Sakna

Old Norse Dictionary - sakna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sakna" in English.

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

sakna Old Norse word can mean:

sakna: að, [Dan. savne; Swed. sakna], to miss, feel the loss of, with gen., Korm. (in a verse), Þkv. 1, Gkv. 1. 9, Ýt. 22; sakna vínar í stað, Fas. ii. 179; þá. saknar hann hringsíns, Nj. 74; þá var hans saknað, Orkn. 150; hann saknaði þeirra um myrgininn, Fms. vi. 325, Ó. H. 152, and passim.

sakna: 2. to miss, bewail, of the mind, passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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