Lands-lög

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-lög

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

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

lands-lög (lands-lǫg)
n. pl. the law of the land, public law, Nj. 191, Grág. i. 181, Sks. 668.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏᛋ-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:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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