Vikna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vikna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vikna" in English.

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

vikna
(að), v. to give way (v. fyrir, v. við); of ranks in battle, in wrestling (gekk L. svá fast fram, at þeir viknuðu fyrir Skotarnir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚴᚾᛅ

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