Lífgan

Old Norse Dictionary - lífgan

Meaning of Old Norse word "lífgan" in English.

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

lífgan
f. a calling to life, Stj. 142, Stat. 300: resuscitation, of one apparently dead, lífganar-tilraun, f. an endeavour to recover one’s life.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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