Lög-giptr

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

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

lög-giptr (lǫg-giptr)

part. lawfully given away, of a lady, D. N.

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

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