Lög-fasta

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-fasta

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

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

lög-fasta (lǫg-fasta): u, f. the law-fast, ordered by law, Grág. i. 293, K. Þ. K. 102; lögföstu tíð, Post. 645. 77.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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