Lækna
Old Norse Dictionary - lækna
Meaning of Old Norse word "lækna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lækna
- að, but older læknði, Fms. x. 370; spelt lecnði, whence lækning, but mod. læknaði:—to cure, heal, Barl. 9; en Ástríð leknði hann, Fms. x. 370; lækna sár, Al. 99, Bs., passim in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)