Ligfolk

Old Danish Dictionary - ligfolk

Meaning of Old Danish word "Ligfolk", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Ligfolk can mean:

  • no. lægfolk; bøde met klercker oc ligfolek. Ro- senv., Gl. L. V. 534; at ligfolck skulde det icke forstaa. P. Smid. b17; de vaare wlærde mend oc ligtolek. Ap. G.4.13 (1550; 1607: legfolek; 1524: leig- mend; Chr. Pedersen: ligmend); lig- folek oc den menige mand ey mere der aff begribe kand,

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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