Linna

Old Norse Dictionary - linna

Meaning of Old Norse word "linna" in English.

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

linna Old Norse word can mean:

linna: t, [Ulf. af-linnan = ἀποχωρειν, Luke ix. 39; cp. A. S. b-linnan; Shetl. and Scot. linn; Old Engl. b-lin]:—to cease, leave off, with dat. to stop; hann linnir eigi fyrr, en …, Fb. i. 210; linna þau eigi fyrr en heima, Vígl. 81 new Ed.: absol., þá linnir þessa líkams vist, a hymn.

linna: II. imperS., with dat., it ceases, abates; en er því linnti, but when it ceased, Landn. 218, v. l.; en er því linnti, þá greiða þeir atróðr, Fb. ii. 43; ekki linnir umferðunum um Fljótsdalinn enn, Snót.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

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