lǫgr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laguz from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pond”), whence also Latin lacus.

Noun

lǫgr m (genitive lagar, dative legi, plural legir)

  1. sea, lake
  2. water, any liquid

Declension

Declension of lǫgr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lǫgr lǫgrinn legir legirnir
accusative lǫg lǫginn lǫgu lǫguna
dative legi leginum lǫgum lǫgunum
genitive lagar lagarins laga laganna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lögur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: log
  • Norwegian Bokmål: låg
  • Old Swedish: lagher

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lögr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 283; also available at the Internet Archive
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