Lif
Old Swedish Dictionary - lifMeaning of Old Swedish word "lif" in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- lif
- eg. läkemedel; trollmedel, trolldom. " incantiones, liff" STum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.">GU 6. " troande a truldom och liff ok galra" STillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.">MP 1: 17. ib 146. " af diäfwlslik liff ok galdra truldom" ib 224. " mz. .. lifwom troldom oc dyäfwls galdrom" ib 2: 85. " tro nokrom truldom, lifuiom, galdrom" ib 1: 224. " j liflom oc galdrom" ST 535. lata thik mz liff böta ib 32. STillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.">MP 1: 314, 2: 164. swa dogher leff som lönt är (sortilegi fatum valet t sit dona luctratum) GO 914 ; se Kock, Ark. f. Nord. Fil. 2: 108 f.
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- leff.
- lifiom MP 1: 314 ; ST 535.
- lifuiom MP 1: 224.
- lifwom ib 2: 85.
- lifuum ib 164),
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- GO
- Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
- GU
- Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
- MP
- Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
- ST
- Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.