Lík-strá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lík-strá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lík-strá

n. pl. [Ivar Aasen likstraa], ‘lyke-straw,’ N. G. L. ii. 247; dead bodies before being put into the coffin were put on straw, hence the phrase, öllum lengri var sú eina nótt, er ek lá stirðr á strám, Sól. 47; cp. also the Icel. nástrá, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚴ-ᛋᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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