Lögmæltr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögmæltr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögmæltr" (or lǫgmæltr) in Norwegian.

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

lögmæltr (lǫgmæltr): lögmæltr, adj. nævnt i Loven, lovbestemt,lovlig; ek skal sök þessa sœkja,sem ek veit sannast ok réttast ok helztat lögum, ok öll vmælt skil frammihafa ok af hendi inna, meðan ek emat þessu máli (&vl á þessu þingi) Nj.143 (23220).

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛘᛅᛚᛏᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

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