Lög-máli

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-máli

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

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

lög-máli (lǫg-máli)
a, m. a law stipulation, Grág. ii. 234, 246, Jb. 201.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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