Lög-fróðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-fróðr

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

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

lög-fróðr (lǫg-fróðr)
adj. learned in law, Bs. i. 733.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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