Lög-skipti

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-skipti

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

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

lög-skipti (lǫg-skipti)
n. a lawful sharing, Grág. i. 425.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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