læknishǫnd
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From læknir (“healer”) + hǫnd (“hand”). Cognate with Old Danish ᛚᛅᚴᚿᛅᛌᚼᛆᚿᛑ (læknæshand).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
læknishǫnd f (genitive læknishandar, dative læknishendi, plural læknishendr)
- (poetic) a healing hand
- Sigrdrífumál 4:
- Heilir æsir! / Heilar ásynjur!
Heil sjá in fjǫlnýta fold!
Mál ok mannvit / gefið okkr mærum tveim,
ok læknishendr meðan lifum.- Hail the gods! Hail the goddesses! Hail, the bountiful earth! Speech and wisdom, grant to us famous ones, and healing hands while we live.
- Sigrdrífumál 4:
Declension[edit]
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 |