Definitions
Definitions
1 lög-vörn lǫg-vǫrn
f. a lawful point of defence, in pleading; ok finna þeir eigi lögvarnir í málinu, ok horfði til þess at Þorkell mundi verða sekr, Glúm. 347, Nj. 111, Grág. i. 41, 423.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
lög-vörn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "lög-vörn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).