Lík-hringing
Old Norse Dictionary - lík-hringing
Meaning of Old Norse word "lík-hringing"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lík-hringing
- f. the tolling for a funeral, death knell, Fb. iii. 452.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴ-ᚼᚱᛁᚾᚴᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)