Fyrirtaka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fyrirtaka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fyrirtaka" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

fyrirtaka: fyrirtaka, v. (tók) 1) forgribe sig og der- ved forspilde, forbryde noget (e-u): engiskal fyrir öðrum taka ertog eða ertogmeira -, en ef hann lætr af (dvs. giverSlip derpaa, naar han opfordres dertil),þá hefir hann fyrirtekit sókn sínni (dvs. sinRet til ved Dom at søge hvad han tilegnede sig ved Selvtægt) Frost. 10, 14; þorðuþeir eigi at brjóta steinþróna ok ugðu,at þeir mundu fyrirtaka Heilag. II,4029. 2) vægre sig, undslaa sig for noget, som man ikke vil gjøre. Flat. I,20120; Barl. 762; m. Inf. Flat. I, 33322;Bp. 75829. 3) forbyde. Flat. I, 42823;Stat. 23015.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛦᚱᛁᚱᛏᛆᚴᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

Inf.: Infinitv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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