Lands-lög
Old Norse Dictionary - lands-lög
Meaning of Old Norse word "lands-lög" (or lands-lǫg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lands-lög (lands-lǫg)
- n. pl. the law of the land, public law, Nj. 191, Grág. i. 181, Sks. 668.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lands-lög may be more accurately written as lands-lǫg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏᛋ-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:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)