Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lög-saga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

4 definitions

1 lög-saga lǫg-saga

u, f.

2 lög-saga lǫg-saga

I. ‘law-saying,’ ‘law-speaking,’ pronouncing the law, Fms. ix. 332; þá bað hann Þóri lögmann birta sína lögsögu, 335.

3 lög-saga lǫg-saga

II. the office of the lögsögu-maðr in Icel., and lögmaðr (lagman) in Sweden and Norway (from segja lög, to speak the law): the phrases, taka lögsögu, hafa lögsögu, þar næst tók Hramn lögsögu næstr Hængi, ok hafði tuttugu sumur, Jb. 6, passim; for Norway, see Fms. ix. 330, 332; for Icel., see Íb., Kristni S., Grág., Nj. passim; as for the public reading of the law from the Law-hill (upp-saga) see Grág. i. 2, 3: (op. the legal usage of the Isle of Man.)

4 lög-saga lǫg-saga

COMPDS: lögsögumaðr, lögsögumannsrúm, lögsögumannsþáttr.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

lög-saga

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "lög-saga" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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