Viðr-lög
Old Norse Dictionary - viðr-lög
Meaning of Old Norse word "viðr-lög" (or viðr-lǫg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- viðr-lög (viðr-lǫg)
- n. pl. a fine, penalty; eru slík viðrlög ef frá er brugðit, Grág. i. 223; of lög tíund eru sömu viðrlög, 380; konungr hafði viðrlög mikil ef vitar væri rangt upp bornir, Hkr. i. 147.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, viðr-lög may be more accurately written as viðr-lǫg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᚱ-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:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)