Lögvillr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögvillr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögvillr" (or lǫgvillr) in Norwegian.

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

lögvillr (lǫgvillr): lögvillr, adj. vildfarende eller uvidende omhvad der i et givet Tilfælde er Lov; skal-at hann svá lögvillr verða, at hannvissi fyrir þeim sökum eigi, hverrlögráðandi hennar var Grág. 16119 jvf1624; Helgi tók svá upp, at Þ. myndilögvillr orðinn um þetta mál, ok þegarmyndi hann laust láta, ef vitjat væriVápnf. 825.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚠᛁᛚᛚᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

f.: Feminin.

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