lǫg – Old Norse noun declension

Old Norse noun forms of lǫg

Noun: lǫg
Gender: n

Nominative

Sg. Indef.lǫg
Sg. Def.lǫgin
Pl. Indef.lǫg; lagar
Pl. Def.lǫgin; lagarnar

Genitive

Sg. Indef.lagar
Sg. Def.lagarinnar
Pl. Indef.laga
Pl. Def.laganna

Dative

Sg. Indef.lǫg
Sg. Def.lǫginni
Pl. Indef.lǫgum
Pl. Def.lǫgunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.lǫg
Sg. Def.lǫgina
Pl. Indef.lǫg; lagar
Pl. Def.lǫgin; lagarnar

Sample Sentences

  • verse 20 of Vǫluspá
  • þær lǫg lǫgðu, þær líf kuru / alda bǫrnum ørlǫg segja (Laws they made there, and life allotted / to the sons of men, and set their fates.)

Nouns inflected like lǫg

lǫg,

Etymology

From lag n, from Proto-Germanic *lagą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie (in a resting position)”).

Verbs referencing "lǫg"

English Nouns law, Finnish Nouns laki, Swedish Nouns lag, Icelandic Nouns lög, English Nouns lagan, Danish Nouns lov, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns lov, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns lov, Faroese Nouns lóg, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns abortlov, English Nouns lawting.

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