Lög-speki

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-speki

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

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

lög-speki (lǫg-speki)
f. ‘law-wisdom,’ jurisprudence, Ísl. ii. 205.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

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