Lög-deila
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-deila
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-deila" (or lǫg-deila)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-deila (lǫg-deila)
- u, f. a law quarrel, a cause before a court, Bs. i. 75.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-deila may be more accurately written as lǫg-deila.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛏᛁᛁᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)