Ör-taka

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-taka

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-taka" (or ǫr-taka) in English.

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

ör-taka Old Norse word can mean:

ör-taka (ǫr-taka): 1. tók, to take utterly, take all, leaving nothing; en tjald ok kríu ætti við að halda ok ö. aldrei egg þeirra, Fél. iv. 214.

ör-taka (ǫr-taka): 2. adj. not grasping firmly; verða örtaka fyrir e-m, to lose the grasp, be overpowered by one, Fas. ii. 434.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-taka may be more accurately written as ǫr-taka.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fél.: Félags-rit.

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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