Lög-langr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-langr

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

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

lög-langr (lǫg-langr)
adj. of lawful length, Jb. 407.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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