Hlífa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hlífa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hlífa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hlífa Old Icelandic word can mean:

hlífa
(-ða, -t), v.
hlífa
1) to shelter, protect, with dat. (h. sér með skildi, en vega með sverði);
hlífa
2) to spare, deal gently with (mun ek ekki h. þér í gørðinni);
hlífa
refl., ~st við e-n, to spare one (hann hlífðist þá við engan mann); h. við at gøra e-t, to refrain from doing a thing; h. við, to hold back (sumir hlífðust við mjök).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚠᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-t
eitthvat.

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