Lögbalkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögbalkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögbalkr" (or lǫgbalkr) in Norwegian.

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

lögbalkr (lǫgbalkr): lögbalkr, m. Del, Afsnit (balkr, bölkr) afLoven, = lögþáttr; hér hefr hinn fjórðalögbalk í lögbók, er heitir erfðaþáttrNL. IV, 2251 jvf 1951. 2571. 3011. 3319.

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, lögbalkr may be more accurately written as lǫgbalkr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛒᛆᛚᚴᚱ
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:

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.