Lög-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-gjöf

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

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

lög-gjöf (lǫg-gjǫf)
f. a legal gift, Gþl. 271; lawgiving, legislation, (mod.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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