Tóki
nafnorð, karlkyn
a, m., prop. a simpleton (Swed. toket = silly, idiotic); hence a pr. name, freq. in old Dan., whence mod. Dan. Tyge, and Latinised Tycho (Tycho Brahe); the name is connected with the ancient tale of the master-archer Tóki (the Norse form of the Tell legend in Switzerland), told in Saxo and partly in the Icel. Jómsv. S. (Pálna-tóki), an Indo-Germanic legend.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- mod.
- modern.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Jómsv. S.
- Jómsvíkinga saga. (E. I.)