Tekja

Old Norse Dictionary - tekja

Meaning of Old Norse word "tekja" in English.

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

tekja Old Norse word can mean:

tekja: u, f. [taka], a take, taking; ábúð jarðar heimilar tekju, Gþl. 329: seizure, booty, plur., miklar tekjur fjár, Fs. 14; hafa kostgrip af hverri tekju, Fms. i. 158.

tekja: 2. an income, revenue (the king’s); konungr gaf þeim hálfar tekjur við sik, Fms. i. 7; þeir Gunnildar-synir fengu engar tekjur í Þrándheimi, Hkr. i. 174; konungs-t., minni tekjur enn faðir hans hafði haft, Fms. vii. 2: in mod. usage income, gener., both in sing. and plur.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

plur.: plural.

gener.: generally.

mod.: modern.

sing.: singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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