Lífs-pund

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lífs-pund

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lífs-pund

n. [a ‘lis-pound,’ Orkney and Shetl. lispund, 18 lbs. Scots. qs. Lifskt pund from Liftand], a kind of weight, Gþl. 523; fjórar eru merkr ok sjautigir í lífspundi, MS. 732.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚠᛋ-ᛒᚢᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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