Lácnung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Lácnung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: lǽcnung (v. sealf-lǽcnung), e; Related words: 22; Th. ii. 210, 25 [

Definitions

1 lácnung

f. Healing, cure, remedy, medicine :-- Lácnung medicamen, R. Ben: medicamentum, Hpt. Gl. 478. On gódan lǽce biþ gelang seóces mannes lácnung the sick man's cure depends on a good doctor, L. Pen, 1; Th. ii. 278, 4. Ða hé gehǽlde ðe lácnunga beþorftun eos qui cura indigebant sanabat, Lk. Skt. 9, 11. Gebéte wið hine ða wunde and begyte him ða lácnunge componset ei vulnus, et sanationem ei comparet, L. Ecg. P. iO. E. Homl. hit (Christ's blood) beo mi lechnunge, i. 202, 16: Jul. ne mahte he wið ute þe lechnunge of hire luue libbers, 7, 4: Icel. lækning a cure, medicine; the art of healing: Dan. lægning healing: O. H. Ger. láchenunga medicine.] lacnung

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ᛚᚪᚳᚾᚢᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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