þekkr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þakjaz. Cognate with Old High German dekkist (superlative). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

þekkr

  1. agreeable, pleasing, liked, dear
    • Early 13th century, Háttatal by Snorri Sturluson
      Drífr handar hlekkr, / þar's hilmir drekkr; / mjǫk's brǫgnum bekkr / blíðskálar þekkr
      The link of the hand snows, / where the prince drinks; / much pleasing is to men / the brook of the joyous cup.

Declension

Originally being a ja-stem, this adjective often (but not always) has a -j- before vowels other than -i, for instance strong. fem. nom./acc. pl. þekkjar in the Icelandic Homily Book[1].

    Strong declension of þekkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkr þekk þekkt
accusative þekkan þekka þekkt
dative þekkum þekkri þekku
genitive þekks þekkrar þekks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkir þekkar þekk
accusative þekka þekkar þekk
dative þekkum þekkum þekkum
genitive þekkra þekkra þekkra
    Weak declension of þekkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekki þekka þekka
accusative þekka þekku þekka
dative þekka þekku þekka
genitive þekka þekku þekka
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekku þekku þekku
accusative þekku þekku þekku
dative þekkum þekkum þekkum
genitive þekku þekku þekku
    Declension of comparative of þekkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkari þekkari þekkara
accusative þekkara þekkari þekkara
dative þekkara þekkari þekkara
genitive þekkara þekkari þekkara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkari þekkari þekkari
accusative þekkari þekkari þekkari
dative þekkurum þekkurum þekkurum
genitive þekkari þekkari þekkari
    Strong declension of superlative of þekkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkastr þekkust þekkast
accusative þekkastan þekkasta þekkast
dative þekkustum þekkastri þekkustu
genitive þekkasts þekkastrar þekkasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkastir þekkastar þekkust
accusative þekkasta þekkastar þekkust
dative þekkustum þekkustum þekkustum
genitive þekkastra þekkastra þekkastra
    Weak declension of superlative of þekkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkasti þekkasta þekkasta
accusative þekkasta þekkustu þekkasta
dative þekkasta þekkustu þekkasta
genitive þekkasta þekkustu þekkasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þekkustu þekkustu þekkustu
accusative þekkustu þekkustu þekkustu
dative þekkustum þekkustum þekkustum
genitive þekkustu þekkustu þekkustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þekkur
  • Swedish: täck, (otäck)

References

  1. ^ HómÍsl20(1993) 30v18
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