Lykna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lykna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lykna" in Norwegian.

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

lykna: lykna, v. (að) bøie sig, krumme sig (mods.holde sig opret); hann lyknar í knés-fótum, er hann kom niðr í tóna (efterHoppet som han havde gjort) ok lýtr áfram Fbr. 9318 (Flat. II, 21428); birtastþeir (nl. djöflar) honum - - segjandihonum hégómligt í fást í þvílíku um-fangi (nl. at forlade kanúkaklaustr okganga í stríðari reglu) sakir þess, athann muni niðr lykna undir reglunniok hafa eigi karlmensku at halda henniMar. 50516.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛦᚴᚿᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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