Líkferð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - líkferð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "líkferð" in Norwegian.

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

líkferð: líkferð, f. Reise som man gjør med et Ligfor at føre det til Graven, hvori det skallægges (jvf fara með lík, se under lík 2),= líkför, líkaferð; = lat. funus Stj.1275. 8 (Hist. Schol. 6215. 17); vera í e-slíkferð Heilag. I, 54328; var búin líkferðhertogans Fm. IX, 53414; var búin lík-ferð ok fengnir skilgóðir menn at farameð líkinu ok góðir hestar Eb. 51 (9620);var líkit (nl. Hákonar konungs) jarðatí kórinum í Kristkirkju, ok þakkaði m.konungr líkferð með mörgum fögrumorðum Fm. X, 1516; jvf Sturl. I, 3502.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚴᚠᚽᚱᚦ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

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