Lög-vöxtr
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-vöxtr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-vöxtr" (or lǫg-vǫxtr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lög-vöxtr (lǫg-vǫxtr)
- m. legal interest, = lögavöxtr, Grág. i. 198.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-vöxtr may be more accurately written as lǫg-vǫxtr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚢᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)