Lög-samkváma

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-samkváma

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

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

lög-samkváma (lǫg-samkváma)
u, f. a lawful meeting, Grág. i. 296.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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