Lífi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lífi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lífi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

lífi: lífi, n. 1) = líf 1; þá er sjá hinn helgimaðr hafði pessa heims lífi dvs. levedei denne Verden, OHm. 1102; jvf Leif.12129. 2) = lífi 2; bað þá vera í mikilliáhyggju ok hugsótt um sítt lífi Barl.4331; þat lífi (nl. at hugsa dag ok nóttat fullgera hans (dvs. guðs) vilja) er fyrirútan hræzlo ok ótta Barl. 6322; hannritaði bók ok orti um dýrligt lífi hennarMar. 7810. 3) = lifnaðr 2; bróðir Loðinaf Predikara lífi. Dn. III, 3025.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚠᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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