Lögmanns-dæmi
Old Norse Dictionary - lögmanns-dæmi
Meaning of Old Norse word "lögmanns-dæmi" (or lǫgmanns-dæmi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lögmanns-dæmi (lǫgmanns-dæmi)
- n. the jurisdiction of a lagman, Fms. v. 266.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lögmanns-dæmi may be more accurately written as lǫgmanns-dæmi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᛘᛅᚾᚾᛋ-ᛏᛅᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)