Læknir

Old Norse Dictionary - læknir

Meaning of Old Norse word "læknir" in English.

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

læknir Old Norse word can mean:

læknir: m. a leech, physician, Sdm. 11, Nj. 89, MS. 623, 40, FaS. iii. 644, Hkr. ii. 376, Mar., Stj., BS. i. 640 sqq., passim.

læknir: COMPDS: læknisdómr, læknisfé, læknisfingr, læknisgras, læknishendr, læknislyf.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.