Lög-hreppr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-hreppr

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

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

lög-hreppr (lǫg-hreppr)
m. a Rape (hreppr) as defined by law, Grág. i. 443, Jb. 178.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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