Lög-festr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-festr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-festr" (or lǫg-festr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-festr (lǫg-festr)
- f. a lawful mooring, of a whale, Sturl. ii. 28:—plur. a lawful betrothal.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-festr may be more accurately written as lǫg-festr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚠᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)