Lögn
Old Norse Dictionary - lögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "lögn" (or lǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lögn can mean:lögn
- lögn (lǫgn)
- f., pl. lagnir, [leggja], a net laid in the sea, opp. to a drag-net, Gþl. 421; lagnar skip, a boat used in laying down nets, Eg. 4, Ó. H., D. N. ii. 89: in plur., lagnir, the place where the nets are laid; sela-lagnir, nets for catching seals.
- lögn (lǫgn)
- II. a neut. pl., hans menn róa á sjó at fá græna fiska með lögn, ok nú urðu lögnin svá þung, at …, Þiðr. 71.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lögn may be more accurately written as lǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- opp.
- opposed.
- pl.
- plural.
- plur.
- plural.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)