Lög-verja
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-verja
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-verja" (or lǫg-verja)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-verja (lǫg-verja)
- varði, to protect by law, D. N.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-verja may be more accurately written as lǫg-verja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚢᛁᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)