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TÉKEN, plur. TÉKNA - token, sign, omen | <span class="fryas">TÉKEN</span>, plur. <span class="fryas">TÉKNA</span> - ''token, sign, omen'' (will be related to <span class="fryas">[[TÉJA]]</span>, <span class="fryas">TEX</span>) | ||
(related to TÉJA | |||
==Fragments== | ==Fragments== | ||
[<nowiki/>[[ | * [<nowiki/>[[035]]/01] Might that light-shunning animal be the '''sign''' (<span class="fryas">TÉKEN</span>) of your clairvoyance? | ||
* [<nowiki/>[[133]]/01] If the child cries and it persists a while, it is a bad '''omen''' (<span class="fryas">TÉKEN</span>) | |||
* [<nowiki/>[[133]]/05] If the child sleeps, it means [lit. ''is a '''sign''''' (<span class="fryas">TÉKEN</span>)] that the maiden spirits have come. | |||
* [<nowiki/>[[045]]/05] Depicted above are the '''signs''' (<span class="fryas">TÉKNA</span>) of the Yule | |||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
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*token - English | *token - English | ||
It would make sense to relate this word to 'text', but Dutch and English sources for etymology only link it to Latin 'texere' (to weave, braid). | It would make sense to relate this word to ''text'', but Dutch and English sources for etymology only link it to Latin ''texere'' (to weave, braid). | ||
[[Category:Word Studies]] | [[Category:Word Studies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 6 May 2026
TÉKEN, plur. TÉKNA - token, sign, omen (will be related to TÉJA, TEX)
Fragments
- [035/01] Might that light-shunning animal be the sign (TÉKEN) of your clairvoyance?
- [133/01] If the child cries and it persists a while, it is a bad omen (TÉKEN)
- [133/05] If the child sleeps, it means [lit. is a sign (TÉKEN)] that the maiden spirits have come.
- [045/05] Depicted above are the signs (TÉKNA) of the Yule
Cognates
- teken - Dutch
- Zeichen - German
- tecken - Swedish
- teikn/taikn - Old Norse, Gothic
- tákn - Icelandic
- token - English
It would make sense to relate this word to text, but Dutch and English sources for etymology only link it to Latin texere (to weave, braid).