lifnaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From lifa (“to live”) +‎ -naðr.

Noun

lifnaðr m (genitive lifnaðar, plural lifnaðir)

life, conduct of life
convent life; a convent

Declension

Declension of lifnaðr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lifnaðr	lifnaðrinn	lifnaðir	lifnaðirnir
accusative	lifnað	lifnaðinn	lifnaði	lifnaðina
dative	lifnaði	lifnaðinum	lifnuðum	lifnuðunum
genitive	lifnaðar	lifnaðarins	lifnaða	lifnaðanna

Derived terms

ólifnaðr (“a wicked life”)

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk: livnad

References

lifnaðr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on lifnaðr.

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