Old Norse

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