lykt

lykt
f. end, conclusion (sú varð l. á viðrskiptum þeirra, sem nú má heyra); esp. in pl., gøra (vinna) lyktir á e-u, to do, perform; koma málum til lykta, to bring a case to a final issue; leiða e-t til lykta, to bring to an end, finish; at lyktum, at last, finally (þó flýði hann at lyktum); þat verðr at lyktum, at, the end of it was, that.
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1.
f. [lúka], chiefly used in plur. the end, conclusion, Fms. vii. 187, x. 253, xi. 82, 217, 326, Eg. 733: adverb., at lyktum, and til lykta, at last, finally, Nj. 99, Eg. 196, Fms. vii. 232, 278, x. 409. lykta-lauss, adj. endless, Barl. 142.
2.
f. [Dan. lugt], a smell, Gd. 73; ó-lykt, a bad smell. lyktar-lauss, adj. without smell.
3.
f. [Dan. lögte], a lantern, Bs. ii. 257.

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