Lög-festing

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-festing

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

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

lög-festing (lǫg-festing)
f. = lögfesta, Dipl. i. 7.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
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