Lögkonungr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögkonungr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögkonungr" (or lǫgkonungr) in Norwegian.

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

lögkonungr (lǫgkonungr): lögkonungr, m. retmæssig, lovmæssig Konge;eru oss ok svá kunnig lög í Noreg -,at vér vitum, hvar lögkonung á at takaKgs. 14416, jvf Fm. VIII, 3261 fgg

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, lögkonungr may be more accurately written as lǫgkonungr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚴᚮᚿᚢᚿᚵᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.