Lög-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-ligr

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

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

lög-ligr (lǫg-ligr): adj. lawful, legal, Nj. 1, Eg. 725, Fms. vii. 142, x. 307, K. Á. 58, passim; ú-löglegr, unlawful.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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