Lög-festa

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-festa

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

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

Old Norse word lög-festa can mean:lög-festa

lög-festa (lǫg-festa): 1. t, = festa lög fyrir e-t, see festa (II. 2), N. G. l. i. 244, Gþl. 334, Jb. 250, 331.

lög-festa (lǫg-festa): 2. u, f. a lawful title, right in matters of possession, a Norse law term answering to lyritr (II) in the Icel. law, N. G. l. i. 244, Gþl. 362, 451.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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