Lög-samðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-samðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-samðr" (or lǫg-samðr) in English.

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

lög-samðr (lǫg-samðr)
part.; lögsamðr dómr, a sentence lawfully pronounced, lawful sentence, N. G. l. i. 19, Gþl. 27.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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