Lífgan
Old Norse Dictionary - lífgan
Meaning of Old Norse word "lífgan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lífgan
- f. a calling to life, Stj. 142, Stat. 300: resuscitation, of one apparently dead, lífganar-tilraun, f. an endeavour to recover one’s life.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚠᚴᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)