Þekja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þekja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þekja" in Norwegian.

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

þekja: þekja, f. 1) Tag, lat. tectum. Fm. VI,153 fg; Kgs. 13831; Mar. 105130; þettasama herbergi, heilög guðs ritning,hefir þrennar greinir eða halfur, þater grundvöll, vegg ok þekju Stj. 126jvf 21; ogsaa i Besynderlighed hvad derer lagt over Tagets Træværk og fuld-ender Husets Dækning: rjáfrit gékk ísundr, bæði viðirnir ok þekjan frerinGrett. 851, jvf Eg. 22 (4028). 2) hvadder betales som Tillæg til den egentligeBetaling (Kjøbesum, Bod o. desl.), lige-som lagt ovenpaa denne (ofan á) ogdækker den (jvf þekja, v. 3), = þak,yfirgjöf (se herom min Forklaring overdette Ords og beslegtede Udtryks Betyd-ning i Kristiania VidenskabsselskabsForhandlinger 1880 Nr. 16 s. 6 fg).Gloss. VI, 10.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚽᚴᛁᛆ
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:

desl.: deslige.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Nr.: Nummer.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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