Legorð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - legorð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "legorð" in Norwegian.

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

legorð: legorð, n. Leiermaal, Samleie med Kvinde, = hjúskaparfar. Grág. 18315 fg 20 (Grg.II, 5120 fg. 525); ef maðr fellir sér kono(brýtr kono til svefnis Grág. 17618),eða ferr í sæng hjá henni til þess, athann vil koma legorði fram við hanaGrg. II, 4715 jvf 474. 18 (Grág. 17619 jvf17610. 1771); véla konor manna eðr dœtr- með legorði Anecd. 312 (313); þeirrakvenna legorð, er menn eiga vígt umat lögum Gul. 3214; um legorð okréttarfar Gul. 198.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᚵᚮᚱᚦ
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:

fg.: følgende.

n.: Neutrum.

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