Lög-skilnaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-skilnaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-skilnaðr" (or lǫg-skilnaðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-skilnaðr (lǫg-skilnaðr)
- m. a legal divorce, Grág. i. 367.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-skilnaðr may be more accurately written as lǫg-skilnaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)