Lög-spekingr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-spekingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-spekingr" (or lǫg-spekingr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lög-spekingr (lǫg-spekingr)
m. a ‘law-sage,’ a great lawyer, 655 iv. 2.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-spekingr may be more accurately written as lǫg-spekingr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᛒᛁᚴᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

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