Oftekja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - oftekja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "oftekja" in Norwegian.

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

oftekja: oftekja, f. Handling hvorved man tiltager sig for meget, eller hvad der ikke til-kommer en; var leitt í lög messudags-hald hans -; ok til marks um þetta,at ekki þótti guði oftekjur í þessu, þáurðu jarteinir þegar merkiligar á þísama þingi Bp. I, 11521; sýnist herrapáfanum þessi ofdirfð á eingan vegþolig; því skrifar hann bréf til Eng-lands með - hótanarorðum; er R.ánefndr í þessi oftekju Thom. 40011.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛏᚽᚴᛁᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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