Leg-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - leg-orð

Meaning of Old Norse word "leg-orð" in English.

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

leg-orð
n. fornication, seduction, Anecd. 3, Grág. i. 338, passim, legorðs-sök (-sekt), f. a case (fine) of seduction, Nj. 98, Grág. i. 104, n. G. L. i. 49.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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