Lífs-hjálp
Old Norse Dictionary - lífs-hjálp
Meaning of Old Norse word "lífs-hjálp"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lífs-hjálp
- f. ‘life’s-help,’ deliverance, Edda 154 (pref.), Fms. viii. 441.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚠᛋ-ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pref.
- preface.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)