Lina

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lina

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lina" in English.

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

lina Old Icelandic word can mean:

lina
(að), v.
lina
1) to soften, mitigate;
lina
2) to soothe, alleviate (linit harmi mínum); impers., e-u linar, it abates (við átak hans linat þegar sóttinni);
lina
3) l. til, to give way;
lina
4) refl., linast, to be softened, give way (þá linuðust hugir þeirra).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-u
einhverju.
impers.
impersonal.

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