Lögvernd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögvernd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögvernd" (or lǫgvernd) in Norwegian.

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

lögvernd (lǫgvernd)
lögvernd, f. = lögfesta (f.) DN. IV, 726(se under lögverja); ver ek þessa fyrrnefnda jörð lagum ok dómi, ok fyrir-býðr ek hvarjum manni á hana atvinna eða í þeim skógum ólöglig(a),er hinni heyra til; ok til sanns vitnis-burðar, at ek hefir þessa lögvernd firirlagt míns herra konungsens jörð setti- DN. IV, 11311.

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, lögvernd may be more accurately written as lǫgvernd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚠᚽᚱᚿᚦ
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.

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