Lög-dómr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-dómr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-dómr" (or lǫg-dómr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-dómr (lǫg-dómr)
- m. a lawful court, Grág. i. 17:—a legal sentence, Bs. i. 141.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-dómr may be more accurately written as lǫg-dómr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛏᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)