Lög-tala

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-tala

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

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

lög-tala (lǫg-tala)
u, f. a recital of the law (by the bishop); koma til þings ok telja þar lögtalu fyrir mönnum, N. G. l. i. 378, v. l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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