Lög-villa

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-villa

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

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

lög-villa (lǫg-villa)
u, f. a fraudulent procedure, Grág. i. 21, Nj. 235, 237.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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