Lög-kænn
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-kænn
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-kænn" (or lǫg-kænn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-kænn (lǫg-kænn)
- adj. versed, skilled in the law, Nj. 222, Fms. vii. 133.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-kænn may be more accurately written as lǫg-kænn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚴᛅᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)