Kristin-lög
Old Norse Dictionary - kristin-lög
Meaning of Old Norse word "kristin-lög" (or kristin-lǫg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kristin-lög (kristin-lǫg)
- n. pl. the ecclesiastical law, H. E. i. 437.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kristin-lög may be more accurately written as kristin-lǫg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁᚾ-ᛚᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)