Lög-gjafi

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-gjafi

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

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

lög-gjafi (lǫg-gjafi)
and lög-gjafari, a, m. a lawgiver.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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