Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lög-ráðandi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 lög-ráðandi lǫg-ráðandi

part. a legal guardian, warden, Grág. i. 162 [cp. Germ. vormund, as also vollmündig], K. Þ. K. 158; at hann mundi réttr lögráðandi fyrir dóttur sinni, Lv. 32; hann lét móður sína lögráðandi, Ld. 62.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

lög-ráðandi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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