Lögréttu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lögréttu-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lögréttu-maðr" (or lǫgréttu-maðr) in English.

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

lögréttu-maðr (lǫgréttu-maðr): n. [lagraetman, Jamieson], a member of the lögrétta, in Icel. sense, Grág. i. 8; in Norse sense, Jb. 1.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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