lagemannus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (medieval) A lawman: a declarer of the law or (especially) one of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England with soc and sac over their households.
Etymology
Derived from Old English lahmann (lawman) derived from Old Norse logmaðr, lǫgmaðr (lawman).
Origin
Old Norse
logmaðr, lǫgmaðr
Gloss
lawman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lahmann Old English
- laweman Middle English
- logmaðr, lǫgmaðr Old Norse
- lögmaður Icelandic
- løgmaður Faroese