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Faroese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse talkn; compare Icelandic tálkn.
Noun
tákn f
- gill
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse tákn, a borrowing from Old English tācn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. Doublet of teikn, which came directly from the Old Norse descendant of *taikną.
Pronunciation
Noun
tákn n (genitive singular tákns, nominative plural tákn)
- symbol
Declension
Declension of tákn (neuter)
Derived terms