Heraðslögmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heraðslögmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heraðslögmaðr" (or heraðslǫgmaðr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

heraðslögmaðr (heraðslǫgmaðr): heraðslögmaðr, m. Lagmand som har sin lögsaga paa Landsbygden (ikke i Kjøb-staden). DN. III, 1373.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, heraðslögmaðr may be more accurately written as heraðslǫgmaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚱᛆᚦᛋᛚᚯᚵᛘᛆᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.