Þak

Old Norse Dictionary - þak

Meaning of Old Norse word "þak" in English.

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

þak Old Norse word can mean:

þak: n. [A. S. þæc; Engl. thack, thatch; Scot. thak; Germ. dach; Dan. tag; see þekja]:—thatch, roof, Edda 2, Nj. 115, Gkv. 3. 2, FmS. viii. 374; spán-þak, torf-þak, timbr-þak.

þak: 2. metaph. = baug-þak, Grág. ii. 174.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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