Lög-met

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-met

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

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

lög-met (lǫg-met)
n. legal taxation, n. G. L. i. 90.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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