Tákna

Old Norse Dictionary - tákna

Meaning of Old Norse word "tákna" in English.

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

tákna
að, to betoken, Fms. i. 228, vi. 202, xi. 12, Rb. 336, Barl. 57; tákna fyrir, to forebode, Hom.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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