Lög-mætr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-mætr

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

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

lög-mætr Old Norse word can mean:

lög-mætr (lǫg-mætr): adj. legitimate, as prescribed in the law, öll lögmæt skil af hendi leysa, Grág. (Kb.) i. 46; ok veita honum í því lögmæta björg, 78; lögmæt sök, a lawful case, Fms. iii. 144.

lög-mætr (lǫg-mætr): 2. in mod. usage = lawful; ó-lögmætr, unlawful, not valid.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

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