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Lög-leiða

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2 definitions

1 lög-leiða lǫg-leiða

d, = leiða í lög, to bring (a freedman) to the privileges of law, (cp. to naturalise), Grág. i. 290.

2 lög-leiða lǫg-leiða

II. to introduce as law, (leiða e-t í lög), Bs. i. 720, freq. in mod. usage.
Orthography

Orthography

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Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

lög-leiða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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