Lög-dæma

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

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

lög-dæma (lǫg-dæma)

ð, to adjudge by law, D. N.

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

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