Thäkke

Old Swedish Dictionary - thäkke

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thäkke" (or thække) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

thäkke (thække): behag, tillfredsställdhet. - taka til thäkkes, finna behag i, finna sig i. at war herre vildhe thet ey städhia, ällirt til täkkis taka, ath nokor loffuar (o.s.v.) MP 5: 28.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so thäkke may have also been written as thække

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚼᛅᚴᚴᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.