Lög-dýr

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

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

lög-dýr (lǫg-dýr)

n. [lögr], a ‘sea-deer,’ poët. a ship, Lex. poët.

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

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