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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