Léna

Old Norse Dictionary - léna

Meaning of Old Norse word "léna" in English.

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

léna Old Norse word can mean:

léna: 1. u, f. to grant, Vígl. 31.

léna: 2. u, f. [cp. Germ. lehne; Engl. to lean]:—the pad or cushion laid under the pack-saddle; hann tók tvá hesta ok lagði á lénur (mod. reiðing), Nj. 74; kómu þeir til hesta sinna, ok er þeir vildu lénur á þá leggja, Bs. i. 389; vóru lagðir út vöru-sekkar nokkurir á hlaðit, ok þar lénur með, Ísl. ii. 204.

léna: 3. að, to saddle; Bileam lénaði ösnu sína, Stj. 334.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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