Lögmannsbréf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögmannsbréf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögmannsbréf" (or lǫgmannsbréf) in Norwegian.

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

lögmannsbréf (lǫgmannsbréf): lögmannsbréf, n. Brev, Dokument som er udfærdiget af Lagmanden; sagði Nicolossik ekki frommare borgat haua firirþá iorð hældan (dvs. heldr en) lögmanns-bréf hans váttaði Dn. I, 24710.

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, lögmannsbréf may be more accurately written as lǫgmannsbréf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛘᛆᚿᚿᛋᛒᚱᚽᚠ
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.

s.: substantiv.