Lög-frétt

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-frétt

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

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

lög-frétt (lǫg-frétt)
f. a lawful query, in pleading, Grág. i. 36.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚠᚱᛁᛏᛏ
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.)
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