Lífs-pund

Old Norse Dictionary - lífs-pund

Meaning of Old Norse word "lífs-pund"

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

lífs-pund
n. [a ‘lis-pound,’ Orkney and Shetl. lispund, 18 lbS. ScotS. qs. Lifskt pund from Liftand], a kind of weight,l. 523; fjórar eru merkr ok sjautigir í lífspundi, MS. 732.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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