Sverðtaka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sverðtaka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sverðtaka" in Norwegian.

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

sverðtaka
sverðtaka, f. at nogen griber om meðal-kaflinn paa Kongens ham rakte Sverdog ved denne symbolske Handling bindersig til hans Tjeneste; konungr skyldaralla þá honum eptirláta ok auðkvæðaat vera, sem hann skipar undir hans(dvs. hertogans) vald, um alt þat sem áðrváttar í hertoga sverðtöku Hirðskrá1221.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᚱᚦᛏᛆᚴᛆ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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