- þing-tak
- n. the act of passing a law by public meeting (cp. vápna-tak, lófa-tak); lét hann í lögréttu þann sama Kristin-rétt lögleiða með réttu þingtaki, 671. 17, Rb. 62.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
þing-tak
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tak — auf·tak·tig·keit; chit·tak; ip·i·u·tak; mis·tak·able; mis·tak·ing·ly; nun·a·tak; par·tak·er; tak·able; tak·er; tak·haar; tak·ing·ly; tak·ing·ness; tak·ka·nah; un·der·tak·er; un·der·tak·er·ly; ba·tak; pains·tak·ing; breath·tak·ing·ly;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
tax´ing|ly — tax|ing «TAK sihng», adjective. trying; burdensome; difficult: »The taxing central role…involves delivering practically nonstop monologues (New Yorker). –tax´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tax|ing — «TAK sihng», adjective. trying; burdensome; difficult: »The taxing central role…involves delivering practically nonstop monologues (New Yorker). –tax´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tak|ing — … Useful english dictionary
breath´tak´ing|ly — breath|tak|ing «BREHTH TAY kihng», adjective. thrilling; exciting: »a breathtaking ride on a runaway horse. –breath´tak´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
breath|tak|ing — «BREHTH TAY kihng», adjective. thrilling; exciting: »a breathtaking ride on a runaway horse. –breath´tak´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pains´tak´ing|ly — pains|tak|ing «PAYNZ TAY kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very careful; particular; scrupulous: »a painstaking writer. SYNONYM(S): assiduous. 2. marked or characterized by attentive care; carefully done: »a painstaking reproduction. –n. the… … Useful english dictionary
pains|tak|ing — «PAYNZ TAY kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very careful; particular; scrupulous: »a painstaking writer. SYNONYM(S): assiduous. 2. marked or characterized by attentive care; carefully done: »a painstaking reproduction. –n. the taking of pains;… … Useful english dictionary
re|tak´er — re|take «verb. ree TAYK; noun. REE TAYK», verb, took, tak|en, tak|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to take again. 2. to take back. 3. to make (a film sequence) over again. –n … Useful english dictionary
care|tak|ing — «KAIR TAY kihng», noun. the work or responsibility of a caretaker, especially keeping someone else s house or grounds in good order … Useful english dictionary
