Lög-speki
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-speki
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-speki" (or lǫg-speki)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-speki (lǫg-speki)
- f. ‘law-wisdom,’ jurisprudence, Ísl. ii. 205.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-speki may be more accurately written as lǫg-speki.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᛒᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.