Teikn

Old Norse Dictionary - teikn

Meaning of Old Norse word "teikn" in English.

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

teikn Old Norse word can mean:

teikn
n. [see tákn], a token; ek gef þér þetta teikn, Bret. 108, Mar.
teikn
2. a sign, n. T. passim (Matth. xii. 38, 39, xxiv. 3, 30, xxvi. 48, 1 Cor. i. 22, Rev. xv. 1): the mod. usage prefers teikn, the ancients the form tákn, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. T.
New Testament.
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