Lög-hverfð
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-hverfð
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-hverfð" (or lǫg-hverfð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-hverfð (lǫg-hverfð)
- f., or lög-hverfa, u, f. a lawful fence, D. N. v. 186.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-hverfð may be more accurately written as lǫg-hverfð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)