Taska

Old Norse Dictionary - taska

Meaning of Old Norse word "taska" in English.

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

taska Old Norse word can mean:

taska
u, f. [Germ. tasche], a trunk, chest, Fb. ii. 288, Fms. vi. 182, 183, vii. 95; tólf hesta klyfjaða ok töskur á, Landn. 218, Grett. 123 new Ed.; töskum þeim sem konungs-bréfin vóru í, Bs. i. 709; ef hann hittir fé sitt í örk manns eðr tösku, n. G. L. ii. 271; hestr búinn með töskum, Krók.
taska
2. a pouch, pocket, Germ. tasche; prestar sýni önga lausung í klæða-búnaði sínum, hvárki töskur né stikknífa, H. E. ii. 113. tösku-bakr, m. a nickname, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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