Lög-prettr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-prettr

Meaning 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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