Lög-lyritr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-lyritrMeaning 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.)