Lög-skipan

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-skipan

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

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

lög-skipan (lǫg-skipan)
f. an ordinance, Grett. 97.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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