Til-tekja

Old Norse Dictionary - til-tekja

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

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

til-tekja
u, f., lit. what a man takes to do (esp. in a low sense), an expedient, contrivance, Fms. iii. 85, vi. 189, xi. 15, Fs. 18, 64, Nj. 54; þá grunaði mjök um tiltekjur jarls, about the earl’s designs, Orkn. 440; at hvárri-tveggju tiltekju þessi, in either case, Grág. ii. 228.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
lit.
literally.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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