Lífsandi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lífsandi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lífsandi" in Norwegian.

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

lífsandi
lífsandi, m. den til Livet hørende og for- nødne Aande, Pusten; leiði vötnin út afsér skríðanda lífsanda kvikenda - kyn(Vulg. producant aquæ reptile animæviventis) Stj. 185 (1 Mos. 1, 20); bróðirinn(som var død, da man talte til ham) tókþegar til lífsanda ok settist upp (=lat. ille recuperato spiritu paululumresedit) Heilag. II, 4176. 25.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚠᛋᛆᚿᚦᛁ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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