Á-tekja

Old Norse Dictionary - á-tekja

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-tekja" in English.

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

á-tekja
u, f. (átekt, f., Fbr. 151, Thom. 273), prop. touching; in pl. metaph. disposition for or against a thing, liking or disliking, Bjarn. 54 (cp. taka vel, illa á e-u).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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