Lögréttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögréttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögréttr" (or lǫgréttr) in Norwegian.

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

lögréttr (lǫgréttr): lögréttr, m. lovbestemt Bøde, réttr, som tilkom nogen efter Loven; G. biskupbýðr at gjalda fyrir málit sex hundruðok kallar biskup meirr, en 2 lögréttoBp. I, 49213 (Sturl. I, 21532).

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, lögréttr may be more accurately written as lǫgréttr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚱᚽᛏᛏᚱ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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