Lög-sjándi
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-sjándi
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-sjándi" (or lǫg-sjándi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-sjándi (lǫg-sjándi)
- part. a ‘law-seer,’ surveyor; hafit ér nökkut lögsjándr til kvadda! Eb. 56, Grág. i. 392, 393, 504, ii. 31.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-sjándi may be more accurately written as lǫg-sjándi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᛁᛅᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)