Lög-binda

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-binda

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

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

lög-binda (lǫg-binda)
batt, to bind, stipulate by law, Fagrsk. 57.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
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