Lykja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lykja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lykja" in English.

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

lykja Old Icelandic word can mean:

lykja
(lyk, lukta, luktr), v.
lykja
1) to shut in, enclose, close; l. e-n í myrkvastofu, to shut one up in a dungeon;
lykja
2) to put an end to (hvatki er lífi hans hefir lukt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛁᛅ

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