Við-lögur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Við-lögur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 við-lögur (við-lǫgur)

f. pl. = viðrlög, fined; mannhelgr mikil ok miklar viðlögur við manns aftak, Fms. x. 391, Jb. 56 (sing.): mod. phrase, í viðlögum, in an emergency, stress.

2 við-lögur (við-lǫgur)

II. mod. also betting, staking money, kast um viðlögur, Sks. 26.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏ-ᛚᚢᚴᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
pl.: plural.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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