Líf

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

líf Old Icelandic word can mean:

líf

n.

líf

1) life; týna lífinu, to lose one’s life; taka (ráða) e-n af lífi, to take or put and end to one’s life; sitja um l. e-s, to attempt or seek one’s life; vera á lífi, to be alive, living; vera lífi minnr, to be dead; fyrir l. sitt, even if it should cost one’s life (þeir vilja ekki fyrir l. sitt frá hverfa); lífs, alive; lífs eða látinn, alive or dead; hvárki lífs né liðinn, lífs né dauða, neither alive nor dead;

líf

2) body; lífs ok sálar, body and soul; esp. the waist, middle (hafði hann vafit klæðum um lífit);

líf

3) person; at svá fagrt l. skyldi þann veg kveljast, that so fine a man should be tortured in that way.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚠ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary