Renlif

Old Swedish Dictionary - renlif

Meaning of Old Swedish word "renlif" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

renlif: renlevnad, kyskhet, jungfrudom. "celibatus. .. iomfrvdom ok renliff haffuande" GU C 20 s. 93. thän daghin. .. oppa hwilkom thu. .. elizabeth, mädh sigher forfoor thän gambla renlifsens owen SvB 402 (mot sl. av 1400-t.). - Jfr Sdw 2: 251 s. v. renlive.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᚿᛚᛁᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.