Hólmgöngu-lög
Old Norse Dictionary - hólmgöngu-lög
Meaning of Old Norse word "hólmgöngu-lög" (or hólmgǫngu-lǫg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hólmgöngu-lög (hólmgǫngu-lǫg)
- n. pl. the law, rules of h., Korm. 86, Valla l. 213.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hólmgöngu-lög may be more accurately written as hólmgǫngu-lǫg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛘᚴᚢᚾᚴᚢ-ᛚᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)