Lög

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lög

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lög" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

lög Old Icelandic word can mean:

lög
n. pl.
lög
1) law, laws (með ~um skal land byggja, en með ólögum eyða);
lög
leggja ~ á e-t, to establish by law;
lög
leiða e-t í ~, to bring into law, introduce a law;
lög
taka e-t í ~, to accept as law (fyrr en kristni væri í ~ tekin á Íslandi);
lög
hafa e-t í ~um, to adopt by law (þat var í ~um haft á Íslandi);
lög
setja ~, to give law;
lög
dœma e-m ~, to adjudge one’s case according to law;
lög
leita laga við e-n, to go to law with;
lög
ræna e-n ~um, to deprive one of law, to treat one unfairly;
lög
segja or segja upp ~, to recite the law, say what is the law;
lög
at (eptir, með) ~um, according to law;
lög
2) participation or fellowship in law (þrælar eru ekki í ~um með öðrum mönnum);
lög
leiða e-n í ~, to make one a full member of a community (eru þeir nú leiddir í ~ með þeim Jómsvíkingum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
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