Lögvinna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögvinna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögvinna" (or lǫgvinna) in Norwegian.

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

lögvinna (lǫgvinna): lögvinna, v. (-vann) vinde, tilvinde sig vedRettergang, ved Lovens Hjælp; nú hafaþeir lögvunnit sér eignina, sem Simunlöghmaðr hefir laogh um skýrt DN.I, 36.

Part of speech: v

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚠᛁᚿᚿᛆ
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:

v.: Verbum.