Léna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Léna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 léna

1. u, f. to grant, Vígl. 31.

2 léna

2. u, f. [cp. Germ. lehne; Engl. to lean]:—the pad or cushion laid under the pack-saddle; hann tók tvá hesta ok lagði á lénur (mod. reiðing), Nj. 74; kómu þeir til hesta sinna, ok er þeir vildu lénur á þá leggja, Bs. i. 389; vóru lagðir út vöru-sekkar nokkurir á hlaðit, ok þar lénur með, Ísl. ii. 204.

3 léna

3. að, to saddle; Bileam lénaði ösnu sína, Stj. 334.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vígl.
Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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