Lyfja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lyfja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lyfja" in Norwegian.

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

lyfja: lyfja, v. (að) helbrede en for noget (e-me-t); lyfja e-m elli dvs. dræbe en, forkorteens Liv: lyst várum þess lengi at lyfjaykkr elli Am. 74 (78) jvf Fld. III,15522. 1568; ætlar hann at lyfja þeimsítt ofbeldi, er fyrstir gerðust til þessat rísa í mót honum, nema þeir ríðiskjótt á vit sín Alex. 102; skal ek lyfjaþér þína íllsku áðr, en þú kemst héðan,ok ef fyrir ferst í dag, þá skal þik ímorgin hengja við þat tré, er hæst erí Frakklandi Flov. 1658.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛦᚠᛁᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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