Léna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - léna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "léna" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

léna
léna, v. (nd) laane, overlade en noget (e-me-t) til Brug for kortere eller længere Tid(som lán, lén, jvf Aasen 439 b19); leysium várit aftr fyrir 2 aura ok 5 merkrbrendar í góðum enskom peningom,sem hann tók (nl. da han solgte Jorden),með sjalfs síns góz ei lént né á lánetekit DN. II, 928; síra R. - kom heimtil hans (nl. Erlings) ok hafði búfémeðr sik ok bað hann, at hann skuldilene honum hús, en E. svaraði svá tilok sagði: ek lener þik ey hús ok eysyn ek þik þet DN. I, 56413 fg; eittborð, sem lént var upp á húsit DN.XI, 9336; we hafuum wnt ok lent waromþienaræ Andrese gulklæp swa mykklajordh, sæm wer eighum i þyuwakil jLykkjo sokn ok war kere herre -konung Hakon honum fyrr hafdhæ lentDN. I, 528 (Dr. Margaretas Brev dat. Elfsborg 17de Novbr. 1390).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

nl.
nemlig.
v.
Verbum.

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