Lík-strá

Old Norse Dictionary - lík-strá

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

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

lík-strá
n. pl. [Ivar Aasen likstraa], ‘lyke-straw,’ n. G. l. ii. 247; dead bodies before being put into the coffin were put on straw, hence the phrase, öllum lengri var sú eina nótt, er ek lá stirðr á strám, Sól. 47; cp. also the Icel. nástrá, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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