Lög-tala
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-tala
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-tala" (or lǫg-tala)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-tala (lǫg-tala)
- u, f. a recital of the law (by the bishop); koma til þings ok telja þar lögtalu fyrir mönnum, N. G. l. i. 378, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-tala may be more accurately written as lǫg-tala.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛏᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)