Lög-silfr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-silfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-silfr" (or lǫg-silfr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-silfr (lǫg-silfr)
- n. standard silver, Grág. i. 392, cp. 500.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-silfr may be more accurately written as lǫg-silfr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᛁᛚᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)