Til-tækr

Old Norse Dictionary - til-tækr

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-tækr" in English.

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

til-tækr Old Norse word can mean:

til-tækr: adj. seizable; göra dræpan ok tiltækjan, hvar sem hann yrði fundinn, Eb. 4; dræpr ok t., hvar sem hann verðr staðinn, Fms. iv, 319; er sekt fé hans allt ok tiltækt (forfeited), Grág. i. 461.

til-tækr: 2. ready, at hand, in a condition fit for use; sá þeir at belgirnir vóru ekki tiltækir, Sd. 157; svá at þegar væri sverðit tiltækt er vildi, Eg. 505; skáldskapr var honum svá t. at …, Ó. H. 171.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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