Lög-leiða

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-leiða

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

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

lög-leiða Old Norse word can mean:

lög-leiða (lǫg-leiða): d, = leiða í lög, to bring (a freedman) to the privileges of law, (cp. to naturalise), Grág. i. 290.

lög-leiða (lǫg-leiða): II. to introduce as law, (leiða e-t í lög), Bs. i. 720, freq. in mod. usage.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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