Léna
Old Norse Dictionary - léna
Meaning of Old Norse word "léna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word léna can mean:léna
- léna
- 1. u, f. to grant, Vígl. 31.
- 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.
- léna
- 3. að, to saddle; Bileam lénaði ösnu sína, Stj. 334.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)