Töker

Old Swedish Dictionary - töker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "töker" (or tøker) in Swedish.

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

töker (tøker): duglig, duktig, kraftig? (Karl Magnus) lät til ga sin starkasta riddara ok taka swerd aff handom hans (ɔ den döde Rolands), än thz war ey lösare for honom än for barne natto gamblo tha lät konungen fyra riddara the tökasta at hwar thera skulle halla a sin finger ok taka thz swa, än ey war thz lösare for fäm än for enom Prosadikter (Karl M B) 327. Jfr tiltöker, ävensom aftäker (Sdw 1: 16).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.