Lög-fóstri
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-fóstri
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-fóstri" (or lǫg-fóstri)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-fóstri (lǫg-fóstri)
- a, m. one who has given lögfóstr to another, Grág. ii. 45.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-fóstri may be more accurately written as lǫg-fóstri.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)