Lögheimili

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögheimili

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögheimili" (or lǫgheimili) in Norwegian.

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

lögheimili (lǫgheimili): lögheimili, n. lovligt Hjem, Sted hvor en efter Loven maa ansees for at have sitfaste Hjem; hann hefir þar lögheimiliGrg. I, 13110; ef maðr veit eigi l. mannsGrg. I, 13114 jvf 17; kveðr hann þanngriðmann fyrir annars manns bú, ereigi átti þar lögheimili Grg. I, 5214 jvf 4.

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, lögheimili may be more accurately written as lǫgheimili.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚼᚽᛁᛘᛁᛚᛁ
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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