Lög-fastr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-fastr

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

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

lög-fastr (lǫg-fastr)
adj. ‘law-fast,’ domiciled, Grág. i. 243, 245, 381, ii. 39.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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