr slikt með ýkjum, Al. 22.
- ýki
- 2. a law term, aggravation; þat er ýki, ef maðr segir þat frá öðrum manni er ekki má vera ok görir þat til háðungar honum. Grág. ii. 147; engi skal ýki göra um annan eðr fjölmæli, n. G. l. i. 57.
- ýki
- 3. með ýkjum, fabulously, Fas. iii. 332.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)