Sáttmáls-lög

Old Norse Dictionary - sáttmáls-lög

Meaning of Old Norse word "sáttmáls-lög" (or sáttmáls-lǫg)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sáttmáls-lög (sáttmáls-lǫg)
n. pl. the law of the covenant, Stj. 650.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sáttmáls-lög may be more accurately written as sáttmáls-lǫg.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛏᛏᛘᛅᛚᛋ-ᛚᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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