Lög-sögn
Old Norse Dictionary - lög-sögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-sögn" (or lǫg-sǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lög-sögn can mean:lög-sögn
- lög-sögn (lǫg-sǫgn)
- f. the jurisdiction of a lagman (see lögmaðr); þessi friðr skal standa um alla þessa lögsögn, Gþl. 450.
- lög-sögn (lǫg-sǫgn)
- II. the office = lögsaga; hafa lögsögn, Fms. ix. 332, Landn. 321.
- lög-sögn (lǫg-sǫgn)
- 2. a declaration of a lagman; þér hafit optarr eggjat Skúla at kalla til Noregs en lögsögn Ámunda, 333, K. Á. 216.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-sögn may be more accurately written as lǫg-sǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)