Lögg
Old Norse Dictionary - lögg
Meaning of Old Norse word "lögg" (or lǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lögg can mean:lögg
- lögg (lǫgg)
- f., gen. löggvar, Edda ii. 100 (in a verse); in mod. usage laggar; [Scot. leggin; Engl. ledge]:—the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask, Grág. i. 501, freq. in mod. usage: also of the inside of a cask, það er dálítið eptir í lögginni.
- lögg (lǫgg)
- 2. a mark on sheep, a small square piece cut out of the side of the ear.
- lögg (lǫgg)
- COMPDS: löggbrotinn, löggstokkinn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lögg may be more accurately written as lǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)