Lík-hringing

Old Norse Dictionary - lík-hringing

Meaning of Old Norse word "lík-hringing" in English.

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

lík-hringing
f. the tolling for a funeral, death knell, Fb. iii. 452.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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