Teikna

Old Norse Dictionary - teikna

Meaning of Old Norse word "teikna" in English.

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

teikna Old Norse word can mean:

teikna: að, [see tákna], to mark, denote; teikna ok fyrir-benda, Stj. 87; teiknar ok merkir, 110; hvat mun þetta hafa at teikna, Þorf. Karl. 422.

teikna: 2. to beckon; hann rétti fram öxina ok teiknaði til, at nökkurr skyldi vega at Herði, Ísl. ii. 104; t. með bendingum, Stj. 79; rétti konungr hönd sína til mín, ok teiknaði mér at ek skylda byrla honum, Fb. i. 399.

teikna: 3. to draw, paint, mod.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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