Lög-bjóða

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-bjóða

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

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

lög-bjóða (lǫg-bjóða)
bauð, to order, prescribe by law, Jb. 170: lög-boðit, law-bidden, ordered.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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