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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lækna, from Proto-Germanic *lēkinōną.
Verb
lækna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative læknaði, supine læknað)
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to cure, to heal
Usage notes
- Used with the preposition af (“of”) when designating what is being cured or healed, lækna einhvern af einhverju (“to cure somebody of something”).
Derived terms