Líkn

Old Norse Dictionary - líkn

Meaning of Old Norse word "líkn" in English.

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

líkn Old Norse word can mean:

líkn: f. [lækna is the healing of the body, líkn the soothing of the mind or heart; the words seem to be identical: in very early usage líkn seems to denote bodily healing also, and particularly of relief in labour, hence the words líknar-galdr, -spor, -lófi in the old poems Sdm. and Hm., as also the líknar-belgr, although now only used of the caul of animals]:

líkn: 1. healing, remedy; hvat er til líkna lagt Sigurði? Skv. 1. 30; leitaða ek í líkna, at letja ykkr heiman, I sought for means to let you from coming. Am. 46.

líkn: 2. relief, mercy, comfort; sú erumk líkn, that is my comfort, Ls. 35; til leiðréttu ok líknar, Stj. 149; veita líkn, to relieve, soothe; hann lét þá næra með allri líkn (mercy, tenderness), Fms. ii. 226; biðja e-m líknar eðr lífs griða, vi. 113.

líkn: 3. mercy, eccl.; biðja líknar sinni misgerning, Mar.; synda líkn, forgiveness of sin, id.; hann bað Guð líknar þegar hann féll í nokkura sök, Sks. 734; Drottinn minn gefi dauðum ró | hinum líkn er lifa, O my Lord, grant rest to the dead, relief to the living, Sól. 82.

líkn: COMPDS: líknabelgr, líknarbraut, líknarfullr, líknarfúss, líknargaldr, líknargata, líknarlauss, líknarleysi, líknarspor, líknaræðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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