Þekta

Old Norse Dictionary - þekta

Meaning of Old Norse word "þekta" in English.

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

þekta: t, [from þekkja], to know, with the notion to reprove, chide, cp. kenna A. II. 2; nema Þráinn hann þekti menn af orðum þessum, Nj. 141 (þekði, v. l.); þat fær engi gört, at þekta þik af því sem þú tekr upp, … en nú til þess at þú þagnir, Bs. i. 567: in a good sense, to know; sá er hann heyrir fá orð varranna þektir (þekkir, v. l.) hann mörg orð hugrenningarinnar, Sks. 120 new Ed.; þá má hann vel þekta alla vegu, 121.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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