Lög-vitr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-vitr

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

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

lög-vitr (lǫg-vitr)
adj. = lögspakr, Nj. 222, Bárð. 171.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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