Lík-færsla

Old Norse Dictionary - lík-færsla

Meaning of Old Norse word "lík-færsla"

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

lík-færsla
u, f. the carrying a body to a church, N. G. L. i. 135; the law ordered that a body should be brought to the church within five nights after death.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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