Viðrtaka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðrtaka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðrtaka" in Norwegian.

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

viðrtaka: viðrtaka, f. 1) at man tager imod en (iste- detfor at vise ham fra sig); biðr Jörundþar viðrtöku, ok hann tekr við honumSturl. I, 133; sœkja e-n til viðrtökubarns dvs. til at modtage, vedkjende sig det som dets Fader, Frost. 2, 18; Staðar-Kolbeinn var þar við, ok eggjuðu þeirbáðir Brand viðrtöku sveitanna Sturl.II, 6614; fór Þorvaldr til fundar viðRafn ok skoraði á hann til viðrtöku,því at hann var þá félauss ok ráðstafa-lauss, en Rafn var góðr viðtakna viðmönnum Bp. I, 65414. 2) Tilflugt, den hos hvem man kan finde Tilflugt; þú,dróttinn! ert mín viðrtaka Heilag. I,46916; þegar er hans viðrtaka búin, erlýti eru af fœrð Heilag. I, 4648. 3) Modstand, = viðnám; Heklungar gerðuharða viðrtöku - Fm. VIII, 22515; Hek-lungar féllu þar margir, varð nú okengi viðrtaka Fm. VIII, 1808. 333; Pr.11425.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚱᛏᛆᚴᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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