Lög-hreppr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-hreppr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-hreppr" (or lǫg-hreppr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-hreppr (lǫg-hreppr)
- m. a Rape (hreppr) as defined by law, Grág. i. 443, Jb. 178.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-hreppr may be more accurately written as lǫg-hreppr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚼᚱᛁᛒᛒᚱ
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.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)