Lög-rjúfa

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-rjúfa

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

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

lög-rjúfa (lǫg-rjúfa): rauf, to dissolve by law, Jb. 122 A.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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