Lands-réttr

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-réttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lands-réttr" in English.

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

lands-réttr
m. the law of the land, public law, Eg. 476, Fms. vii. 295; lög ok landsréttr, Fs. 27, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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