Líkindi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - líkindi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "líkindi" in English.

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

líkindi Old Icelandic word can mean:

líkindi
n. pl.
líkindi
1) likelihood, probability; l. eru á e-u or til e-s, it is probable; vera (fara) at líkindum, to be (go) as might be expected; ráða (sjá) e-t at líkindum, to guess at a thing; frá líkindum, beyond likelihood, extraordinary (þótti honum frá líkindum, hversu þungr hann var); til líkinda við, in comparison with;
líkindi
2) semblance, trace (um morguninn eptir sá engi l. Danavirkis).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴᛁᚾᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.
e-u
einhverju.

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