Lög-sögn

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-sögn

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

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

lög-sögn Old Norse word can mean:

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.)

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