Lykna
Old Norse Dictionary - lykna
Meaning of Old Norse word "lykna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lykna
- að, to let down the knees, Fb. ii. 214: metaph., at hann muni niðr lykna undir reglunni, Mar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)