Lina
Old Norse Dictionary - linaMeaning of Old Norse word "lina" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
lina Old Norse word can mean:
- lina
- að, [Dan. lindre; see linr], to soften, mitigate; þat linar saur, Pr. 473.
- lina
- 2. metaph. to alleviate; Guð linaði þeirra eymðir, Stj.:—with dat., lina þvílíkum þunga, Dipl. ii. 14; lina atsókninni, Stj. 604; unit harmi mínum, Karl. 215; lina til, to give way, Fms. vi. 28:—to abate, Bs. ii. 49 (of the wind).
- lina
- II. impers. it abates; þá er líttat linaði élinu, Fms. xi. 136; við átak hans linar þegar sóttinni, Fb. ii. 145; at nokkut skyldi lina augna-verkinum, Bs. i. 317.
- lina
- III. reflex. to be softened, give way; þá linuðusk hugir þeirra, Fms. ii. 36, Pr. 471, Rb. 440, Sturl. iii. 19.
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:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
- dat.
- dative.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- pers.
- person.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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