Við-lögur

Old Norse Dictionary - við-lögur

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-lögur" (or við-lǫgur) in English.

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

við-lögur Old Norse word can mean:

við-lögur (við-lǫgur)
f. pl. = viðrlög, fined; mannhelgr mikil ok miklar viðlögur við manns aftak, Fms. x. 391, Jb. 56 (sing.): mod. phrase, í viðlögum, in an emergency, stress.
við-lögur (við-lǫgur)
II. mod. also betting, staking money, kast um viðlögur, Sks. 26.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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