tákn

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Norse talkn; compare Icelandic tálkn.

Noun[edit]

tákn f

  1. gill

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

tákn n (genitive singular tákns, nominative plural tákn)

  1. symbol

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