Lögmáls-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lögmáls-staðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lögmáls-staðr" (or lǫgmáls-staðr) in English.

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

lögmáls-staðr (lǫgmáls-staðr): m. a law point, Germ. rechtspunkt, Grág. i. 402; hvat viltú þá göra fyrir lögmáls-staðinn? Ísl. ii. 149.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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