Yfir-lögmaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-lögmaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-lögmaðr" (or yfir-lǫgmaðr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

yfir-lögmaðr (yfir-lǫgmaðr)
m. an ‘over-lawman,’ see lögmaðr, Fms. iv. 156.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, yfir-lögmaðr may be more accurately written as yfir-lǫgmaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛚᚢᚴᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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