Þekkr

Old Norse Dictionary - þekkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þekkr" in English.

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

þekkr Old Norse word can mean:

þekkr
adj. agreeable, pleasant, liked; þýðr ok þekkr við sína menn, Fms. x. 420.
þekkr
2. pliable, tractable, obedient, of a child; hug-þekkr, Ó. H. 16; vera þekkr og hlýðinn; ú-þekkr, disobedient, refractory.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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