Lög-föstnun
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-föstnunMeaning of Old Norse word "lög-föstnun" (or lǫg-fǫstnun) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-föstnun (lǫg-fǫstnun)
- f. legal espousals, Grág. i. 316.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-föstnun may be more accurately written as lǫg-fǫstnun.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚾᚢᚾ
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.)