Lík-sveipa
Old Norse Dictionary - lík-sveipa
Meaning of Old Norse word "lík-sveipa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lík-sveipa
- u, f. = líkblæja, a winding-sheet, Mar. 1010.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)