lǫgrétta
Old Norse
Noun
lǫgrétta f (genitive lǫgréttu)
- an improvement upon the law
- the legislature (in the Icelandic Commonwealth)
- public court of law (in Norway, and in Iceland after the Union with Norway)
Declension
Declension of lǫgrétta (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lǫgrétta | lǫgréttan | lǫgréttur | lǫgrétturnar |
| accusative | lǫgréttu | lǫgréttuna | lǫgréttur | lǫgrétturnar |
| dative | lǫgréttu | lǫgréttunni | lǫgréttum | lǫgréttunum |
| genitive | lǫgréttu | lǫgréttunnar | lǫgréttna | lǫgréttnanna |
Derived terms
- lǫgréttumaðr m
- lǫgréttuskipan f
Related terms
- lǫgrétt f
- lǫgréttr m
References
- lögrétta in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on lögrétta.
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