Lög-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-ligr" (or lǫg-ligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-ligr (lǫg-ligr)
- adj. lawful, legal, Nj. 1, Eg. 725, Fms. vii. 142, x. 307, K. Á. 58, passim; ú-löglegr, unlawful.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-ligr may be more accurately written as lǫg-ligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)