Lög-fardagr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-fardagr

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

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

lög-fardagr (lǫg-fardagr)
m. a legal time for moving one’s household, Grág. ii. 42.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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