Leyna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - leyna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "leyna" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

leyna Old Icelandic word can mean:

leyna
(-da, -dr), v.
leyna
1) to hide, conceal; l. e-n e-u, to hide, conceal a thing from one;
leyna
2) refl., ~st, to hide oneself, be concealed; l. at e-m, to steal upon a person, attack by stealth; l. í brott, to steal away.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-u
einhverju.
e-m
einhverjum.

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