arftaka

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • arftekja

Etymology

From arfr (“inheritance”) +‎ taka (“to take”).

Noun

arftaka f (genitive arftǫku)

  1. receiving, or taking possession of, an inheritance

Declension

Declension of arftaka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arftaka arftakan arftǫkur arftǫkurnar
accusative arftǫku arftǫkuna arftǫkur arftǫkurnar
dative arftǫku arftǫkunni arftǫkum arftǫkunum
genitive arftǫku arftǫkunnar arftakna arftaknanna

Derived terms

  • arftaki
  • arftekinn
  • arftœki
  • arftœkr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arftaka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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