Lík-þrár

Old Norse Dictionary - lík-þrár

Meaning of Old Norse word "lík-þrár"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lík-þrár
adj. [cp. Ulf. þrutfills], ‘body-rotten,’ leprous, 625. 46, Hom. 43, Bs. i. 849, Barl. 35, Fms. xi. 309, Magn. 516, Stj. 616.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴ-ᚦᚱᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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