Við-lögur
Old Norse Dictionary - við-lögur
Meaning of Old Norse word "við-lögur" (or við-lǫgur)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word við-lögur can mean:við-lögur
- við-lögur (við-lǫgur)
- f. pl. = viðrlög, fined; mannhelgr mikil ok miklar viðlögur við manns aftak, Fms. x. 391, Jb. 56 (sing.): mod. phrase, í viðlögum, in an emergency, stress.
- við-lögur (við-lǫgur)
- II. mod. also betting, staking money, kast um viðlögur, Sks. 26.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, við-lögur may be more accurately written as við-lǫgur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᛚᚢᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)