Lög-kænska

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-kænska

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

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

lög-kænska (lǫg-kænska)
u, f. = lögkæni, Fms. vii. 142.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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