Lög-met
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-met
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-met" (or lǫg-met)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-met (lǫg-met)
- n. legal taxation, n. G. L. i. 90.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-met may be more accurately written as lǫg-met.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛘᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)