Lög-skyldr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-skyldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-skyldr" (or lǫg-skyldr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-skyldr (lǫg-skyldr)
- adj. legally obliged, bound by law, Grág. i. 280:—prescribed by law, K. Þ. K. 102, 124.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-skyldr may be more accurately written as lǫg-skyldr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)