Lög-fá

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-fá

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

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

lög-fá (lǫg-fá)
fékk, to take, receive, legally, Fms. viii. 295.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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