Lifnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lifnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lifnaðr" in English.

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

lifnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

lifnaðr
m. life, conduct of life, Stj. 55, 223, freq. in mod. usage: ó-lifnaðr, a wicked life.
lifnaðr
2. convent life, a convent, Ann. 1231, Fms. xi. 444, Bs. i. 857, ii. 151.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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