Til-taka

Old Norse Dictionary - til-taka

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

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

til-taka Old Norse word can mean:

til-taka: 1. n. a laying hold of; vera góðr, íllr tiltaks, to be good or ill to resort to, Ó. H. 44; höndin varð honum hvergi betri tiltaks, the hand was of little use to him, Ld. 140, Eg. 524; urðu konungi því verri tiltaks menninir, ok fékk hann lítið lið, Ó. H. 177; þeir kváðu nú lítið tiltak hjá sér vera mundu sakir fastra heita við Sturlu, Bs. i. 626.

til-taka: COMPDS: tiltakagóðr, tiltakasamr.

til-taka: 2. tók, to appoint, fix.

til-taka: 3. u, f. = tiltekja, Fms. xi. 248: the mod. phrase, það er ekki tiltöku-mál, there is no question, possibility of it.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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