Lögmannseiðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögmannseiðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögmannseiðr" (or lǫgmannseiðr) in Norwegian.

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

lögmannseiðr (lǫgmannseiðr): lögmannseiðr, m. Ed som Lagmand skal sværge ved Tiltrædelsen af sit Embede.Landsl. 2, 11.

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, lögmannseiðr may be more accurately written as lǫgmannseiðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛘᛆᚿᚿᛋᚽᛁᚦᚱ
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.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary