1 LEYNA
d, [laun; Scot. layne], to hide, conceal, absol. or with dat. of the thing; var leynt nafni hans, Ld. 296, Grág. i. 125, Ísl. ii. 251, Ld. 296.
2 LEYNA
2. with dat. of the thing, acc. of the person; leyna e-n e-u, to hide a thing from one, Og. 27, Nj. 23, Grig, i. 370, Fms. viii. 12; öld leynig því aldri, Sighvat, Ó. H. 119: with acc. of the thing, less correct, Str. 31, 50, D. N. iv. 546.
3 LEYNA
II. reflex. to hide oneself; leynisk hann nú Norðmanna-konungr, Fms. i. 44, Sks. 605:—leynask í brott, to steal away, Eg. 572, Fb. ii. 367: or absol., í því ætlar bóndi at leynask út í myrkrit, Eg. 240:—leynask at e-m, to steal upon a person, attack by stealth, Grett. 149 A.
4 LEYNA
2. part. leynandi = lendr, in the phrase, með leynanda löstum, with hidden flaws, N. G. L. i. 25, 29: leyndr, part. pass, secret, hidden; e-t ferr leynt, goes by stealth, in secrecy, Eg. 28; leynd mál, secrets, Grág. i. 362; fór þat eigi leynt, it was not hidden, Fb. ii. 271.