Lykt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lykt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lykt" in English.

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

lykt
f. end, conclusion (sú varð l. á viðrskiptum þeirra, sem nú má heyra); esp. in pl., gøra (vinna) lyktir á e-u, to do, perform; koma málum til lykta, to bring a case to a final issue; leiða e-t til lykta, to bring to an end, finish; at lyktum, at last, finally (þó flýði hann at lyktum); þat verðr at lyktum, at, the end of it was, that.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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