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.