Sverðtaka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sverðtaka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sverðtaka" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

sverðtaka
f. ‘sword-taking’, as a token of homage, cf. sverð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚱᚦᛏᛅᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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