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, Gþl. 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.)