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.)