Lög-eiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-eiðr

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

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

lög-eiðr (lǫg-eiðr)
m. a lawful oath, an oath as ordered by law, Grág., Nj. passim:—a nickname, Lög-Eiðr, Bárð.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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