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Líkna

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2 definitions

1 líkna

að, to shew mercy to, with dat.; sá er öðrum vill líkna, Hom. 5; hann líknar hvers manns máli, Fms. xi. 260; ek hefi beðit fyrir þér til Guðs at hann líkni þér, Orkn. 172, Rb. 310.

2 líkna

II. reflex. líknask, sue for mercy; ef ek skal til blóta hverfa ok líknask við guðin, Fms. ii. 41.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

líkna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "líkna" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.
dative.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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