Lík-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lík-maðr

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

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

lík-maðr
m. a ‘lyke-man,’ grave-digger, or one who carries a body to the grave, Eb. 268.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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