Lögmáli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögmáli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögmáli" (or lǫgmáli) in Norwegian.

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

lögmáli (lǫgmáli)
lögmáli, m. Forkjøbsret som en Mand har betinget sig ved Salget af sin Jordeien-dom; ef maðr selr land sítt öðrummanni ok vill hann leggja á lögmálaok lögveð, þá - -; þat er lögmáliá landi, at hann skal eiga kost atkaupa fyrstr landit með slíko verði,sem annarr býðr við Grág. 43215 fg; jvfJb. 201 (NL. IV, 25425). Jvf. málajörð.

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, lögmáli may be more accurately written as lǫgmáli.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛘᛆᛚᛁ
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:

f.
Feminin.
L.
Linje.
m.
Masculin.

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