Lausa-tök
Old Norse Dictionary - lausa-tökMeaning of Old Norse word "lausa-tök" (or lausa-tǫk) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lausa-tök (lausa-tǫk)
- n. pl. a wrestler’s term, a loose grasp, opp. to close ‘back-spanning.’
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lausa-tök may be more accurately written as lausa-tǫk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛅ-ᛏᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- pl.
- plural.