Þökk

Old Norse Dictionary - þökk

Meaning of Old Norse word "þökk" (or þǫkk) in English.

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

þökk Old Norse word can mean:

þökk (þǫkk): f., gen. þakkar, pl. þakkir; [Ulf. þagks = χάρις, Luke xvii. 9; A. S. þanc; Engl. thanks; Germ. dank; Dan. tak]:—prop. pleasure, liking, akin to þekkr, þokki, cp. Lat. gratia and gratus with grates and Gr. χαρά with χάρις, göra e-t til þakka e-s, to one’s liking, to please a person, Eg. 63; leggja e-t vel í þökk við en, 153: but usually,

þökk (þǫkk): II. thanks; Hrappr bað hann hafa þökk fyrir, Nj. 128; Auðr tók þat með þokkum, FmS. i. 247; þökk ok aufusa, see p. 32; kunna e-m þökk fyrir e-t, to be thankful, Bjarn. 24: so the phrase, mér er mesta þökk á því, to be obliged; þökk er mér á þinni hérkvámu, FaS. iii. 259; hón kunni þess önga þökk, she owed no thanks for it, Bjarn. 24; fyrir útan hvers manns þökk, whether they like it or not, D. n. ii. 39; Guðs þökk, God’s thanks, i. e. charity; göra tíund til Guðs þakka, Hom, (hence gustuk, q. v.); göra Guði þakkir, to thank God, Stj. 137, FmS. viii. 229, and passim. þakkar-görð, f. thanksgiving.

þökk (þǫkk): III. the name of a giantess in the myth of Balder, who would not weep for his death, hence the saying, Þökk grætr þurrum tárum, Thank weeps dry tears, Edda 39; a mythical word, prob. from a different root.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þökk may be more accurately written as þǫkk.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

i. e.: id est.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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