Gjá-lífi
Old Norse Dictionary - gjá-lífi
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjá-lífi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gjá-lífi can mean:gjá-lífi
- gjá-lífi
- n. = gjólífi.
- gjá-lífi
- in mod. usage (and gjá-lífr, adj.), a life of pleasure, a gay, idle life, Vídal., Pass. 4. 10.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅ-ᛚᛁᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.