Lúka

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

lúka Old Icelandic word can mean:

lúka

(lýk; lauk, lukum; lokinn), v.

lúka

1) to shut (= ~ aptr);

lúka

2) to end, bring to an end, finish, conclude, with dat. (hann lauk rœðu sinni);

lúka

þá er menn höfðu lokit lögskilum at mæla, when they had finished their pleading;

lúka

3) to pay, ~ e-m e-t (svá mikit fé, sem vér eigum konunginum at ~);

lúka

4) impers., lýkr e-u, it is at an end;

lúka

lýkr þar nú sögunni, here the story ends;

lúka

eptir þat var lokit þinginu, after that the Thing was broken up;

lúka

var þess ván, at illa mundi illum ~, that it would end badly with a bad man;

lúka

þá var lokit öllum vistum nema hval, all stores were exhausted, except whale;

lúka

absol., svá lauk at lyktum, finally it ended so that;

lúka

lýkr svá, at þeir kaupa þessu, it ended so that they struck the bargain;

lúka

áðr en lýkr, áðr lýkr, before the end comes (nærr munum við gangast áðr lýkr);

lúka

um þat er lýkr, finally, in the end;

lúka

5) with preps.:

lúka

~ aptr, to shut, with acc. or dat. (~ aptr hurðina or hurðinni);

lúka

~ e-u í sundr, to open (lúk heill munni í sundr);

lúka

impers., er í sundr lauk firðinum, when the fjord opened;

lúka

~ upp, to open, with dat. or acc. (~ upp hurðinni or hurðina);

lúka

~ upp augum, to open the eyes;

lúka

to declare, make known (en er jarl hafði því upp lokit, at hann mundi fylgja þeim);

lúka

~ uppgørð, to deliver a judgement (of an umpire);

lúka

impers., lýkr e-u upp, it opens;

lúka

~ vel (illa) við e-n, to behave well (ill), deal fairly (unfairly) with a person (Bolli fekk Sigríði gjaforð göfugt ok lauk vel við hana);

lúka

~ við, to end (má vera, at svá lúki við, at þér þykki alkeypt);

lúka

~ yfir, impers., to come to an end, to a final issue (skal nú yfir ~ með oss);

lúka

6) refl., ~st, to be shut (ok þegar laukst hurðin á hæla honum);

lúka

to come to an end, to end (hér lýkst sjá bók);

lúka

~st upp, to open (fjallit laukst upp norðan).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary