Lögtala

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögtala

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögtala" (or lǫgtala) in Norwegian.

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

lögtala (lǫgtala)
lögtala, f. Forklaring over hvad der ergjældende Lov; skal biskup hvart sumarfara til Eiðsifa þings ok heyra þarlögtölu (hvorfor Texten har lögbók)Eids. 100 &vl 18 (jvf skolom vér þatlögmál hafa um útgerðir várar, er fyrrhefir verit ok Atli taldi firi mönnum íGula Gul. 31440). Om den rette For-staaelse heraf, om derved betegnes enalmindelig Forkyndelse af hvad der erLov, en Oplæsning af Lovbogen ellerom Lagmandens Gjerning at segja lögi de Sager som kom for Lagtinget se K. Maurer i Kritische Vierteljahrschrift X, 378 fg; Hertzberg 171. 174 fgg

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, lögtala may be more accurately written as lǫgtala.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᛏᛆᛚᛆ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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