Lög-silfr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-silfr

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

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

lög-silfr (lǫg-silfr)
n. standard silver, Grág. i. 392, cp. 500.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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