Lög-lyritr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-lyritr

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

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

lög-lyritr (lǫg-lyritr)
m. a lawful lyrit (q. v.), Grág. i. 109.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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