Lög-skylda

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-skylda

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

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

lög-skylda (lǫg-skylda)
u, f. a legal obligation, Grág. i. 73: = lögskuld, Vápn. 10.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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