Gjá-lífi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gjá-lífi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gjá-lífi

n. = gjólífi.

2 gjá-lífi

in mod. usage (and gjá-lífr, adj.), a life of pleasure, a gay, idle life, Vídal., Pass. 4. 10.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛅ-ᛚᛁᚠᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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