læknishǫnd

Old Norse
FWOTD – 4 August 2016

Etymology

From læknir (“healer”) +‎ hǫnd (“hand”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːknisˌhɒnd/

Noun

læknishǫnd f (genitive læknishandar, dative læknishendi, plural læknishendr)

  1. (poetic) a healing hand
    • Sigrdrífumál 4:
      Heilir æsir! Heilar ásynjur! Heil sjá in fjölnýta fold! Mál ok mannvit gefið okkr mærum tveim, ok læknishendr meðan lifum.
      Hail ye gods! Hail ye goddesses! Hail, fertile earth! Speech and wisdom grant to us famous ones, and healing hands while we live.

Declension
  Declension of læknishǫnd (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative læknishǫnd læknishǫndin læknishendr læknishendrnar
accusative læknishǫnd læknishǫndina læknishendr læknishendrnar
dative læknishendi læknishendinni læknishǫndum læknishǫndunum
genitive læknishandar læknishandarinnar læknishanda læknishandanna
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