Þykkjask

Old Norse Dictionary - þykkjask

Meaning of Old Norse word "þykkjask" in English.

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

þykkjask: t, dep.; þ. við e-t or e-n, to take offence at, get angry with; Þórir bað konung eigi þ. við vist þeirra bræðra, Eg. 254, v. l.; þá þykktisk sá við er betr gékk ok sló sinn pústr hvárn þeirra, Vígl. 17; and so in mod. usage, þú mátt ekki þykkjast við þó eg segi þér satt, thou must not take offence though I tell thee true.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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