1 batna
að, [v. bati; Ulf. gabatnan], to improve, get better, Nj. 52, Grág. i. 206.
2 batna
2. impers. medic. term; e-m batnar, one recovers, Fms. iv. 369, v. 22; the disease is added in gen., e-m b. síns meins, sjúkleika, sóttar, Bs. i. 343, Hkr. ii. 312, Eb. 280: at present also with nom.: proverb, batnanda manni er bezt að lifa.