Lög-lýsing
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-lýsing
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-lýsing" (or lǫg-lýsing)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-lýsing (lǫg-lýsing)
- f. a legal declaration, in pleading, Grág. i, 18, Nj. 15.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-lýsing may be more accurately written as lǫg-lýsing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛚᚢᛋᛁᚾᚴ
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.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)