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

• Faroese: løgmaður
• Icelandic: lögmaður
• Old Swedish: laghman
  • Swedish: lagman
  • → Finnish: laamanni