Þokka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þokka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þokka" in English.

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

þokka Old Icelandic word can mean:

þokka
(að), v.
þokka
1) to think so and so of, like; ymsa vega ~ menn þat, men think variously of it; konungr ~r ekki mitt mil, he likes it not;
þokka
2) ~ með e-m, to side with one, take one’s part (hvárra líðsmenn þokkuðu með sínum höfðingja);
þokka
3) refl., ~st, to be liked (hann kemr sér í tal við menn, ok ~ðist hann vel).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚴᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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