lahmann

Old English

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫgmaðr, equivalent to lagu (“law”) +‎ mann (“person, man”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑxˌmɑnn/, [ˈlɑxˌmɑn]

Noun

lahmann m

1. one who is familiar with the law and is charged with declaring the law

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lahmann	lahmenn
accusative	lahmann	lahmenn
genitive	lahmannes	lahmanna
dative	lahmenn	lahmannum

Descendants

• Medieval Latin: lagemannus
• English: lawman

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “lah-mann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.