Lykna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lykna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lykna

að, to let down the knees, Fb. ii. 214: metaph., at hann muni niðr lykna undir reglunni, Mar.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚴᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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