Lög-vitr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-vitr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-vitr" (or lǫg-vitr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-vitr (lǫg-vitr)
- adj. = lögspakr, Nj. 222, Bárð. 171.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-vitr may be more accurately written as lǫg-vitr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚢᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)