Lög-veð
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-veð
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-veð" (or lǫg-veð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-veð (lǫg-veð)
- n. a lawful bail, Grág. ii. 234, 235.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-veð may be more accurately written as lǫg-veð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚢᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)