lǫgeyrir

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

(uncountable) legal money; legal payment

Etymology

Compound from Old Norse lǫg (law, laws, things laid down fixed, the things that are laid down) + Old Norse eyrir (money)root from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*legʰ-

Gloss

lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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