Lög-vellir

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-vellir

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

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

lög-vellir (lǫg-vellir)
m. [lögr], a boiler, Hým. 6.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
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