Lögskilnaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögskilnaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögskilnaðr" (or lǫgskilnaðr) in Norwegian.

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

lögskilnaðr (lǫgskilnaðr): lögskilnaðr, m. lovlig Skilsmisse (mellemÆgtefolk); þá er biskupi rétt at lofa kon-unni fjárheimtingar sínar allar undanbónda sinum, þótt hann geri eigi lög-skilnað þeirra Grág. 2044; þat er tví-kvenni, ef maðr gengr kono at eigasá, er eigi hefir lögskilnað gert við þákonu, er hann hefir fyrr átta Grág.19621; lögskilnaðr með, á meðal konuok bóanda Grág. 20410. 2055.

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, lögskilnaðr may be more accurately written as lǫgskilnaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛋᚴᛁᛚᚿᛆᚦᚱ
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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