Lög-arfi

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-arfi

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

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

lög-arfi (lǫg-arfi)
a, m. a lawful heir, Fms. ix. 333, Js. 28.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛅᚱᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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