Tök-vísi

Old Norse Dictionary - tök-vísi

Meaning of Old Norse word "tök-vísi" (or tǫk-vísi) in English.

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

tök-vísi (tǫk-vísi)
f. rapacity: tök-víss, adj. rapacious, Hom. 19, MS. 645. 83.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tök-vísi may be more accurately written as tǫk-vísi.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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