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Goða-lýrittr

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1 goða-lýrittr

m. a law term, a protest or interdict, Grág. i. 112, ii. 97, passim; but it is uncertain whether it is derived from goði, i. e. the protest of a goði, or from goð, i. e. the great ban, a protest in the holy name of the gods.
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Runic Inscription

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goða-lýrittr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "goða-lýrittr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

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Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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