Lög-brot
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-brot
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-brot" (or lǫg-brot)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-brot (lǫg-brot)
- n. a breach of law, Eg. 352. lögbrots-maðr, m. a law breaker, Mar.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-brot may be more accurately written as lǫg-brot.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛒᚱᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)