Líkna

Old Norse Dictionary - líkna

Meaning of Old Norse word "líkna" in English.

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

líkna Old Norse word can mean:

líkna: að, to shew mercy to, with dat.; sá er öðrum vill líkna, Hom. 5; hann líknar hvers manns máli, Fms. xi. 260; ek hefi beðit fyrir þér til Guðs at hann líkni þér, Orkn. 172, Rb. 310.

líkna: II. reflex. líknask, sue for mercy; ef ek skal til blóta hverfa ok líknask við guðin, Fms. ii. 41.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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