Lög-vörn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lög-vörn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

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Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚢᚢᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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