Lög-skylda
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-skylda
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-skylda" (or lǫg-skylda)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-skylda (lǫg-skylda)
- u, f. a legal obligation, Grág. i. 73: = lögskuld, Vápn. 10.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-skylda may be more accurately written as lǫg-skylda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)