Lækn

Old Norse Dictionary - lækn

Meaning of Old Norse word "lækn" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lækn
f. a cure, = lækning; koma til læknar, Hkr. i. 102, Post. 248; þeir er vilja læknar lifa (lyfa?), Hm. 148.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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