Lög-leið

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-leið

Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-leið" (or lǫg-leið)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lög-leið (lǫg-leið)
f. a lawful Leet (meeting), K. Þ. K. 68.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-leið may be more accurately written as lǫg-leið.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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