Læknir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Læknir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 læknir

m. a leech, physician, Sdm. 11, Nj. 89, MS. 623, 40, Fas. iii. 644, Hkr. ii. 376, Mar., Stj., Bs. i. 640 sqq., passim.

2 læknir

COMPDS: læknisdómr, læknisfé, læknisfingr, læknisgras, læknishendr, læknislyf.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚴᚾᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sdm.
Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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