Læknis-hendr

Old Norse Dictionary - læknis-hendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "læknis-hendr" in English.

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

læknis-hendr
f. pl. ‘leech-hands,’ healing hands, Sdm. 4. Fms. v. 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sdm.
Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
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