Lög-taka
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-taka
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-taka" (or lǫg-taka)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lög-taka can mean:lög-taka
- lög-taka (lǫg-taka)
- tók, to receive by law; messu-daga lögtekna, K. Þ. K. 124; alla lögtekna daga, Vm. 132; þú ert miklu ærri maðr at aldri en sva, at vér hafim hér lögtekna í Jómsborg, at vera í sveit með oss, Fms. xi. 93.
- lög-taka (lǫg-taka)
- 2. to accept as law; þá er Kristni var lögtekin, Fs. 77; lögtekin Jónsbók á Íslandi, á alþingi, Ísl. Ann. 1281, Bs. i. 720, passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-taka may be more accurately written as lǫg-taka.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛏᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)