Dauða-leit

Meaning of Old Norse word "dauða-leit"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dauða-leit

f. searching for one as if dead.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚢᚦᛅ-ᛚᛁᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements