Lög-leiga
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-leiga
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-leiga" (or lǫg-leiga)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-leiga (lǫg-leiga)
- u, f. lawful rent, Grág. i. 196, 217.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-leiga may be more accurately written as lǫg-leiga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)