Löggarðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - löggarðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "löggarðr" (or lǫggarðr) in Norwegian.

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

löggarðr (lǫggarðr): löggarðr, m. Gjærde som er saaledes op- ført, at Lovens Krav derved er fyldest- gjort. Grág. 4514 fg (Grg. II, 905). 45019jvf Grg. II, 902. 9117; Jb. 258 fg. 261(NL. IV, 27410. 2752. 3427 fg).

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, löggarðr may be more accurately written as lǫggarðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚵᛆᚱᚦᚱ
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.

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

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