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.)
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