Lífs-næring

Old Norse Dictionary - lífs-næring

Meaning of Old Norse word "lífs-næring"

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

lífs-næring
f. = lífsbjörg. food, Finnb. 234, Fms. ii. 227, iii. 12.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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