Vaktan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vaktan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vaktan" in Norwegian.

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

vaktan
vaktan, f. Tilsyn hvorved paasees, at intettager Skade, at alt gaar som det bør; svá ok at þér hafit góða vaktan okgeymslu á bygðum firir þjófum ok ráns-mönnum Rb. 568; nema hann skipi ísínn stad annan sœmiligan prest, þanner með fullri vaktan geri hans vices ámeðan Stat. 28217.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚴᛏᛆᚿ
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.

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