Lögbú

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögbú

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögbú" (or lǫgbú) in Norwegian.

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

lögbú (lǫgbú)
lögbú, n. Hjem, Husholdning af saadanBeskaffenhed, at Besidderen efter Lovenkan regnes for eller bære Navn af búi.Grág. 3188.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛒᚢ
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:

n.
Neutrum.

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