Lög-brot

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-brot

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

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

lög-brot (lǫg-brot)
n. a breach of law, Eg. 352. lögbrots-maðr, m. a law breaker, Mar.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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