Lög-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-gjöf" (or lǫg-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-gjöf (lǫg-gjǫf)
- f. a legal gift, Gþl. 271; lawgiving, legislation, (mod.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-gjöf may be more accurately written as lǫg-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)