Líkna
Old Norse Dictionary - líkna
Meaning of Old Norse word "líkna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word líkna can mean:líkna
- líkna
- að, to shew mercy to, with dat.; sá er öðrum vill líkna, Hom. 5; hann líknar hvers manns máli, Fms. xi. 260; ek hefi beðit fyrir þér til Guðs at hann líkni þér, Orkn. 172, Rb. 310.
- líkna
- II. reflex. líknask, sue for mercy; ef ek skal til blóta hverfa ok líknask við guðin, Fms. ii. 41.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)