Tekja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tekja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tekja" in Norwegian.

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

tekja: tekja, f. 1) = taka 5; ábúð jarðar heim-ilar tekju Frost. 13, 11. 2) Afgiftsom man er berettiget til at oppebære;hann hafði fjölmenni mikit, en tekjurnorðan ór landi höfðu öngar til hanskomit Flat. II, 29135; gaf konungr son-um sínum í hverju þessu fylki halfartekjur við sik Fm. I, 713. VII, 223. 3) Bytte, = herfang; því at hann varfrœknari í orrostum en aðrir liðsmenn,þá gerðu þeir lögtekit, at hann skyldihafa kostgrip af hverri tekju Bp. I,3711; fóru þeir annat sumar í hernaðok féngu miklar tekjur fjár Vatsd. 7(1414).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚽᚴᛁᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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