lög

See also: log, lòg, lóg, lóeg, løg, lǫg, log., -log, and løg-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫg, from Proto-Germanic *lagą; originally basically the same word as lag (“layer; song; …”), but in plural. Probably originally had the prefix *ga- in this sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœːɣ/

  Rhymes: -œːɣ

Noun

lög n pl (plurale tantum)

1. law or laws, statute

Declension

declension of lög

n-s	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lög	lögin
accusative	lög	lögin
dative	lögum	lögunum
genitive	laga	laganna

Derived terms

• gera að lögum
• með lögum skal land byggja

Noun

lög

1. inflection of lag:
   1. indefinite nominative plural
   2. indefinite accusative plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lø̄gh, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic *laugō.

Noun

lög c

1. (archaic) bath

Derived terms

• lögardagen, lördag

Further reading

• lög in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• göl

Volapük

Noun

lög (nominative plural lögs)

1. leg

Declension

declension of lög

	singular	plural
nominative	lög	lögs
genitive	löga	lögas
dative	löge	löges
accusative	lögi	lögis
vocative 1	o lög!	o lögs!
predicative 2	lögu	lögus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only