vápnatak

== Old Norse == === Etymology === From vápn "weapon" and tak "taking/touching". === Pronunciation === (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈwɑːp.nɑ̃ˌtɑk/ === Noun === vápnatak n lit. a weapons-touching: a Scandinavian ceremony in which a newly chosen lord's raised blade was met by those of his vassals, functioning as a ritual imitation in which the vassals oath their taking up of weapons should their lord rally them a vote made by touching one's weapon; the council where such votes are taken a district governed by such a council ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ====