Leód-riht

Old English Dictionary Entry

Leód-riht

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: folc-, land-riht. leod-riht

Definitions

1 leód-riht

n. Public law, common law, the law which affects a whole people, law of the land; jus publicum :-- Mid rihtum landrihte and leódrihte swá hit on lande stonde in accordance with the common law of the land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 435, 35. Bútan leódrihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1357; An. 679.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛖᚩᛞ-ᚱᛁᚻᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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