Lögsögn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögsögn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögsögn" (or lǫgsǫgn) in Norwegian.

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

lögsögn (lǫgsǫgn): lögsögn, f. 1) = lögsaga 1; konungsmenntóku rangliga á sik dóma ok lögsögnyfir andligum hlutum Bp. I, 73734 fg; tókþá lögsögn Jón Einarsson ok Erlendrsterki SturL. II, 27323; jvf Ann. 18327;Dagfinnr hafði lögsögn í Gulaþingslögum Fm. IX, 3323; jvf SturL. II,27318; lét Sturla þá lögsögn lausaSturL. II, 27320. 2) = lögsaga 2; þérhafit optarr eggjat Skúla jarl at kallatil Noregs, en lögsögn Amunda Fm.IX, 33319 jvf 33226; ek segi þat lög,at -, hjá verandi þessarri mínni lög-sögn var herra Jón lögmaðr af Íslandio. s. v. Dn. I, 8228 jvf 10812. 3) Distrikt,som er underlagt en Lagmands Embeds-virksomhed; þau lög skal ek segja þeimmönnum, er mínn herra skipar í minnilögsögn (&vl er í mínni lögsögn ero)LandsL. 2, 114; heima í bygðen í Oslólögsókn Dn. IX, 35019; þessi friðr (nL.som elgir allir skolu hafa L. 7) skalstanda um alla þessa lögsögn LandsL.7, 6013.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, lögsögn may be more accurately written as lǫgsǫgn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛋᚯᚵᚿ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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