Lög-prettr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-prettrMeaning of Old Norse word "lög-prettr" (or lǫg-prettr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-prettr (lǫg-prettr)
- m. a quibble in law, Fms. vii. 120.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-prettr may be more accurately written as lǫg-prettr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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