Net-lög

Old Norse Dictionary - net-lög

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

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

net-lög (net-lǫg)
n. pl. ‘net-layings’, i. e. the right of laying nets in certain waters; hann skyldi rýma netlögin fyrir þeim, Fs. 35; kirkja á selveiði við Eiðsker ok tvau netlög, Vm. 57; menn eigu at veiða fyrir útan netlög at úsekju, Grág. ii. 358.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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