Tíðka

Old Norse Dictionary - tíðka

Meaning of Old Norse word "tíðka" in English.

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

tíðka Old Norse word can mean:

tíðka: að, to be wont; hefi ek eigi tíðkat at taka við mönnum, Þjal. 7.

tíðka: II. reflex. to be in use, fashion, be in vogue; þau tíðkask nú enu breiðu spjótin, Grett. 103 new Ed.; sem nú tekr mjök at tiðkask, Fs. 22.

tíðka: 2. tíðkast e-m, to become dear to; hann tíðkaðisk Máríu, he courted Mary, Fagrsk. 111.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Þjal.: Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

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