Lög-eiðr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-eiðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-eiðr" (or lǫg-eiðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-eiðr (lǫg-eiðr)
- m. a lawful oath, an oath as ordered by law, Grág., Nj. passim:—a nickname, Lög-Eiðr, Bárð.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-eiðr may be more accurately written as lǫg-eiðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛁᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)