Lík-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - lík-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lík-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lík-maðr
- m. a ‘lyke-man,’ grave-digger, or one who carries a body to the grave, Eb. 268.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)