Lög-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-kaup

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

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

lög-kaup (lǫg-kaup)
n. a lawful bargain, Grág. i. 148, K. Þ. K. 70.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚴᛅᚢᛒ
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.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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