Dauða-leit

Old Norse Dictionary - dauða-leit

Meaning of Old Norse word "dauða-leit" in English.

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

dauða-leit
f. searching for one as if dead.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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