Lög-kæni

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-kæni

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

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

lög-kæni (lǫg-kæni)
f. skill in the law, Nj. 236.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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