Lög-gjafi
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-gjafi
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-gjafi" (or lǫg-gjafi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-gjafi (lǫg-gjafi)
- and lög-gjafari, a, m. a lawgiver.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-gjafi may be more accurately written as lǫg-gjafi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚴᛁᛅᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.