Þukla

Old Norse Dictionary - þukla

Meaning of Old Norse word "þukla" in English.

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

þukla: að, [cp. þjökka; the -la may be an inflex. dimin.]:—to grope for, feel, touch, like a blind man; hann fór höndum um kverkr sveininum ok þuklaði sullinum (of a king’s touch), Ó. H. 196; hann þuklaði á saxi ok vildi þá leggja á Bjarna, Þorst. St. 55; þuklar (þucklar) bróðir járnteininum at eldinum sem hógligast, Mar. 1056; var svá til þuklat (it was handled so) at hvárir-tveggju undu vel við, Fs. 76.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

dimin.: diminutive.

inflex.: inflexive.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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