Vikna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vikna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vikna" in Norwegian.

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

vikna: vikna, v. (að) 1) give efter for Paatryk;veitum þeim fyrst harða árás ok freist-um, ef þeir vikni fyrir Fm. VIII, 683;veitum þeim þaðan áhlaup sem harð-ast, ok vænti ek, at þeir vikni við Fm.VIII, 3565. 2) vikna fyrir dvs. lade sigberolige, føie sig, give efter: er skjóttat greina, hversu sá fundr fór, at þarskorti eigi við slœgðir, undanfœrslurok sakverndir, svá at byskup af Ruðu-borg viknar fyrir Thom. 4529; Heilag.I, 7147.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚴᚿᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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