Definitions
Definitions
1 lyfja
að, to heal; in the phrase, lyfja e-m elli, to cure one of old age = to kill him downright, Am. 74, Fas. iii. 155, 156; lyfja þeim sitt of beldi, to cure them of their overbearance, Al. 10; skal ek lyfja þér þína íllsku, Flóv. 43.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
lyfja
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "lyfja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).