LINNA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LINNA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LINNA

t, [Ulf. af-linnan = ἀποχωρειν, Luke ix. 39; cp. A. S. b-linnan; Shetl. and Scot. linn; Old Engl. b-lin]:—to cease, leave off, with dat. to stop; hann linnir eigi fyrr, en …, Fb. i. 210; linna þau eigi fyrr en heima, Vígl. 81 new Ed.: absol., þá linnir þessa líkams vist, a hymn.

2 LINNA

II. impers., with dat., it ceases, abates; en er því linnti, but when it ceased, Landn. 218, v. l.; en er því linnti, þá greiða þeir atróðr, Fb. ii. 43; ekki linnir umferðunum um Fljótsdalinn enn, Snót.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚾᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
absol: absolute, absolutely.
absol.: absolute, absolutely.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
impers: impersonal.
impers.: impersonal.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pers.: person, personal.
S.: South, Southern.
Scot.: Scottish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Snót: Snót, poems.
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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