Tak-mark

Old Norse Dictionary - tak-mark

Meaning of Old Norse word "tak-mark" in English.

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

tak-mark
n. [cp. North. E. take-note], a ‘take-mark,’ i. e. line of demarcation, boundary; setja frið milli landa várra til þeirra takmarka sem …, Ó. H. 53; í hverju héraðs-takmarki, Grág. ii. 404; prestar þeir sem búnað hafa í fyrr-sögðu takmarki, Vm. 28; milli Lóns ok Bjarnar-gnúps, ok lambeldi af sögðu takmarki, 82; þeir er bygðum vóru í Súganda-firði ok vestr þaðan í því takmarki sem áðr var tjáð … ok skyldu aldri koma í þetta takmark, Bs. i. 675; allt fyrir vestan þessi takmörk, Fb. i. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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