Lögvöxtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lögvöxtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lögvöxtr" (or lǫgvǫxtr) in Norwegian.

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

lögvöxtr (lǫgvǫxtr)
lögvöxtr, m. 1) lovlig Indtægt af noget (jvf ávöxtr); þeir báru ráð til samans -,at þat yrði lögtekit, at menn tíunduðufé sítt á hverjum misserum ok allanlögvöxt fjár síns Bp. I, 684. 2) lovlig Rente af udestaaende Fordring; fé hvertþeirra, er lögleigor átto á at vera fyriröndverðo, þat skal standa með lög-vöxtum þar til, er goldit ar allt, þótteigi sé leigor á lagðar at lögbergiGrág. 22311 jvf 13 fg 17; jvf DI. I, 398 fg

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚯᚵᚠᚯᛋᛏᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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