lǫgmaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From lǫg (“law”) +‎ maðr (“man”). Compare Old Frisian āsega, which seems to refer to a similar office.

Noun

lǫgmaðr m

  1. lawspeaker
    Synonym: lǫgsǫgumaðr

Declension

Declension of lǫgmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lǫgmaðr lǫgmaðrinn lǫgmenn lǫgmenninir
accusative lǫgmann lǫgmanninn lǫgmenn lǫgmennina
dative lǫgmanni lǫgmanninum lǫgmǫnnum lǫgmǫnnunum
genitive lǫgmanns lǫgmannsins lǫgmanna lǫgmannanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lögmaður
  • Faroese: løgmaður
  • Old Swedish: laghman
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