Oka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - oka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "oka" in Norwegian.

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

oka: oka, v. (að) tvinge nogen ind under ens Aag eller Herredømme (undir e-n); manhann - oka yðr sjalfa undir þröngvanþrældóm Stj. 44114 (1 Sam. 8, 17); sváer sannliga flutt, at sá þeirra höfðingja,er K. heitir, hafi - - allt land undirokat þann sið, er mínu hjarta er heldrúþekkr Klm. 13427; hann (nl. guð)okaði undir hann alla hans undirmenní heilagri hlýðni Bp. I, 1674; fyrirþá eina skyld, at hann hlýddi brœðrsínum - sjalfan sik undir annan okandiHeilag. II, 6175.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚴᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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