Lög-rengja

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-rengja

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

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

lög-rengja (lǫg-rengja)
d, to quash a suit; l. mál, Þiðr. 74, (lögrinnt, qs. lögrengt.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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