Lög-félag

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-félag

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

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

lög-félag (lǫg-félag)
n. a lawful partnership, of marriage, n. G. L. ii. 305.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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