Thäkkesamber

Old Swedish Dictionary - thäkkesamber

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thäkkesamber" (or thækkesamber) in Swedish.

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

thäkkesamber (thækkesamber)
behaglig, som behagar. hector hector meg är myket täkkesampt ath jac seer tiig owänktan nw, äpter jac aldrig kwnne förra faa see tig wthan altiid wänktan än ware thz megh myket tänkesamligaren om jac kwnne dräpa tiig mäd myna händer raskelige som jac önskar oc astwndar Troj 165. " ty bliffwe thz eder täkkesampt oc anameliget (placent).. . ath j halle edert härliga rykte wid makt" ib 210. - behaglig, angenäm. then dag war saa wäll grecomen täkkesam som troyanis ath the fyngo nagot hwila sig aa bada sydor aff örlig oc krij Troj 164.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • täkke- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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