Lykna

Old Norse Dictionary - lykna

Meaning of Old Norse word "lykna" in English.

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

lykna
að, to let down the knees, Fb. ii. 214: metaph., at hann muni niðr lykna undir reglunni, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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