Kaupangs-manna-lög

Old Norse Dictionary - kaupangs-manna-lög

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaupangs-manna-lög" (or kaupangs-manna-lǫg) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kaupangs-manna-lög (kaupangs-manna-lǫg)
n. pl. = kaupangrsréttr, Gþl. 263.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kaupangs-manna-lög may be more accurately written as kaupangs-manna-lǫg.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒᛅᚾᚴᛋ-ᛘᛅᚾᚾᛅ-ᛚᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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