Tak-setja

Old Norse Dictionary - tak-setja

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

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

tak-setja
t, to put to bail; ok færi sá er taksettr var tak með fullum vörðslum … ef menn verða aflögliga sóttir ok til laga taksettir, N. G. L. ii. 191; skal sá, er tuftir á, taksetja þann mann til sín, en hann færi þat tak með lögum, 244; en um allar aðrar fjár-sóknir skal þann taksetja sem sök kemr á hendr á þessum tímum, K. Á. 182.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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