Elna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Elna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 elna

að, [cp. Goth. aljanon; A. S. elnjan = aemulari], to wax, grow, a medic. term, in the phrases, sótt elnar á hendr e-m, the fever grows upon one’s hands, i. e. becomes worse; en sótt elnaði á hendr Gizuri biskupi, Bs. i. 69; þá elnaði sótt á hendr Kveldúlfi, en er dró at því at hann var banvænn, etc., Eg. 126; e-m elnar sótt, id.; ok elnar honum sóttin, Band. 14; en Lopthænu einaði sóttin (of a woman in labour), Fas. ii. 162; sótt elnaði við Lopthænu, 504.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛚᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
bisk
bishop.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
etc.
et cetera.
Goth.
Gothic.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
medic.
medicinally.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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