Þokki

Old Norse Dictionary - þokki

Meaning of Old Norse word "þokki" in English.

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

þokki Old Norse word can mean:

þokki
a, m. a thought, but only used with the notion of liking; lagði hvárt þeirra góðan þokka til annars, took a liking for one another, Ísl. ii. 205; Leifr lagði þokka á konu þá er Þórgunna hét, Þorf. Karl. 382; mér er þú vel í þokka, I like thee well, Fb. i. 529; e-m fellr e-ð vel í þokka, to like well; konungi féllsk vel í þokka til Þormóðar, Fbr.
þokki
2. a consent, good-will; hann tók ríki með alþyðu þokka of síðir, Fms. x. 401; þeir blótuðu börnum sínum til djöfla þokka, Rb. 388; hverfa eptir þokka e-s, 645. 77.
þokki
3. mood, disposition; áhyggju-þokki, an anxious mood; reiði-þokki, a wrathful mood; fegins-þokki, gladsome mood; hug-þokki, mind, disposition; ó-þokki, a loathing, dislike; skæðr þokki, an evil mood.
þokki
II. = þykkja, with a notion of enmity; hann minnisk nú á þokka þann allan er görzk hafði milli þeirra bræðra, Fms. xi. 15.
þokki
COMPDS: þokkabót, þokkagóðr, þokkagæð, þokkakona, þokkaligr, þokkamaðr, þokkasamr, þokkasæld, þokkasæll.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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