Linan

Old Norse Dictionary - linan

Meaning of Old Norse word "linan" in English.

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

linan
f. mitigation, H. E. i. 259, ii. 72, 98, Grett. 117 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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