Lík-kista
Old Norse Dictionary - lík-kista
Meaning of Old Norse word "lík-kista"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lík-kista
- u, f. a coffin, Hkr. iii. 14, Fms. xi. 309.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴ-ᚴᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)