Lík

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lík

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lík" in English.

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

lík Old Icelandic word can mean:

lík
I)
lík
n.
lík
1) the living body (við þat l. at lifa);
lík
2) the dead body, corpse (jarða l. e-s).
lík
II)
lík
n. bolt-rope, leech-line (of sails).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-s
einhvers.

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