Lögmáls-staðr
Old Norse Dictionary - lögmáls-staðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lögmáls-staðr" (or lǫgmáls-staðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lögmáls-staðr (lǫgmáls-staðr)
- m. a law point, Germ. rechtspunkt, Grág. i. 402; hvat viltú þá göra fyrir lögmáls-staðinn? Ísl. ii. 149.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lögmáls-staðr may be more accurately written as lǫgmáls-staðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛘᛅᛚᛋ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)