Hirð-lög
Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-lög
Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð-lög" (or hirð-lǫg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hirð-lög (hirð-lǫg)
- n. pl. the laws and statutes of the king’s men, their community, fellowship, Fms. v. 52; taka e-n í hirðlög, Ó. H. 204; ganga í h., Eg. 29, 112; vera í or segja sik ór hirðlögum, n. G. l. ii. 437.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hirð-lög may be more accurately written as hirð-lǫg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦ-ᛚᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)