Lög

Old Norse Dictionary - lög

Meaning of Old Norse word "lög" (or lǫg)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word lög can mean:lög

lög (lǫg)
n. pl. laws, see lag B.
lög (lǫg)
2. in compds as a prefix = lawful, legal, as defined, ordered, prescribed in law, general, or the like.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög may be more accurately written as lǫg.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark: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.

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