Lög-verja

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-verja

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

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

lög-verja (lǫg-verja)
varði, to protect by law, D. N.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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