Lög-heimili

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-heimili

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

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

lög-heimili (lǫg-heimili)
n. = löggrið, Grág. i. 150, Nj. 33.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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