Lifnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lifnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lifnaðr

m. life, conduct of life, Stj. 55, 223, freq. in mod. usage: ó-lifnaðr, a wicked life.

2 lifnaðr

2. convent life, a convent, Ann. 1231, Fms. xi. 444, Bs. i. 857, ii. 151.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚠᚾᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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