Lífgan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lífgan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lífgan

f. a calling to life, Stj. 142, Stat. 300: resuscitation, of one apparently dead, lífganar-tilraun, f. an endeavour to recover one’s life.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚠᚴᛅᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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